N u r s e r y 2
The Nursery 2 children are independent and active.
Learning goals
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Able to speak in sentences.
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Able to count and recognise numerals 1 to 20.
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Able to follow 2-3 part commands. For example, finish your food, keep your bowls and wash your hands.
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Able to walk up and down the staircase without help.
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Enjoys playing with other children and likes to share and take turns.
The Nursery 2 children shared with their teacher and friends on how they should treat their neighbours.
A Nursery 2 child making a bookmark to give her neighbours.
Teacher Joy is teaching the Nursery 2 children on how to blend and read words.
A Nursery 2 child tasting salt when they are learning about tropical fruits that they can find during summer time.
Theme for the semester ( July - August) : Creepy Crawlies and Little Furries!
The Nursery 2s are slowly transitioning to a period whereby they are curious at everything they see, feel, touch, smell and taste. Learning for them becomes more catered to their interests and capabilities as they turn into little explorers. This term, we focused their learning on insects and animals which are brought into the class on a bi-weekly basis. Based on the insects or animals that is in the class for the week, inquiry based lessons are carefully planned and innovated on the spot for the children to fit their curious and explorative nature.
Reading with Mr Caterpillar!
Teacher Joy is showing the number of fruits the caterpillar ate according to the book, The Hungry Caterpillar.
A Nursery 2 child raise up her hand to answer a question asked by Teacher Joy.
A Nursery 2 child is raising her hand to answer Teacher Joy's question.
V I D E O
From this video, the teaching techniques guidance and scaffolding can be observed. Scaffolding is displayed when the teacher got the children to do route counting together when they had troubles counting the number of pears on the board. The teacher provided temporary guidance and support for the children by giving hints and modelling how to count (MacNaughton & Williams, 2009).
Before the lesson started, the teacher gave children a rule to follow, which is to raise their hands whenever they wanted to ask or answer questions. By doing so the teacher ensures that children behave in a way that is safe and acceptable and also set clear and consistent rules and limits (NAEYC, 2013). During the lesson, when one of the child answered the question without raising her hands, the teacher firmly and gently re-emphasised the rules to the child to make sure that she follow the rules. After the child listened and followed the rules, the teacher praised her actions.