Monthly Topic Presentation

International
Kindergarten Horizons
Zelengaj 6
10000 Zagreb
www.kindergarten.hr

SCHOOL YEAR: 2016/2017

THEME OF THE MONTH: Spring &
Minibeasts
GROUP: Ladybirds
TEACHER: Juveline Pavlia
 Spring & Minibeasts
AIMS: OBJECTIVES:

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enable children to learn
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to understand the weather
and recognize spring season changes and know what to do
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to explore and identify during spring
minibeasts
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to be familiar with minibeasts
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to extend vocabulary and and aware its danger
develop communication
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to practice sensory motor skills
skills
PARTNERS ON THE PROJECTS:

Our partners in achieving our aims and goals were Dolphins group for
sharing the materials we used and parents for supporting our project.
Introduction of the topic
 Exploring flowers

Materials:

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container glass
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water
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plastic cups
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fresh flowers
 Printing flowers

Materials:

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fresh
flowers
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paints
-
bond
paper
Handprint flowers
Materials:
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bond paper
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paints
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wet wipes
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collage
paper
-
scissor
Colouring and forming flowers

Materials:
-
construction paper
-
paints
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paint brush
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heart pattern
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worksheet colouring
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scissor
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crayons
Planting

Materials:
-
Plastic
container
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planting pot
-
onions
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tissue rolls
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watering pot
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gardening
forks
Exploring minibeasts
Spider

Materials:

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container glass
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spider
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styrofoam egg
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pipe cleaner
-
scissor
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googly eyes
-
book
Caterpillar

Materials:

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string
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macaroni
-
googly eyes
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construction paper
 Butterfly
Materials:
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collage paper - cotton - googly eyes
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scissor - paint brush
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pop sticks - glue
Ladybird

Materials:
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paper plate
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paints
-
paint brush
-
scissor
-
coloured
paper
-
glue
Bumble bee puppet

Materials:

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decorative
paper
-
coloured paper
-
googly eyes
-
scissor
-
glue
 AIMS
-
enable children to learn and recognise spring season

Children learned that spring is the season after winter and before
summer. They recognised this season since they went to the park almost
every day and saw that trees and flowers produced different colours that
make it very beautiful.

- to explore and identify minibeasts

Through outdoor activities, children were able to explore and identify

various types of minibeasts. Some of those activities were catching
butterflies, searching spiders and a lot more.

-
to extend vocabulary and develop communication skills

Children were extending vocabulary by naming minibeasts such as; snail,

ants, caterpillar, butterfly, worm and many more. Every time they
explored minibeasts, they were talking each other using English and sang
songs about the particular minibeast.
 OBJECTIVES

-
to understand the weather changes and know what to do during
spring

Children understand that this season the weather gets warm. They knew
that this is the time for planting in which they really did planting few
onions and observed from the very beginning until it grows.

-
to be familiar with minibeasts and aware its danger

When children saw few minibeasts inside the classroom, they called the
teacher for help while pointing and naming the specific minibeast, so
same thing they did when they saw minibeasts in the park.

-
to practice sensory motor skills

During planting and watering time, children were practising their motor
skills. They were also practising and developing those senses in making
artwork activities of some minibeasts.