September Blog
20 September 2024
Kia ora
The month started off with sunny weather which inspired us to take a walk in the park. Our preschoolers put their vests on and went to the park. They felt the textures of the trees, collected some daisies and did lots of running before coming back tired to the centre.
And since the letter of one of the weeks was ‘V’, prompted us to make volcanoes. The children had an awesome time using clay to make the mountain and then conducting the science experiment with baking soda and vinegar to see the bubbling lava.
The children also engaged in planting new seedling s to grow their own vegetables. The also planted flowers to make our outdoor area look pretty!
This month there was a focus on learning Te Reo with the Maori language week being celebrated from 16th-20th September. Although it is a part of the curriculum, there was more of a focus on teaching Te reo to children.
As for babies, they were busy exploring the sand. Painting regularly is a part of the curriculum and even though the children eat the paint (non-toxic) half the time, it gives them a wonderful opportunity to feel the textures of the paint and see various colours.
Sharing your Culture
If you have a child in an early learning centre, you may have been invited to share your family’s culture within this centre. There are many ways that you can share your culture with your child’s early learning centre but what exactly does this mean and how can this practice benefit your child as well as others?
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Music and Movement
Is there anything more fantastic than seeing an infant, toddler or young child fully rocking to a beat with their own artistic movements, not a care in the world as they create, move and groove to music that sometimes only they can hear?! There are, of course many learning benefits for children when they engage in music and movement, these are just a few of them as well as some ways that you can bring music and movement to life for your child.
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Family and Dramatic Play
Young children are learning their place in the world every single day in multiple ways. The ideas that they form from observing the world around them will often show up when children are engaging in family and dramatic play, but what exactly is family and dramatic play and what are the benefits of your child engaging in it?
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