Early Learning Centre

Our Learning - Weeks 6 & 7

The children in the 3 and 4 year old kindergarten groups have been undertaking learning in the following areas:

Pre-Reading:

Book walks - extracting information from pictures

Using illustrations from picture story books as prompt for their artwork and developing their own storylines to accompany these

Retelling familiar stories through small world play, art and dramatisations

Pre-Writing:

Signing in on arrival; writing their names on their work

Creating letter shapes with loose parts and play dough

Building muscle strength from core muscles, to shoulder and arm muscles and to hand and finger muscles

STEM : Children to explore the concept of floating and sinking

Children to explore shapes both 2D and 3D

Inquiry : Our World, Many Stories- through stories we can explore our imagination and experience different cultures

Dressing up in costume to act out familiar and imagined stories

Making stick puppet characters from familiar stories

Reading books representing different cultures

Social & emotional learning :

Exploring different emotions through storytelling

Discussions about how to be kind and a good friend

Group games involving sharing and turn-taking

Developing resilience through group games

Enrol through Casey Council for Hillsmeade Kindergarten.

Long Day Care enrolments with kindergarten is through the ELC office.

You can contact the ELC or pop in for a visit for enrolment inquires.

Phone: 9704 6313 - Option ELC