A safari themed sensory play is easy to create. I have a great black tray that the children can sit round or stand round and play. Each week I change this play so it is different and sensory. One week may be jelly, play dough, goop. Basically something that encourages fine motor development as well […]
Sensory play is essential for young children. It is wonderful to see children get lost in their sensory play. Making up stories as they talk with friends. Here is my sea theme sensory play I introduced a few weeks ago. Ask Parents to Help with Your Sensory Play On my roster parents on their weekly […]
One of the key constants in my program is my Letter of the Week Program. Each week we focus on a new “Letter of the Week”. Children do thrive on routine and this is reflected in my “Letter of the Week” program. It is a simple program that will run for the first 15 minutes […]
This week I am really excited to introduce our Pet Shop Dramatic Play and Pet Curriculum Plan to the children! As part of our literacy and numeracy program we are following the 40 Weeks Program and the fun play we are introducing revolves around Pets! It is early days into our year and I am […]
As educators we have to think of the BIG picture and where we are going. We can only really truly do this once we know the children and their backgrounds. We can then assess weekly what we will do and what we will need to focus on. My overall planning I will use the EYLF […]