This week we set up a sensory tray using oats, coconut, cinnamon, real apple wedges and foam apple pieces. There was a recipe telling the children how to make apple pie which they could follow if they chose to. A lot of the older children chose to follow the recipe, carefully looking at the numbers…
Exploring our senses is so much fun.Rainbow Goop outside in the sun.Sticky, slimy and lots of goo.Getting messy is one of my favourite things to do! Messy play uses the hands and fingers, which promotes fine motor skill development. It encourages finger dexterity, hand and shoulder strength – skills all necessary for handwriting in the future. …
This week is NAIDOC week and to celebrate. The educators set up some cotton bud painting, taking inspiration from traditional dot painting. The children used their fine motor skills to dip the cotton bud into the paint and then put it on the paper. The educators showed the children images of traditional paintings then allowed…
The children had such a lovely yoga session with Tabetha this week. They did lots of stretching and breathing exercises which really helped the children to calm down before rest time. They focused on being calm and quiet, and enjoying this time without distraction. The children were encouraged to ground themselves and think positive thoughts, while they stretched…
The children have been learning lots of self-help skills lately. One of these skills is to self-serve at mealtimes. The educators noticed some of the children found using the tongs to be quite tricky, so they got some play tongs and balls out for the children to practice. The children had lots of fun trying…