As a class we read and enjoyed Julia Donaldson’s picture book ‘Stick Man.’ The rhyme within the text is simple and repetitive, allowing the children to join in with the ‘reading’ and predict and identify rhyming words within the story….
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Exploring Wood Work with Early Years Children
As part of our transdisciplinary unit, How We Express Ourselves, we have been inquiring into ways we can communicate our ideas and feelings through play. The children have been building their understanding, through many exciting experiences and interactions with each…
Child Initiated Inquiry: Building Bird Nests.
In our Early Years Programme there is a strong emphasis on child-initiated inquiries as we believe that children learn best when their interests are acknowledged as worthy of investigation. Children’s thinking is not only valued but supported and extended through…
Animals in Winter
In our year-long Unit of Inquiry ‘Sharing the Planet’ we, in EY2 RR, have been researching animals that hibernate and those that live in the Arctic. We have also been looking at the relationship between animals and people. We compared and…
Exploring Water Beads
Children are naturally curious about their world. They wonder, question, discuss and make discoveries. We felt that water beads would be an ideal way to provide our little scientists with an opportunity for discovery. We began our experiment by placing…
Integrating the IB Learner Profiles through Stories
Last week in EY2RR, we read the book, ‘Owl Babies’, by Martin Waddell. This delightful story tells the tale of three baby owls who wake up one night to find their mother gone from the family’s nest. This well-written and…
Block Play in Early Childhood Development
In our class blocks have been a hotspot of inspiration and learning. Playing with blocks keeps children very engaged and interested. Using blocks creates challenges and repeated use inspires children to be more creative and work on more complex structures….
Stories Help Us In Building Our Community
A new school year means reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones. We are working on building new friendships and discussing our roles within our community. We have started working on our first Unit of Inquiry, ‘Who We Are’,…
Exploring our Sense of Touch
Unit of Inquiry Who We Are: ‘We use our bodies to learn about the world’. The children in EY2 Red have been exploring touching different materials and objects in the classroom, school and at Waldkinder. One morning when the children…
Life Cycle of a Frog
Exploring and learning about life cycles through observation and illustration is important for children to help them respect and care for the living things around them. Inquiring into life cycles within a context that children will understand and recognize is…