Daisies Egg hunt

On Monday the Daisies did an egg hunt. We had hidden chocolate and real hardboiled eggs out in the playground. The Daisies then had to look for the eggs and gather them in a big basket. Once we were inside we divided the eggs up into individual bags so that all the Daisies could get their share of the hidden sweets!

Tulips Egg Hunt

We celebrated 'EGG HUNT' at school. Teachers hid the chocolate eggs of different shapes and sizes along with the real boiled eggs. Children were given their paper mâché baskets that they prepared the week before to collect eggs in them. Children thoroughly enjoyed looking around for eggs and finding them behind the trees, around the rocks etc. They were very happy and contented to fill their baskets with lots of eggs. At the end they all treated themselves by having a small chocolate ball each.

Sunflowers

Last Thursdays the Sunflowers had a fantastic another fantastic outing! It was our time to visit ​the Stockholm Transport Museum.​

We started our journey very early in the morning with the help of two parents who accompanied us on this trip. After changing three different means of transportation- the train, the subway and the bus, we finally came to our final destination. Our travel back- in-time had started! While visiting the museum, we saw several different means of transportation like buses, trams and boats all the way back from the past centuries up to present time. We had so much fun entering old buses, streetcars, boats and trying to imagine the past and the way people lived then. We also had our circle time in one of the old buses and it was a great experience for all of us. We ended our trip with a train ride inside the museum which we all enjoyed very much!

W​e have been working on the following Lpfö goals:
“ develop their ability to identify technology in everyday life, and explore how simple technology works “ 

Tulips

Rainbow Parachute 

  

The tulips also got to do an group activity using the parachute. Everyone got to hold one handle as the stood around it in a big circle lifting the parachute up and down creating wonderful waves. After getting a hang of how to do it they got to try doing it with a boll rolling inside the parachute. This was so exciting for them and  everyone wanted to participate and  run under the lovely colorful rainbow parachute. 

Our activity met the following goal, as specified by Lpfö 98 - 2010:

Develop their curiosity and enjoyment at the same time as the ability to play and learn

Develop their motor skills, ability to co-ordinate, awareness of their own body, as well as an understanding of the importance of maintaining their own health and well-being.

Sunflowers

Today the children had their first Capoeira lessons with our wonderful instructor, China! Capoiera "is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance,acrobatics and music, and is sometimes referred to as a game. It was developed in Brazil mainly by African descendants with native Brazilian influences... It is known for quick and complex moves, using mainly power, speed, and leverage for a wide variety of kicks, spins, and highly mobile techniques."

This was a great class where all the Sunflowers were excited to participate and develop their gross and fine motor skills!

Lpfö:

Develop their motor skills, ability to co-ordinate, awareness of their own body, as well as an understanding of the importance of maintaining their own health and well-being.

The Lilies

Capoeira Pratice

Today the Lilies had their first Capoeira class. Capoeira is a dance form incorporating martial arts elements, originating in Africa and in Brazil as a system of physical discipline and movement.

China, the teacher is from Brazil. He did a short presentation of Capoeira for us before the class. The lilies were very excited! 

Lpfö:

Develop their motor skills, ability to co-ordinate, awareness of their own body, as well as an understanding of the importlandet of maintaining their own health and well-being;

Daisies Reading

Today we read the story "There was an old woman who swallowed a chick". First we introduced the different objects from the story; a chicken, some straw, an Easter egg, some candy, a basket and a bow. We also had a picture of the woman with her mouth open. As we read the story the Daisies got to "feed" the different objects to the woman!

The Lilies

Jolly phonics in action

Lpfö: Develop an interest in the written language and an understanding of symbols, and communicative function.

Sunflowers

Today the children made oatmeal cookies (with raisins). They took turns measuring out the ingredients and mixing the batter. They they created a recipe page for the Sunflowers' “Cook Book”. For this they drew pictures of oatmeal cookie, our sunflowers are the illustrators of our new cook book. They also reviewed the newly covered “H” sound. They practised tracing upper and lower case letters as well as reviewing words that start with “H” such as hat.

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals:

“Develop their understanding of the basic properties of set, quantity , order and number concepts, also for measurements time and change.”

develop an interest in the written language and an understanding of symbols and communicative function”

Daisies Library

Last week the Daisies went on their monthly outing to the library. The Daisies went from shelf to shelf looking for old and new favorites!

Tulips - Slime

Children did a classic Science experiment that entertained them thoroughly. They made Slime!!

It was very fascinating stuff and they covered their hands with it. Slime is a non Newtonian fluid. That is it acts like a fluid when being poured but like a solid when we touch or hold it. Children loved pouring the ingredients together and experienced the substances changing. They played with it and loved it when it oozed out of their hands.

Lpfö

Develop their understanding of science and relationship to nature, as well as knowledge of plants, animals, and also simple chemical processes and physical phenomena.

Sunflowers

The Sunflowers had a wonderful time out in town. We headed to a second hand store where the children bought clothing for their role play/drama room. They picked out the clothing with an adult’s supervision, and afterwards we enjoyed the beautiful weather and had our snack and lunch outside at Mariatorget. The children were able to discuss what items they liked and would or wouldn't suit them. We talked about the limitations of our budget and the prices of the articles to give our children an understanding of the value of money in our society. We are very excited to start our entry point for our international primary school curriculum (IPC) theme “Changes” with a fabulous fashion show!!!

Lpfö:

"Develop their ability to express their own thoughts and views, and thus have the opportunity of influencing their own situation."

Lilies

As part of our IPC "food" theme in the coming weeks during Wednesday morning circle time we will celebrate the foods of all the nations found in the group. First off was Sweden. We sang Swedish songs, read a book in Swedish before concluding with the Swedish traditional food of pancakes and jam provided by Lisa. It was a very sticky and popular dish. Next week is the UK and UK lilies are invited to bring in a food item that is British for he lilies to try. 

Lpfö: feel a sense of participation in their own culture and develop a feeling and respect for other cultures 

Sunflowers

Today the Sunflowers learned about plant and growth: from the seed stage to full growth and then decay. In their respective  groups they placed black bean with water to watch them slowly sprout throughout the weeks.The children also enjoyed drawing the plant life cycle, which encouraged the children to grasp the concept by describing it in a drawing. They learned about the flora and fauna of the rainforest! They also explored the cycle of a butterfly and the importance of every stage.

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals: “develop their understanding of science and chemical processes and physical phenomena.”

Lilies

This week we spent a lot of the time making a movie trailer to welcome you to our new blog. The children were really enthusiastic as they danced, sang, and acted together. They were especially happy with their fruit and vegetable masks. It was a really fun drama activity and allowed our little stars to shine. We welcome you to the Lillies' blog and hope you enjoy the trailer which will be sent via email. 

: develop their creative abilities and the ability to convey impressions, thoughts and experiences in many different forms, such as play, pictures, song and music, dance and drama 

LPFÖ 98 (revised:2010)

Daisies Outing

The Daisies had a great time outside. The snow is gone and the sun is shining, who can ask for more? We got to practice our gross motor skills by walking, running, climbing and balancing. What a wonderful day!