Early Learning Centre

Pre-Reading: 

Listening games

Learning first sounds of our name

Using illustrations from picture story books as prompts for early literacy

Pre-Writing:  

Creating letter shapes through drawing and painting

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

Practicing fine motor skills by using tongs, threading, picking items up by pinching our fingers

STEM :  Children to explore the concept of living and non-living

For children to develop an understanding of buildings and communities

Inquiry : Our Community.

Our Community is made up of many different people and places                                                  

An inquiry by the ELC children into: 

What a community is

The people in the community and the roles they play

The places in our community and the services they provide 

Social & emotional learning : 

Exploring different emotions through gestures and nonverbal signs

Discussions about how to be kind and a good friend

Group games involving sharing and turn-taking

Developing resilience through group games