Penguins celebrating chemistry day

Chemistry day

Today we celebrated chemistry day. We had apples and eggplants, the teacher carved a hole in the middle of the fruit/veggie and filled it with baking soda, one by one the children picked up the pipet filled with vinegar and dropped in few drops of it so that it looked like a volcano had erupted. A mini volcano in an apple WOW

The experiment worked and we were all amazed of the tiny volcano, however it didn’t work with the eggplant :(

Purpose

Celebrating Chemistry day

Understanding science

Lpfö 98 Revised 2016

• Develop their understanding of science and relationship to nature, as well as knowledge of plants and simple chemical processes and physical phenomena

Cockatoos - Chemistry Day - *Ice Cream in a Bag*

We made ice cream in a plastic bag as a fun science project. The best part is that we didn't need an ice cream maker or even a freezer. This was a fun and tasty food science project that explores freezing point.We used milk, honey, vanilla, salt, ice.When you add salt to the ice, it lowers the freezing point of the ice, so even more energy has to be absorbed from the environment in order for the ice to melt. The larger crystals take more time to dissolve in the water around the ice, which allows for even cooling of the ice cream.

Children's interest: All the children were very excited to take part in the project and to see how milk turn into ice cream.They mixed ingredients and touched the ice crystals saying they are very cold and they tasted the ice cream with pleasure.

Purpose:To learn through fun about liquid and solid states.

LPFÖ: Develop their understanding of science and relationship to nature, as well as knowledge of plants, animals, and also simple chemical processes and physical phenomena.

Flamingoes: Jackson Pullock Art

Jackson Pollock Inspired Art

Children loved the work of “Jackson Pollock” and they loved the fact that he did action painting. We talked about his painting techniques , what happens when primary colors are mixed with secondary colors and their favorite colors.They had fun creating their own version of Jackson Pollock art.They also collectively recreated Jackson Pollock art on a large canvas. The children liked the splattering color technique and had a blast splashing paint on the canvas!!!They did an amazing job !!

Purpose:

To learn about different artist from around the world and their painting techniques

Develop their creative abilities

Connection to the Lpfö-98 Revised 2016:

Develop their creative abilities and the ability to convey
impressions , thoughts and experiences!!

Cockatoos - Art Work: Straw Blocks

We played with Straw blocks making different art works from them
Children's interest: All the children were so involved in the activity trying to build up high tower or magic wand or different things.They worke with plaeasure in putting straws and their connections together making beautiful works.
Purpose: To train our creativity and fine motor skills.
LPFÖ: Develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as the ability to play and learn.

Green Flag

Green Flag 

Our work: 

This year our school will work to earn our Green Flag through Håll Sverige Rent http://www.hsr.se/. Through this work we aim to help the children develop a respect for nature, an understanding that the relationship between humans is reciprocal and the survival of both is dependent on each other.  We also strive to develop the children's understanding of ways humans impact the environment and what types of things we, as humans, can do to help sustain our environment for the future.  We have chosen the following themes this year: garbage and waste (skrap och avfall), animals and nature (djur och natur) and global participation (global samverkan).  Below you can follow our journey to help make the world a better place! Enjoy!

Theme: Garbage and Waste (Skrap och Avfall)

Paper Free Day Project

Our Goal: 

We will collectively work to reduce the amount of paper used by staff and children in the school by educating the children on the importance of trees and participating in a “paper free” day once a month.  Each group will take their children into the woods and talk about the trees.  The children will learn about the different parts of trees, types of trees and the life cycle of a tree.  We will also learn how to tell the age of a tree.  Each group will choose a tree in the forest and follow it as it changes during the seasons and record the changes using the iPad and other types of technology. We will also talk about the air cycle and the important role of trees.  We will also talk about how trees can be the homes to many animals.  We will also discuss how humans use trees to build homes, make paper and magazines, manufacture things from the syrup and bark and provide food.  This learning will be carried out through the year and projects and activities will be steered by the children’s interests and inquiry. Once a month we will have a “paper free day” day at school.  We will place waste baskets for paper around the school.  At the end of the first month, we will weigh the bags to determine our usual paper waste per month.  We will then have a “paper free” day the first day of the following month. This means no photocopies, no printing, no worksheets, no paper towels, etc.  We will weigh paper at the end of the month and have a “paper free” day every month throughout the year, recording the weight to see how much we reduce our paper waste from month to month.

The children and staff will work together to identify ways we can reduce our paper use within the preschool. We will develop a plan based on the children’s and staff’s suggestions.  

Purpose:

1.  to develop the children's understanding of the parts of a tree and it's life cycle
2. to develop the children's important role trees play in the environment
3. to develop the children's understanding of seasons
4. to develop the children's awareness how trees are needed for life and the impact humans can have on trees. 
5. to develop the children's use and understanding of technology to investigate, explore and create
6. to develop the children understanding of how we can positively impact our environment and awareness of conservation

Connection to the Lpfö-98 revised 2016

The preschool should stress the importance of the environment and conservation.  An ecological approach and positive belief in the future should be characterise with in the school environment and embodied in the pedagogical approach of the preschool.  The preschool should help the children develop a respectful approach to the environment and natur as well as an understanding of his/her role in the cycles of nature. The preschool should also help the children develop an understanding how everyday life and work can be developed sto that it contributes to a better environment for today and the future. 

Choosing Our Tree

Choosing Our Tree

Tagging Our Tree "The Peacocks Tree"

Picking our leaves so we can identify they type of tree

Identifying Our Tree

Activity: 

The children took the leaves from the tree we chose.  Using the i pad they visited the website https://www.skogssverige.se/skog/svenska-trad to identify the type of tree we will be following through out the year. 

Purpose: 

• to use technology to investigate, explore and answer questions
• to learn that there are different types of trees and how leaves and parts of trees can be used to help identify them

Connection to the Lpfö 98- revised 2016: 

The preschool should strive to ensure that each child....

• develop their understanding of science and raltionships to nature, as well as knowledge of plants, animals and also simple chemical processes and physical phenomena

Pressing Leaves

Identifying Our Tree

Identifying Our Tree

penguins celebrating Diwali

Diwali celebration

Today we Celebrated the Indian tradition Diwali, everyone helped each other to make a beautiful Rangoli flower activity. It turned out to be very nice and colorful. We used colored rice and different types of flower petals, we also had green leaves from the backyard forest. And in the end we sprinkled some glitter on top.

Purpose

To celebrate Diwali

To learn about other cultures and tradition

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
  
  
  
  

Cockatoos - Overhead projector with animals.

Cockatoos: OH- projector with animals.

We showed different animals with the OH-projector to the kids and they told us how many legs they had and what it was, was it a cat or a dog? and so on.

The kids enjoyed the activity and had a lot of fun. The OH-projector was something new for them and they really loved it.

Purpose:

To learn about our IPC "animals" in a different way. To catch the attention of the kids.

LPFÖ:

Develop their curiosity and enjoyment as well as their ability to play and learn.