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Learning about hunting for emu eggs
We had a visit from Auntie Colleen to tell us about looking for emu eggs and being safe in the bush.this is always a fascinating visit for the kinder children, as many of them are already familiar...
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Box cars
Box cars started with Blaze’s idea and then quickly dominated the group’s interest for the week. Everyone needed their own personalised number plate – using their name of course. Seat belts were also...
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The Tyre Shop
Some tyres have been delivered to the kinder. Louise has plans to make a tyre garden. But in the meantime ….. Setting up the tyre shop was simple – just start. Neil hauled some more spare tyres over....
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A group present
We’re going to visit the residents of Pattinson House, our local Hostel, on Monday so we are going to take a present, a picture to help them feel happy. It was a group project, with every child...
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learning about our Australian heritage – the Aboriginal culture
Our special visitor, Willy, came for another visit and we used twig brushes to do some dot painting on little boomerangs. And we had fun with him – he showed us how he used to make a hopscotch game...
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sand play
A new set of outside furniture, designed to withstand the rigours of the Australian sun, and to extend the sensory, fine motor and socio-dramatic play around the sandpit. Expensive, but finally...
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the possibilities of a cardboard roll
Jolie used some cardboard rolls and other bits and pieces to create “3 in the bed” – and when she shared her creation with the rest of the group, there was a rush on cardboard rolls. So much thought...
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Spinning colors
Thankyou to the person who first applied paint to paper inside a salad spinner! This is an art activity made for preschoolers! We have 2 different spinners, which take real motor planning to operate....
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The African violet
There has been a lot of activity in parts other than the art area lately, and we wondered what we could do to spark some fresh exploration and interest at the easels? So Louise put some cutout paper...
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A child’s rights
I have come back to this blog after a long break. And I looked at the header image for this blog. This detailed drawing with nothing to accompany it. No story. It’s intriguing! I loved it as an...
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