We are learning the first letter of our names this week.
Sand play
Alex buried his hand in the sand...... He didnt like sand in September but we are so proud that he is getting use to this texture.
Gardening with Sharon
The children enjoyed planting daffodil bulbs this week. Each child got to bring a pot home.
The children are using hammers to put golf Ts into a pumpkin. This is a good activity for hand and eye co ordination and for building strength and muscle in the fingers and arms.
Happy Halloween Everyone
Spooky Frozen Skulls
The children used pipetts and warm water to melt the ice and free the spiders and rats inside.
Congratulations to our 2 raffle winners...Oscar and Charlotte.
Halloween Fun
The childrens green hands turned into witches.....
We painted the childrens feet to make frankensteins and ghosts.....
Green Goblin Guts.....
Hard at work..
We have been doing lots of activities for Halloween. Halloween bingo, shadow matching, sorting Halloween pasta, I spy, finger painting, hand and feet painting, colouring, using tweezers, cutting and sticking. We have been very busy.
Our home corner was turned into a haunted house.
The children are enjoying Halloween songs and stories.
We set up our pumpkin and sang a scary pumpkin man song.
Below is a slide show of some things we got up to last week.
Autumn Activities
Noah enjoying some table top activities
Painting activity
The children are using forks and brown paint to create prickles on the hedgehogs back
Making hedgehogs from clay.
The children enjoyed this activity. They rolled the clay into a ball shape. They added eyes and a button nose and coloured sticks for the prickles.
They will dry and the children can take them home
Below is a slide show of the hedhehogs they made
HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES AND ARTS AND CRAFTS
Painting our feet to make Frankensteins and ghosts.....
The school corridor is very spooky... We have a dark tunnel.... Below the children are walking through having a look at all the scary Halloween things.
Outdoor fun
Doctors Surgery
Our theme in Aistear is the Doctors.
The children are taking turns to be doctors and patients. They can dress up. They are learning about all the equipment that a doctor uses. We have a receptionist who shows them to the waiting room.
We also have a chemist where they can buy medicne...
We will keep the doctors theme for 2 weeks.
I brought in a real blood pressure monitor and a few of the children tried it out.
Below is a slide show of the children at play
Slide show of the Doctors Surgery
Planting with Sharon.
We used shovels to dig the soil. Sharon showed us some vegetables that were growing.
We got to see a pumpkin that was growing.
During circle time each day, the children learn about the date, the days of the week and the weather. We have a job chart. Every child has a job to do. We tell our news and dress our weather frog. We sing songs and play games. Some of our jobs are.... Leader of the line, ring the bell, pick a song, calendar, turn off the light.
Our story this week was The Three Little Pigs. After the story, the children took turns coming up to the board and completing a trail.
The children also enjoyed a sticking activity where they made a straw house, a stick house and a brick house.
Water play this week is washing the dolls.
Play Dough
The afternoon group are enjoying play dough activities. They are using roller, cutters, scissors, shapes and extruders.
Painting
The children are busy making a wall for Humpty Dumpty. They are using a sponge to create the bricks.
Colouring, painting and sticking activities
Playground
The children are enjoying yard time. They can run, climb and balance on the various climbing frames.
Lunch time.
The children get to choose water or milk and from a selection of sandwiches which include chicken, cheese, ham and plain. We have also introduced fruit this week.
This week we are practicing our line and will go out to play in the yard. Fresh air and physical activity will be part of every day. Fingers crossed for more sun.
Will post some outdoor photos next week.
Painting
The morning children have painted their hand prints which they enjoyed. We will display them on the corridor
Having fun
Slideshow of more fun and learning
Circle Time
We have started our basic routine. After activities and play time the children are learning to clean up. They get a turn to ring our bell and then we clean up. We all sit on a circle bubble on the mat. At the moment we are singing a welcome song for each child, using their photo. They come up and place their photo on the chart. This is a great way for them to learn each others names and also to learn to wait and turn take
Our afternoon group are learning to sit for a short period of time. We are taking things slowly and at a pace they are able for. We are enjoying the song 5 little ducks this week.
We are teaching the children how to line up. They are getting the hang of it already....
Making friends
The children are enjoying their first week in school. There are lots of fun activities set up in the classroom. This week is all about exploring, playing and making friends. They can freely move around and choose what activities they would like to play with. Here is a slide show of their first week.
First Day Photos
Starting school can be a nervous time for some children. The children will start with reduced hours. These shorter hours will give children time to settle in and get to know one another. There will be lots of different fun activities in the classroom for the children to enjoy.
Welcome to Early Start
We would like to welcome all the children and their families to Early Start 2023.
Our classroom is all about fun and learning through play. This is where they begin their journey. X
Karla and Karen
Our classroom is all about fun and learning through play. This is where they begin their journey. X
Karla and Karen