Early Learning Centre

Our Learning

During this fortnight in the 3- and 4-year-old kindergarten, the children have been undertaking learning in the following areas:

Pre-Reading	Identifying name labels when sitting for lunch Recognising letters and numbers in print around the room Borrowing books from the ELC Library to read at home Developing narrative skills through sharing of stories and weekend events
Pre-Writing	Developing a hand preference through drawing and painting experiences Building gross and fine motor skills through the use of easels Developing and refining fine motor skills through the use of playdough, threading, scissors, tap-tap boards and clay. Using tongs to pick up and sort loose parts
STEM	Develop an understanding of cause and effect-Children create a marble run using loose parts. Develop an understanding of positional concepts (In, next to, behind, on top, under Etc) Continue to strengthen the understanding of 1:1 correspondence
Inquiry	Exploring the Unit of Inquiry: How we express ourselves through art Explore Monet art work exploring foreground and back ground Explore representational art and continue exploration world oceans day   Create sculpture, both 2D and 3D with clay, using slip and tools Box constructions, with recycled materials. Build upon the properties of wire, adding tissue paper
Social & emotional learning	Identifying emotions through artwork Zones of regulation Learning to read body language of those around them Exploring strategies to support regulation