| Learning intention 1: To provide opportunity for children to learn and make connections with the traditional Catholic Holiday Christmas and make discovers about what it means to them and others. Nina Mani, Long Day Care A children and families. Welcome to our end of year blog! |
- Asking questions to children if them celebrate Christmas?
- Using visual cards and photographs
- Sharing stories about what different cultures celebrate Christmas and how that looks for them.
- Posters on screens, around the Centre and emailed via explore about different days celebrated throughout the holiday period.
- Using our learning environments – both indoor and outdoor
- Using youtube videos – link below of Christmas carols so children have a visual to practice with
Using different books, videos and staff to learn about the world around us and how they celebrate.
- Reading and doing group times about recipes for us to later then discuss with chef Angela to see if can begin cooking classes.
- Looking at different art medias and resources to create different forms of art.
Making Christmas decorations and using these in different areas of learning – slime and light table provocations
Environment as Third Teacher
- Melting Christmas Tree Science Experiment.
- Decorate the Christmas Tree: Easy Fine Motor Activity for Kids – Happy Toddler Playtime.
- Practicing Christmas carols
- Learning about what it means in different cultures about this holiday? Do they even celebrate Christmas?
- What does the Christmas holiday mean to the catholic community?
- Christmas music
- Christmas art works
- Sensory provocations play dough.
- Cooking classes
Specks of gold!!!!!
Wishing you all beautiful children and families a joyous Christmas filled with love, happiness and prosperity!