The Kindergarten Program at a country garden EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRES extends on the activities undertaken by the Junior Kindergarten age group and includes ‘Introduction to Language’ into the curriculum.
Examples of activities include:
- Introduction to Language – aims
is to introduce the alphabet to the child and the sound the
letter makes. The children
will learn the name of the letter and the phonetic sound. Some
classes use Letterland songs to reinforce the letter through
the use of action songs.
- Grace and Courtesy – the children
learn to respect their environment, the equipment they use
and each other. Favourite
games of the children include
the Silence Game and the Straight Line (walking with a bean bag on top of
their
heads to encourage good deportment).
- Table Scrubbing – aims to develop
order, coordination, concentration and independence. Indirectly
this activity is preparing the child for writing/reading
later on in life as it introduces left to right movement and up and down
sequence.)
- Rice Pouring – aims to develop order, coordination, control of movement.
It’s aim is to introduce self-help activities for the child. The
activity is extended after the child has mastered rice pouring to include
learning
to pour liquids (example of self-help: child is able to serve own breakfast
cereal
and milk)
- Pom-pom Tonging – child uses tongs to transfer pom-poms from one bowl
to another. This strengthens the child’s fingers ready for writing
at a later stage.
- Paint mixing – aims to introduce
the primary colours to children. The activity also aids the
child in gaining fine motor
control
- Arts and craft activities – finger
painting, modelling play doh, freestyle drawing with crayons,
paper plate artwork etc
- Role Plays – kitchen, baby bathing,
pushing a stroller/trolley
- Outdoor Activities – fort, swings, sandpit, ball games, bicycles
