Kiwis- Jolly phonics drawing snakes on the sand

                                Jolly phonics                    

One of our main focus area is Jolly phonics. For our age group kids need to learn the sounds and
the action through a story telling. We had 3 weeks as sounds awareness, where kids were listening to
different sound inside and outside the preschool environment. This week, we have started our Jolly
learning by telling a story included the first two sounds which are (s & a). To improve their learning
of these sounds, we had related activities like colouring pictures of items start with s and a. During our
outing, we had an opportunity to draw snakes on the sand while making the s sound. Many kids were
able to draw snakes and say the sound too.

Purpose:

• To learn about jolly phonics sounds.
• To develop their language and listening skills.
• To work on their fine motor skills.

Lpfö 98 revised 2016:

Develop an interest in pictures, texts and different media, as well as the ability to make use of ,
interpret and talk about them.

Knowledge harvest - Food

Knowledge harvest

Area: Language and Nature

Skills: cognitive skills

We had the knowledge harvest of our theme, We were asking the kids if they
know the difference between fruits and vegetables.
We also asked if they know where the food come from like the milk, apple,
potatoes. The cockatoos group also tell us colors of the food and names that
they knew.

Purpose: To see how much the kids know about our the new theme food.

Connection to the LpfÖ-98(revised 2010):

To develop their use of spoken language.

To develop their understanding of science and relationships to nature.

Red Riding Hood Hide and Seek

Activity:

For the past week or so, we have been reading the story Little Red Riding Hood. We have read Swedish and English versions. The children acted out the story of Little Red Riding hood, by dressing up as the characters and playing hide and seek in the forest.  Everyone was very eager to have turn to be the wolf.

Purpose:

• reinforce learning of story grammar (i.e., characters and setting) of a story in a fun and interactive way
• develop pretend play skills

Connection to the Lpfö-

“I lek får barnen möjlighet att imitera, fantisera och bearbeta intryck. På så sätt kan de bilda sig en uppfattning om sig själva och andra människor. Lek stimulerar fantasi och inlevelse. Lek kan också utmana och stimulera barnens motorik, kommunikation, samarbete och problemlösning samt förmåga att tänka i bilder och symboler.”

            Fika and pretend play in a cake shop

For This activity we sat up a cake shop in the gym, where kids enjoyed buying fika using fake money and coins in order to buy real fika (cookies which they baked the day before, fruits, and sugar free saft). The kids enjoyed that time where they could buy real fika as it is in the real cake or coffee shop. After they enjoyed their fika, they had a free time, pretending as they sell and buy fika to each other. Everyone enjoyed.

Purpose:

• To learn about different rules inside different kinds of shops.
• To know that  if we need to buy something, we need to pay first.
• To develop their social and communications abilities.
• To help them to improve self-esteem, and able to express themselves through playing.

Lpfö 98 revised 2016:

The preschool should promote play, creativity and enjoyment of learning, as well as focus on and strengthen the child's interest in learning and capturing new experiences, knowledge and skills.

Flamingoes Stem Challenge: Science , Technology , Engineering And Math

Flamingoes Stem Challenge: Science , Technology , Engineering And Math

We read the story of Three Billy Goats Gruff . Later the children were asked how the Billy Goats Gruff would be
able to get across the water if there was no bridge.After a session of brainstorming, they had come up with a
myriad of ideas! In order to help the goats across, they decided upon building a boat.

They were given an array of different materials and could choose whichever they wanted to create the boat.
With a little help, they designed and constructed their boats.

After completing their boats , came the fun part of testing and finding out if the boats would float or sink?

The children really enjoyed the activity!!

Connection to Lpfö:

Develop their ability to reason, build, create and construct using different techniques, materials and tools

Penguins Story circle time

Tippen hjälper till

In the afternoon we had story reading time, we read a book about a dog who helps his mother clean the house. The book was so interesting that each child sat and looked through the book.

Purpose

To listen to a story

Lpfö

•  develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to play and learn,
• develop their ability to listen, reflect and express their own views and try to understand the perspectives of others

Mathematics: Baking animal shape cookies

We baked some animal shaped cookies using flour, butter and sugar substitute. The children learned about  counting, measuring quantity/amount and also learned about different shapes. Pouring different ingredients in a bowl and them mixing them together, rolling the dough and cutting in different animal shapes helped them to develop their muscle control and eye-hand coordination. It also helped them to develop pride and confidence in their abilities and as well as motivated them to work in a team for their social development.
The children also got chance to eat the cookies in the afternoon for snacks. They were so excited and motivated during the whole activities.

Purpose:
To develop their early Maths skills as well as social and physical development.

Lpfö: 
Develop their understanding of space, shapes, location and direction, and the basis properties of sets, quantity, order and number concepts, also for measurement, time and change.