K1 Dolphin Class

Number Knowledge At the moment, we are concentrating on expanding our number knowledge, focusing on the recognition and naming of numbers from 1 to 10. This is partnered with working on our 1:1 correspondence. This means we are able to accurately count a variety of objects and match the quantity to the corresponding number. Through a variety of games, we have also been introducing ourselves to some simple addition as we add the elements together.  Small Group Activities  We had to follow multiple steps to complete this game. Our first step involved building a tower with some of the blocks on the table. When we had completed our tower we had to very carefully, count the number of blocks. We found that it helped if we took our time and used our pointing finger to keep track of the blocks we were counting. Once we had finished counting, we shouted the number out loud, before taking a magnet and putting it on the whiteboard below the correct number.  In our next class game, w...

Dear Parents and Caregivers, After the Lunar New Year holiday, we enjoyed sharing the story “Holding the Lantern to Celebrate Lantern Festival (提灯闹元宵)” during our Chinese Assembly. This story helped the children learn about the origins and traditions of the Lantern Festival, serving as a wonderful conclusion to our Lunar New Year celebrations. We also explored the story “Spring is Here” (春天來了), discussing the changes in nature during springtime. To reinforce this learning, we engaged the children with the rhyme "春天來了" (Spring is Here).  As we transition into our new Unit of Inquiry, "How the World Works," we introduced counting through the story “Counting From 1 to 10 (从一数到十).” The children are encouraged to practice their counting skills using one-to-one correspondence, which involves counting each object in a set once and only once with a single touch. For example, when a child touches each toy car in a row, counting aloud, “One, two, three, four…,” they are demon...

After the Lunar New Year break, children came back to school ready to fully dive right back into learning through play! They will be gradually tuning into their new Unit of Inquiry   How the World Works .  With the unit's subject focus on science and math, children will be engaging in lots of investigations and coming up with ideas about why and how things work in their environment. If you would like to learn more along with some concrete examples of what the learning might look like for your child, feel free to hear me walk through the unit in finer detail. It's a 4-min video and you may press the full screen button for a clearer view. Coming up this month, we have invited Curiosity Kids to Hillside for an incursion. Our children will be participating in a science lab where they will be little scientists experimenting with color mixing and bubble explotions! Stay tuned to the class blog to see what our little scientists and investigators are up to. We always encourage you to ...