k I n d e r g a r t e n 1
The Kindergarten 1 children are creative and generous.
learning goals
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Able to dress up and take care of personal hygiene and needs without much help.
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Starts to express emotions verbally.
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Able to speak clearly with more complex sentences.
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Able to blend and read 4 or more letter words.
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Able to stand on one foot for more than 10 seconds.
Kindergarten 1 children are using shaving cream to create patterns.
Kindergarten 1 children using materials like stones, pebbles and marbles to create their own 'ABC' or 'AB' pattern.
One of the Kindergarten 1 children created a 'ABC' and 'AB' pattern using the different colours and shapes.
Kindergarten 1 children are showing how they become different animals in the farm during their music and movement lesson.
Theme for the semester (July - August) : Different Types of Sports
The Kindergarten 1s are active, sporty and down for fun! Engaging in purposeful play activities not only allows them to work on their gross motor skills but also teaches them how to be team players and active thinkers. This term, we focused their learning on different types of sport activities around the world. Children get engaged in sports related activities and find out more about its origin. Through group work, they also learn to foster their social emotional development and to help them to feel and understand others better.
Hit The Target!
Teacher Jorie gathered the children to problem solve as most of the children could not hit the bottle.
Teacher Jorie asked how the children should throw the ball.
A Kindergarten 1 child throwing the ball to hit the bottle.
V I D E O
From this video, the teaching techniques problem solving and encouraging can be observed. Problem solving is displayed when the teacher observed that the children are having a hard time hitting the bottle and gathered the children to come up with ways to solve the problem. The teacher asked directing questions and by providing the children with minimal assistance, they are able to come up with ways on how to hit the bottle. The teacher then gave the solution to the problem by having the children try out what they have suggestions. Using effective problem solving techniques will help children avoid conflict with others in a school setting and in their everyday lives. It will also strengthen children’s beginning empathy skills and help them learn more positive attributions about another person’s intentions. Effective problem solving skills is essential for academic and social success (Gutierrez, 2012).
When one of the child could not hit the bottle, the teacher encouraged her to try again and asked her friends to cheer for her. By providing encouragement to the children, they will not be afraid to make mistakes. They will be more open to their experiences, and are free of success and failure. They realize all learning involves mistakes and they view mistakes as opportunities for development (Evans, 1997).