ducklings-Math Counting from 1 to 5

                            Math Counting from 1 to 3
We did counting from 1-3 and learn about colour also

using flower flash card. They had fun and enjoyed.
Purpose: To develop their early math abilities

                 To develop their motor skills.

Connection to theLpfö-98 (revised2010);
The Preschool should strive to ensure that each child develop
To develop their understanding of space, shapes, location and direction, and the basic properties of sets, quantity, order and number concepts, also for measurements, time, and change.

To develop their mathematical skill in putting forward and the following
reasoning

penguins having Yoga

Yoga

This morning we had a calming yoga, and easy positions that suits everyone in the group. We started to stretch our bodies and some breathing exercises that led to bending our heads down to our knees and lying on our backs and lifting our legs up in the sky. The children thought it was fun having an activity that the whole group can participate in. In the end we were sitting in a circle and put our hands together and said “Namaste” out loud.

Purpose

Learning yoga, and relaxing our body and mind

Lpfö 98 Revised 2016

• Develop their motor skills. Ability to co-ordinate, awareness of their own body, as well as an understanding of importance of maintaining their own health and well being
• Develop their ability to listen, reflect and express their own views and try to understand.
• Develop their self-autonomy and confidence in their own ability.
• Develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to play and learn.

Cockatoos - Children's rights

Children's Rights: *All the Children Worth the Same*: We introduced Mumu puppet dragon to our children. He will be our story teller and our guide throughout our learning rights and he interracted with the kids in a pretend play. He discovered children's pics and wondered if we are the same or different.He asked permission to come to our school and be part of our group playing, learning songs and so on.Does he worth the same like everybody? All the children invited him to draw together.
Children's interest: We had fun and interracted a lot with Mumu dragon. Children were excited to adress him questions and their sympathie. They all invited to draw together and treated him a part of our group.

Purpose: To learn awareness of own rights and concept of  the right of worthing the same no matter our differences are.

LPFÖ: Develop openess, respect, solidarity and responsability.

ducklings group -Math activities with Montessori materials

-                              Math activities with Montessori materials

We did some math activities with Montessori materials. The children tried to fit knobbed cylinders into correct socket. It was a great learning as well as fun for them.

Purpose: To develop their early math abilities

                 To develop their motor skills.

Connection to theLpfö-98 (revised2010);
The Preschool should strive to ensure that each child developTo develop their understanding of space, shapes, location and direction, and the basic properties of sets, quantity, order and number concepts, also for measurements, time, and change.

To develop their mathematical skill in putting forward and following reasoning

Cockatoos - Farm Animals Matching Game

We learn about farm animals by using a matching game.When tme match is correct we are rewarded by the proper animal sound.
Children's interest: All the children chose their favorite animal to match or to learn a new one, they were involved and interested to play with the game but also curious to hear animals'sounds.
Purpose: To continu learning about farm animals and to distinguish their sounds.
LPFÖ: Develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to learn and play.

Flamingoes: Autumn Art

Autumn Art

This year we will be working with the green flag as a part of our IPC theme. One of the green flags goal is to reduce paper use. We picked a tree near the small park and labeled it ‘The Flamingoes’ tree’ and had our circle time around our tree. We talked about the different parts of the tree and their importance as well as about recycling, reusing and reducing .We will be following the changes of the tree throughout the whole year.  Children enjoyed  collecting the leaves for our autumn art and craft activity.  

The children had fun creating their own leaf rubbing nature craft from the leaves they had collected!!! They used leaves of different shapes and sizes to create this amazing craft.

They also pressed the autumn leaves to preserve the memories of autumn and expressed what they loved most about Autumn!!!

Purpose:

To develop love and a sense of appreciation for nature

To develop an understanding of how we can contribute in the well being of our society and environment

Develop their creative abilities

Connection to the Lpfö-98 Revised 2016:

Develop their understanding of different cycles in nature and how people, nature and society influence each other.

Penguins celebrating Halloween

Halloween week

This week we celebrated Halloween

We baked lots of treats for the fika and we made some halloween decorations to hang up in the school. On Friday morning we had our trick or treating, most of the children were dressed up some cute and some scary that was nice to see. We started to knock on the doors asking for trick or treat, and we got lots of treats. We were also so happy to give away treats to the other groups.

In the afternoon our parents were invited to our spooky halloween fika, it turned out great and a few of the parents were dressed up too.

Purpose

Celebrating a tradition Halloween

Lpfö 98 Revised 2016

• Feel a sense of participation in their own culture and develop a feeling and respect for other cultures.
• Develop their curiosity and enjoyment,as well as their ability to play and learn.
• Develop their creative abilities and thoughts and experiences in many different forms.
• Develop their understanding of basic properties of sets,quantity, order and number concepts, also for measurements,time and change.