December 2018 – Page 2

Word Art fun!

Posted on December 7, 2018December 26, 2018 by Ms. Valentina

Before writing down the children’s ideas about the Christmas project on the chart, I asked each child to mention anything he knew about Christmas. I wrote down the vocabulary generated from the children on Word Art, a website which creates an image composed of the words I write down. This has collected all the children’s ideas in one place while being fun!

This is the Word Art we created on the school’s interactive flat panel related to the project.

word art

Word Art can help your children to not only mention the vocabulary they know related to a particular theme, but it can also encourage them to learn new words. I encourage you to use this as a fun way of collecting ideas. This is the link to the website where you can create word art:

https://wordart.com/create

Polls

Christmas Party Animation

Posted on December 7, 2018December 25, 2018 by Ms. Valentina

As the festive season is approaching, the school is preparing to hold a small animation for the children during the Christmas party at the end of the school term. In this blog post, I have uploaded a poll in which you are encouraged to choose which animation you prefer. Your choices are valued and appreciated.

Play dough and loose parts

Posted on December 5, 2018December 26, 2018 by Ms. Valentina

One of this week’s activities linked to the Little Farmers project was the Play dough and loose parts. The table was set up with vanilla and cinnamon scented play dough (in different colours) while loose parts were presented in a partition tray that was put in the middle of the table. The children were divided into groups where while the children explored the areas, one of the groups started the activity. The groups then rotated until eventually all the children carried out the activity.

In this both creative and sensory activity, the children were left free to create anything related to the project using play dough, loose parts, farm animal toys and play dough tools. Different colours of cinnamon and vanilla scented play dough along with the other resources were offered to the children with which they were encouraged to experiment and use. Pictures related to the project were added on the table as an inspiration to help the children in their creations. The children were encouraged to use their imagination and creativity. Throughout the activity, I asked the children about their creations and what they represent. This is something which helped the children to talk more about the project and what they learned so far from it.

Table set up

One of the children creating a dog

A child creating his favourite farm animal

4 farm animals which one child created

Activities, Ittri

Nitgħallmu l-ittra b

Posted on December 3, 2018December 26, 2018 by Ms. Valentina

F’din l-attivita’, it-tfal ġew introdotti għall-ittra b, billi spejgajt kif tinqarha u tinkiteb. Eżempji ta’ kliem li jibdew bl-ittra u oġġetti ta’ vera li jibdew b’din l-ittra intwerew lit-tfal bħal barnuża, banana, beritta, basla, bużżieqa u ballun. Huma kellhom l-opporunita’ li jmissu l-oġġetti b’idejhom u ġew imħeġġa jgħidu l-kliem huma stess. Wara li t-tfal ġew esposti għal oġġetti ta’ vera, huma kellhom l-opportunita’ li jippruvaw jiffurmaw l-ittra b huma stess. It-tfal ġew pprovduti b’tilari mimlijin bil-melħ li permezz tagħhom, huma setgħu jipprattikaw kif tinkiteb l-ittra b b’subgħajhom. Hawnhekk it-tfal mhux biss kienu qed jitgħallmu kif tiġi ffurmata din l-ittra imma wkoll saħħew il-muskoli ta idejhom permezz ta’ din l-attivita’ tas-sensi.

Table set up

The children forming the letter with their finger on salt

Activities, Little Farmers Project

Fruit and Vegetable Printing

Posted on December 1, 2018December 26, 2018 by Ms. Valentina

One of the activities we carried out this week in the Little Farmers project was fruit and vegetable printing. The table was prepared with a construction paper for each child, different colours of paint and dissected fruit and vegetables. Through this activity the children were invited to view fruit and vegetables in a different perspective and not just as a means to eat them or a source of food.

The children were encouraged to talk about the fruit and vegetables offered on the table, mentioning their name and their colours. I then gave the children the opportunity to touch the fruit and vegetables and talk about their textures. The children then compared the skin to the inside of the vegetables and fruits and also how the textures differ from one another.

Following this, the children were encouraged to dip the fruit and vegetables into their desired colour of paint and print them onto the construction paper. This did not only create art but it also brought out the different textures, patterns and shapes of the fruit and vegetables. The children were left free to create their own artistic work using fruit and vegetables.