This week our little learners in the Butterflies room continued their learning journey exploring nature through their physical health interest. To continue extending on children's interests we began the week exploring their physical health through a gymnastics activity and continuing discussions and learning about healthy oral hygiene (1/8).
Physical Activity
The children began their gymnastic sessions discussing the link between healthy eating and physical activity as a group. Our little learners observed as their educator demonstrated different gymnastics moves that they to then had a turn demonstrating. The senior preschoolers also continued to learn about their physical health through a mindfulness yoga experience (2/8). The children listened a beautiful story about yoga and what the different poses mean. The children then used the yoga mats, also pairing up with their peers to do partner's yoga.
Throughout the week we continued to explore how to develop our physical health and we discussed swimming (3/8). We listened to a wonderful story about swimming and learning swim safety rules. We then demonstrated one by one how we swim with our group. We also linked our learning to the Commonwealth games (4/8). We looked at articles and talked mainly about swimming and children recalled what they learnt the previous day. We also engaged in some gymnastics and engaged in a ball game. To end another wonderful week of learning our senior butterflies recapped the relationship between physical activity and healthy eating. They were inquisitive learners and responded to questions with their already existing knowledge about health and physical activity (5/8).
Dental Oral Hygiene
The Butterflies continued their learning journey about oral hygiene and keeping our teeth clean (1/8). During a creative arts activity the children created a masterpiece of their own toothbrush and also drawing a tooth. Using blue shaving cream and the tooth brushes they made they then cleaned the tooth on their paper. Children also recalled how they brush their teeth at home.
The junior butterflies continued their dental exploration learning their letters on a mouth drawing to continue developing their letter recognition skills through learning activity. Our junior butterflies continued exploring unhealthy and healthy foods for our teeth (3/8). Children identified the different foods and placed these on their tooth and had discussions about what unhealthy foods do to our teeth. As we moved further into the week our preschoolers engaged in a group experience creating a large cut out mouth that they use to demonstrate healthy dental care (4/8). To end another wonderful week of learning our junior butterflies created a large mouth and used cotton balls as teeth (5/8).
We also had a dental visit which the children were all very excited and active participants in this fun and exciting visit (5/8).
What the Butterflies have learnt this week:
* Benefits of yoga including coordination, muscle strength, relaxation, mindfulness.
* Dental health and how to look after our teeth
* Letter recognition through our learning experiences.
Next week (week beginning 8th August) the Butterflies will continue:
* Animal themed movement activity
* Learning about self defence
* Gymnastics and yoga movements including twisted yoga
* Continue dental learning health through numbers, craft
* Discussions about dental health
Link to Early Years Learning Framework:
3.2 Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical wellbeing
4.1 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity.
5.1 Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes.
Links to National Quality Standards:
1.1.2 - Each child’s current knowledge, strengths, ideas, culture, abilities and interests are the foundation of the program.
2.1.3 - Healthy eating and physical activity are promoted and appropriate for each child.
3.2.2 - Resources, materials and equipment allow for multiple uses, are sufficient in number, and enable every child to engage in play-based learning.
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