Zeeba Daycare Chantrelle

LEARNING ABOUT BODY PARTS:

Teaching our children about their body parts is a great way to increase their vocabulary and allows them to express personal feelings and needs.

As they grow up they start to recognize that they can run, play, laugh and sing, they also become more curious about their bodies. At this stage, it becomes necessary to teach them about their body parts. Learning about the function of each part of their body, also helps them to gain coordination and motor skills.

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR:

Our book of the Term in Preschool is the Very hungry Caterpillar. The predictable language of the text in this story encourages our children to chime in and read along. The Very Hungry Caterpillar also teaches the children about the days of the week, counting, nutrition, and the life cycle of a butterfly.

Our children love this story.

STORY TIME IN PRESCHOOL:

Reading stories helps to develop our children's brain, ability to focus, listening skills and communication skills. it also allows them to start understanding the difference between 'real' and 'make-believe'.

Reading stories also helps our children get to know sounds, words and language, and develop their early literacy skills.

THE CHATTER BOX EXPERIENCE:
A chatterbox is a box which contains surprise items. They are put together to encourage children to talk and therefore develop their speech, language and communication skills.
The Chatter box experience is part of our curriculum, and takes place on a daily basis, it is a fun filled play session with staff, for the children aged 24 months to 4½ years old. Through these fun activities our children learn early communication skills .

COOKING JOLLOF RICE:

One of the meals the children cooked to commemorate Black history month is Jollof rice. A common staple dish loved by many different cultures in Western/Sub-Saharan Africa. It is most commonly considered a Nigerian or Ghanaian recipe but is also common in Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Liberia, and many other countries in the region.

the children learnt that jollof rice needs steam and not liquid to cook perfectly, and that they would need to trap in as much heat as they possibly can in the pot to achieve perfect consistency. The rice tasted amazing.

Our garden champions decided to harvest their raspberries today, as they have started fruiting so much. The raspberries started cropping from mid-August, and ripening into September.
The children enjoyed the experience of harvesting and eating the raspberries.

Our 2 year olds go out for a walk in the local community three times weekly, which they absolutely love. Regular walking helps to improve their balance, posture, flexibility and coordination. Keeping them moving throughout the day helps to build healthy bodies.

Our 2 year old children take part in a variety of activities that changes each day and includes, painting, mark-making and messy play, we encourage learning through play.
The daily routine is structured around the Early Years Framework and includes a wide variety of activities, games and playtime that encourages and supports their learning and development.

Reading stories with our babies help support their social and emotional development. It encourages them to look, point, and touch, our babies improves language skills by copying sounds, recognizing pictures, and learning words.

Storytime has many benefits for children other than promoting early literacy and language development. It can help develop their concentration, social skills, communication skills, and encourages their imagination and creativity.

HARVESTING OUR SCOTCH BONNETS AND BELL PEPPERS:

Our preschool children learnt how to Harvest the peppers they planted in June today. The children learnt that Peppers are both fruits and vegetables because they grow from from a flowering plant and contain seeds. However, they are primarily referred to as vegetables, because they are not as sweet as other fruits.
Most people think of them as vegetables. Red bell peppers are sweeter than green ones because bell peppers sweeten as they ripen. Red bell peppers have more than twice the vitamin C of a green pepper.
They also learnt that they are low in calories and are loaded with good nutrition, and all varieties are excellent sources of vitamins A and C, potassium, folic acid, and fiber. Plus, the spicy ones liven up bland food, making it more satisfying.

the children also had the opportunity to practice their Scissor cutting skills.
It was an enjoyable experience for them.

Our Children learn and practice some basic math concepts and build language skills while cooking. Creating meals with them helps build their self-confidence and lay the foundation for healthy eating habits.

Cooking with children has numerous benefits for both parents and child. It can encourage healthy eating habits, develop motor skills, boost the child's confidence, help with family bonding, and teach essential life skills.

WALKING OUTDOORS WITH PRESCHOOL:
we encourage our Children to go out for a walk to different locations in our local community to promotes independence and freedom – the children can make more decisions about their journey than they can in the car. They can choose to stop and look at something along the way and they can start to make decisions about road safety. Walking outdoors can encourage children to appreciate their surroundings and learn about the flora and wildlife, and also Increases Stimulation & Learning Opportunities.

BABY PLAY;
The what's in the box activity with our babies help them improve their abilities to listen to others, and recall information.

The babies are learning fine motor skills, hand and eye coordination, cause and effect (i.e.. moving this object creates this sound) and how to grasp small objects. They are also leaning emotions; Surprise, anticipation & excitement.
Our babies absolutely love this game.