OCEAN ADVENTURES!

October 31, 2016October 31, 2016 Samart, playschool, small world, under the sea themeLeave a comment

The weather has been warming up at school and the children have been more and more interested in spending their time outdoors and cooling off with plenty of water play! This has led into a natural progression and interest of all things ocean!

Apart from wet and dry small worlds to explore, we have had plenty of sensory and sorting activities to keep us busy and spark off plenty of discussion…

We have also had fun with art and different processes as well as making some craft art to remind us of our friends under the ocean!

NATURE

September 16, 2016 Samart, early childhood development, loose parts, small worldLeave a comment

All our little ones are passionate about nature and caring for the earth…They love discussing how to look after nature…We chatted about how to care for the earth, it’s creatures and resources…A big theme this week was discussion around negative actions that destroy the beautiful land we love and how it makes us feel and what actions we can do to keep nature beautiful…

We had fun with different art forms and activities…

Great fun with sensory sorting and nature loose parts…

And some art to remind us of all our meaningful nature discussions this week…

GALAZY EXPLORERS!

August 26, 2016September 5, 2016 Samart, early childhood development, emergent reading, spaceLeave a comment

It’s been a week of space travel and exploring! For someone who appreciates the beauty of space but is not really that “into” space I even get inspired when the kids ask questions and get completely caught up in the excitement of space travel and the mysteries of the galaxy!

We have had fun with magic space dough, process art and activities…

And some art to take home to remind us of our songs and outer space adventures!

FUN ON THE FARM!

August 13, 2016August 26, 2016 Samart, farm theme, loose parts, play, sensory play, small worldLeave a comment

So many budding farmers at school this week! The children have loved talking about and exploring the farm… Of course farm animals are always a favourite but there was also a deeper level of discussion around our food and where it comes from…Caring for animals and our responsibilities towards nature as well as a sense of gratitude for farms and farmers were also hot topics this week!

There were plenty of opportunities for open ended creative activities as well as great sensory play…

Creative and memorable art to remind us of our week on the farm!

BACK TO TERM 3!

July 21, 2016July 22, 2016 Samart, loose parts, play provocationsLeave a comment

We are back to term 3 after a rather long holiday and the school has had a revamp and paint… It’s been a great time to de-clutter and find old treasures! Plenty of time to think about what was on our shelves and whether what was available encouraged creativity, imagination and open ended learning…

This week we have a selection of loose parts and simple provocations…

The week has mostly been about settling back into our rhythm of school mornings and reconnecting with our friends…

MOTHERS DAY!

May 11, 2016 Samart, early childhood development, mothers dayLeave a comment

The children had a wonderful time making special gifts for their moms! We had endless discussions about our mothers and how much we love them… In between our discussions we made special love items to take home to them and celebrate mothers day!

NURSERY RHYME FUN!

April 22, 2016 Samart, nursery rhymes, play, play provocations, playschoolLeave a comment

We eased into the term with some nursery rhyme fun! The children had so much fun re-enacting their favourite nursery rhymes and learning some new ones! Nursery rhyme sensory tubs, felt boards and activities were great tools to encourage discussion and play…

Of course plenty of art to help us remember our rhymes and teach our friends!

EASTER FUN!

March 16, 2016 Samart, easter, loose parts, play provocations, playschool, sensory activity, sorting activitiesLeave a comment

The last few days before term have been filled with Easter fun! The children seem to sense there are holidays ahead and the priority is to fill each morning with as much play time together as possible… We’ve been enjoying the last of the warmer days before term 2 with plenty of outdoor fun and easter anticipation…

We’ve had fun easter play provocations in the classroom…

Lots of loose parts to sort and play, sorting trays to explore, sensory colour baskets and colour sorting…

Great excitement playing with rainbow rice…

And easter art to take home and enjoy!

COLOUR FUN!

March 4, 2016March 10, 2016 Samactivity, art, colour, loose parts, play, play provocationsLeave a comment

We’ve had great fun discussing the colourful world around us this week! It’s been a time to reinforce our colour knowledge and explore colour through various art forms and craft…

Colour sorting sensory play and emergent reading fun…

The children had great fun balancing marbles and discussing all the beautiful colours and patterns inside them…

During the week we made sure there were plenty of small world sensory play opportunities..

And of course plenty of fun in the outdoor kitchen and loose part play with natural materials…

RED & OTHER COLOURS

February 12, 2016 Samactivity, art, play, play provocations, playschoolLeave a comment

This week we’ve been getting excited about red…and other colours! Suiting our valentine moods the children have had fun discussing and playing around with colour…

Of course we had to make a rainbow… Endless fun and possibilities…