This week in the ECC we have continued with children’s interest of nursery rhymes, extending children’s opportunities to explore this theme š
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The children have seemed to enjoy reciting a variety of number songs and rhymes, exploring rhyming words and identifying the odd one out š The children have had the opportunity to explore rhyme through a variety of media.
The children have also seemed to enjoy exploring the traditional story of āGoldilocks and the Three bearsāĀ š»Ā š»Ā š».
The children made a map of the woods and the bears house and discussed the story and the characters in the story. They then used the small world resources to retell the story, focusing on the beginning, middle and end of the story.
As we continue to develop rhyme throughout the ECC, some children seemed to enjoy exploring the play dough and itās resources š¢š«Ā Focusing onĀ exploring recipes and instructions, exploring the rhyme āpat-a-cakeā, discussing words that rhyme, Ā exploring numbers and measuring , exploring shape and size.
This week the children have been exploring counting songs outdoors, ā1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a fish aliveā š Ā šĀ Focusing on number recognition, counting and matching quantity to the number.
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