Day 7: Water play

All the little children had fun playing with water: they painted with colored ice cubs and made the ocean into bottles.

Day 6: Little Writer

Literacy skills provide a child with the building blocks necessary for reading and writing and learning more generally. Through exposure to books and stories, babies and toddlers acquire the vital preliminary tools for learning to read and write.

Firstly, they equip themselves with a sizable spoken vocabulary which helps them to listen, understand and remember what they hear.

Secondly, children at a very young age start to become aware of the existence of books. Toddlers and even small babies will turn the pages of storybooks, and look at the pictures in them.

Thirdly, children become aware of what a book is and how to handle it, i.e. that print looks different to pictures, that we read from top to bottom of a page and from left to right, and spoken vocabulary is linked to print.

Finally, children develop specific skills for learning to read: what alphabet letters look like and sound like, and that when put together in a certain way, they make up words.

Day 5: Little Sportive

A healthy mind in a healthy body!

We know that healthy food and physical activity stimulate growth and lead to improved physical and emotional health.

Day 4: Little Musician

Learning with music.

We had fun, we made some noise and we learnt some new words! “ Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education” (Plato).

Skills that music and movement can help develop: participating in a group, social skills, express emotions, awareness of movement and body positions, creativity and imagination, learn new words and concepts, develop gross and fine motor skills.

Day 3: Mind Lab/Manipulative Play

Mind Lab:

Mind Lab's unique concept is based on the principle that thinking games serve as a powerful educational tool.
http://www.mindlab.ro/

Manipulative play:
Manipulative play is a play that involves children building on fitting things together. This play is important as it helps children develop their fine motor skills and hand co-ordination hence becoming more confident and competent in using all the different tools and equipment they use in life.

Day 2: Little Artist

All children love to create art and make things. In younger children playing with arts and crafts inspires creativity while helping them to focus their mind and complete a set task while older children can begin to gain an understanding of artistic and design skills .

Day 1: Little Chef

We have been enjoying funny cooking activities in all the groups! We made crispy pop s'mores and a healthy and delicious fruits salad! We also made an ice cream craft and played with the dough that we prepared. It is fun to be a Little Chef!