It has been a busy term in kindergarten, especially with the excitement of moving into our new learning environments.  The new spaces have provided opportunities for the children to work together as a collective group on inquiry-based activities and to work separately during explicit literacy and numeracy work.

In the morning, children are developing their independent learning skills by unpacking their belongings, marking their attendance, and moving to complete their ‘blue box’ activities.  This includes independent literacy activities such as handwriting, soundwaves task, sight words and reading tasks.

After all the intense work the kindergarten children have certainly worked up an appetite and a need to run around and play with their friends.  During recess children have a snack and then can play in the playground using the climbing frame, grassed area, nature play or the junior equipment!

When the bell goes children return to class and quietly read before moving to explicitly taught mathematical lessons.  A significant component of the mathematics program is numeracy work and after the children have received clear teacher instruction, they consolidate their learning through rotational group activities and the use of hands-on materials.  A typical mathematics lesson would include number work as well as teaching across the mathematical sub strands of the Australian Curriculum.

Each day, the afternoon session can look quite different.  It is action packed with science activities, history, art and crafts, fundamental movements skills, technology, and library! At the end of the day, children pack up their belongings ready meet their special person at pick up time.