The children have developed their verbal skills summarising what they learned and have had to use an audible voice for the other children to be able to hear what they are saying.Īlso,it has helped developed the children’s listening skills as they have been asked to respond with questions about what is being shown. The children have also been encouraged to use their nonverbal and verbal communication skills by using puppets and props to retell the familiar story of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” The children engage in collaborative learning experiences everyday at Kids Club. Provide opportunities for the pre-schoolers to work together in different learning experiencesĮncourage the children to communicate, take turns, make decisions and manage feelings
How to encourage the children to engage in collaborative learning opportunities? Marcus was able to explain to his peers what a cocoon was and Isabella described the caterpillar as ‘sleeping’ in the cocoon. The children were all fascinated to read that a caterpillar turns into a cocoon and then hatches as a butterfly. When looking at the life cycle of a butterfly the children were able to draw upon their existing knowledge of the life cycle of a chicken from a previous program (when they had the chance to observe hatching chicken). The children have been very excited exploring butterflies. We have based lots of the experiences around the popular text, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle. They have been engaged in sequencing the story and using puppets and props to retell the story in their own words. Teach the children the life cycle of a butterfly using “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” as a stimulusĬhildren to use their observational skills to observe the metamorphosis of two cocoons turning into butterfliesĬhildren to look at the symmetry and patterns of butterfly wings It’s true: small causes can have large effects ? We brought 2 cocoons to the children that raised many interrogations, learnings and activities! How can we teach the children about butterflies? Interest based projects keep them captivated in the learning and strengthen their sense of belonging. To create the best learning experience for children the learning is child-led, catering the children’s needs, capabilities and interests. They make sure the children are involved in the choice of activities. Kids Club preschool teachers are very focused on organising activities to prepare our Pre-schoolers for “big school”.
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