This week in the Nursery room
This week our little learners in the Honeypots have been discovering and exploring their senses through the Creative Arts. Our little learners have had the opportunity to explore art through various learning areas including science, cultures and more.
The Honeypots continue to develop their creativity and imaginations through the creative arts extending their learning through paint, play dough activities and more. Our Honeypots began the week exploring the moon through painting where children had the opportunity to use their senses e.g. touch to feel the moon that they had created (1/8). This experience further encouraged children to explore their senses and develop their fine motor skills. They also developed their knowledge of colours, built new skills and used their imaginations to enhance their learning opportunities.
Our Honeypots continued to develop their emerging knowledge about our Nation’s Indigenous Australians through their arts experiences. Through using natural resources, the children developed their respect for diversity and extended their learning using sources from their natural environment. Our little learners used the colours of the Aboriginal flag to create their artwork (2/8). Furthermore, children continued to explore their senses through an Aboriginal inspired sand drawing activity (4/8). Using their hands to explore and replicate the symbols in the sand.
Through science the honeypots also learnt through leaf chlorophyll art where they were able to learn about scientific factors and simultaneously participate in a hands-on experience (3/8).
What the Honeypots have learnt this week?
Through exploring their senses through sand play our honeypots continue to:
* Develop their fine motor skills
* Developing their eye and hand coordination as they watch and replicate what they are working on to create.
* Promotes opportunities for creativity and imagination.
* Promotes opportunities for sensory development where children manipulate objects while also develop their sense of touch.
Through exploring our senses through creative arts our honeypots continue to:
* Develop their fine motor skills and learning to hold art tools.
* Cultural Awareness
* Visual motor coordination
* Social emotional development including learning to share and take turns.
* Emotional development and using creative arts experiences as self-expression
* Opportunities to try new experiences
* Assisting children to think and make connections
Next week (week beginning 8th August) the Honeypots will continue:
* Further engaging in sensory art e.g. car painting, fork painting
* Exploring Sensory Paint Bags
* Exploring lights and shadows
* Cling Wrap Painting
* Play Dough Activity
Link to Early Years Learning Framework
2: EYLF - Children are connected with and contribute to their world
4.1: EYLF - Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
Link to National Quality Standards
1.1.3 – All aspects of the program, including routines, are organised in ways that maximise opportunities for each child’s learning.
3.2.1 – Outdoor and indoor spaces are organised and adapted to support every child's participation and to engage every child in quality experiences in built and natural environments.
Further reading and links for families
Creative Arts in Early Childhood: The Spoke Early Childhood Australia Blog
The Benefits of Arts and Crafts for Kids: ABC Listen
No Cook Play Dough Recipe