This term in Kindy we are looking at weather, and in particular the seasons. We decided to start with Winter as it is the season we are currently in and is therefore easy for the students to develop an understanding through direct experience. Due to the large emphasis on literacy and numeracy skills (which take up 80% of our day) we decided to bring the theme in through our home corner. Ways we intend to do this include changing the clothes and accessories to suit the weather and we will also be adapting a tree to match the season.
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Another element of the classroom that we will be changing to suit the seasons is our sensory bin... The students loved playing with the fake snow!
Here's a look at some of the weather activities we have been working on...
Rainy day umbrella craft. We made the umbrella by collaging half a paper plate.
We made our own rain! This is a super simple experiment that had the students captivated. To do this experiment in your class all you need is a clear cup, water, shaving foam and blue food dye. Half fill the cup with water and then squirt in a big dollop of shaving foam. Then, using an eye dropper, drop some coloured food dye onto the shaving foam cloud.
And finally... we decorated our door after some "pin-spiration"!
Stay tuned for further weather related activities!
'Remember keep calm and pretend it's on the lesson'
Top Teacher xx
