Ducklings: Math/ Using Heart Shapes to Make a Fox Face

We talked about the wild animal fox by showing flashcards and videos to the children so they learned what does a fox look like and what kind of sound they make. Later, we talked about shape hearts and made a fox face with different sizes of heart shapes! all the kids were excited and willing to come into the front to put the heart shapes as different parts on the fox face.

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals:

To develop their early math skills.

To develop their understanding of space, shapes, location and direction, and basic properties of sets, quantity, order and number concepts, also for measurements, time, and change.

Peacocks science

Learning about energy 

The children are beginning to learn about energy and it's different types.  So far, we have covered kinetic energy, potential energy, centripetal force, and the sun being the worlds main source of energy.  We are using everyday situations and objects do demonstrate and discuss the energy involved and how it might have been produced.  This ties loosely into our last theme of changes and we hope this will eventually prepare the children to build a turning wheel owe red by running water that will power a small light. 

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To develop their interest in science and nature 

Purpose

To take care of their environment

Flamingoes: Bean Art

In the Art Room the flamingoes made collages with lentils, beans and seeds. Firstly the children got to touch and feel the different textures of the beans.Then each child got a piece of cardboard, they painted it, decorated it with beans and made designs of their choice. You can see their beautiful collage artwork in the Five Senses Room.

Purpose: 

To learn different techniques for art and develop their creativity

To develop their fine motor skills.

Connection to lpfo

Develop their creativity 

To develop fine motor skills and their tactile sense

Ducklings Easter Egg Hunt!

During the Easter week, we prepared some Easter egg candies with duckling children's own pictures on each plastic bag. Later one, all the children presented were encouraged to go to the Egg Hunt in the forest! All the children got so involved into this fun activity, and at last every child found their own bag of Easter candies! They were so happy and tasted a bit of the chocolate candy later in the afternoon!

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals:

Develop their cognitive abilities.

Develop their gross motor skills.

Feel a sense of participation in their own culture and develop a feeling and respect for other cultures.

Polar Bear Sensory World

we set up a polar bear sensory sink with lego polar bear and lot of ice in blue water. The children were very excited when they saw such an amazing scene and all of them were eager to touch and feel the water and ice. The children got a chance to play and feel the water, ice as well as learning where does the polar bear live, cold or warm through sensory play.

Lpfö goals:

Develop their cognitive skills.
Develop their ability to listen, reflect and try to understand.
Develop their curiosity as well as the enjoyment of playing. 
Develop their motor skills.

Flamingoes: Easter Bunnies

Flamingoes: Easter Bunnies

In the Art Room, the Flamingoes made Easter bunnies. Children had to cut out the templates ,glue them to make a cone. They then cut and coloured the ears and pasted them onto the cone. Next they glued on the pom poms for the nose , the teeth and the googly eyes. It was fun and the children were so happy to see how their bunnies turned out!

Purpose: 

To learn different techniques for art and develop their creativity

To develop their fine motor skills.

Connection to lpfö: 

Develop their creativity 

To develop fine motor skills

Cockatoos- making art

Cockatoos in the back yard threw eggs filled with different colors of paint on to a canvas to make art. They had a lot of fun and we finished the activity with colors everywhere :) 

Purpose

To have fun with art

Connection to Lpfö98`?

To develop their creativity