This week we were very engaged in reuse and recycle after having read a story all about recycling and where it goes and what we do with it. We then used an empty and clean milk carton to do a pom pom drop. We used our fine motor skills to collect the pom poms before placing them in the milk carton and watching them drop. We then used some tongs to pick up the pom poms and placed them inside …
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Sonas Atwell – Fluffy Sensory Foam
This week the children have been exploring the reaction between shaving cream and food dye. They placed drops of food dye onto the black outdoor play and then assisted the educators to squirt shaving cream all over the tray. They watched in wonderment as the colours started to mix with the foam. The educators and children then hid little dinosaurs within the foam and covered them …
Sonas Gosnells – Volcano Project!!
After a quick brainstorming session, the children were very interested in creating their very own volcano. It was agreed upon that a paper mache volcano would be a good idea for optimal eruption. We started gluing and pasting paper and we are waiting patiently for the glue to dry to further progress with our experiment. However, while we are waiting, we are researching facts about, …
Sonas Baldivis South – Peg Boards
This week at Baldivis South we have been working on our colour recognition. Using our fine motor skills, the children have been exploring the coloured peg boards. Using their skills of pincer grip and manipulation to get the pegs into the gaps on the boards. While using our language skills to identify the different colours of the pegs and seeing what patterns we can create. …
Sonas Bayswater – The Great Outdoors
I have dirt on my shirtAnd leaves in my hair,There's mud on my feetBut I really don’t care.Playing outside is so much fun,To breath the clean airAnd feel the warm sun.I jump in the puddles,Walk the logs hands free,This makes me truly happy,Just look at me! …