Täby Kommun Visit

Here is the 2015 Kommun Visit from Täby Kommun.

Täby Kommun Visit 2015

Flamingoes:Holi Celebration

Holi Celebration!!!

Holi is an Indian tradition. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many, a festive day to join together, play and laugh, forgive and forget. It is also celebrated as a thanksgiving for a good harvest and is sometimes referred to as a festival of colours as everyone on that day will throw coloured powder at each other for fun!

The whole school celebrated this day. Everyone gathered outside the front yard dressed in white. We hugged each other and danced the holi dance to the Indian music. We also threw the coloured powder at each other and everyone, both the teachers and the children had a blast!!

After it was all over, we talked again with the children about what Holi means, its significance and also for the children to reflect and talk about which part of the celebration they liked best. It was definitely unanimous that it was the throwing of the coloured powder that everyone liked most. 

Purpose:

For the children to learn about Holi and its significance.

For the whole school to get together and have fun celebrating the Holi tradition.

Lpfö 98:

Develop the feeling and respect for other cultures and traditions.

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 perspective of others.

Kiwis - Revising shapes using Rangoli

We recapped 2D shapes like: circle, oval, square, rectangle using indian Rangoli . Each child had different Rangoli choices like  printed shape on the paper, a pattern in playdough or a model on the floor to fill these with different colored seeds.

Children's interest: All the children wanted to try different choices and and they were happy to see the result.

Purpose: To recap shapes using indian Rangoli.

LPFÖ: Develop their ability to distinguish, express, examine and use mathematical concepts and their interrelationships.

Flamingoes : Green Screen

Green Screen

As the Flamingoes’ IPC theme is ‘Houses and Homes’, and we have now moved on to different habitats, it became a great opportunity when we were introduced to working with the green screen for the children to explore and learn about it and at the same time have fun putting themselves in their different allocated habitats which was part of their project. They acted out their parts, with some instructions, which they could later watch themselves on the green screen. This was a fantastic way for them to learn to listen, develop their imagination and creativity as well as to have fun with new technology at the same time!

Purpose:

To introduce digital tools as a tool for learning and exploration.

Lpfö 98:

To develop their ability to have fun and learn

To develop their interest in different media and technology.

To develop their ability to listen and communicate.

To develop their creativity and imagination 

Penguins Eggplant and zucchini sensory

Zucchini and Eggplant sensory

This week we introduced the vegetables zucchini and eggplant to all the children, and today we showed the children the difference between a fresh/raw eggplant and boiled and steamed one. All the children could touch and mash the vegetable and feel it between their fingers, not all the children wanted to touch the mushy vegetable but some tried. After the activity the whole room smelt like baba ganoush.

Purpose

To Develop their senses and to be able to touch mushy things.

Lpfö Revised 2010

• Develop their motor skills
• Develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to play and learn.

Kiwis-Rainbow counting

Purpose: To learn counting in a row up to 7.
Children's interest: All our children were happy to count the rainbow's colours.
LPFÖ: "Develop their understanding of space, shapes, location and direction, and the basic property of sets, quantity, order and number concepts, also for measurements, time and change."

Cockatoos-Jolly Phonics Practice

We cockatoos have been practicing jolly phonics for a while now and it is time we showed off what we have learned. Here we have  a group of cockatoos who are having flash card exercises with jolly phonics. Listen and learn!

Purpose- To learn the sounds of the alphabet

Lpfö98- To develop their interest in printed text
To develop their communication skills.