We celebrated National Nutrition week from the 10th to the 16th of October. The children enjoyed extending their natural curiosity through further exploration of fruit and vegetables, including the herbs in our garden.
The team at Koala Childcare and ELC, Warrnambool were invited to participate in the Department of Education and Training’s program,Improving Quality Through Educational Program and Practice.
Children at The Cottage at Coomera learned about sustainability and recycling by seeing how paper is made and by creating a paint pendulum out of recycled materials. Both activities were hands-on, informative, creative and had us using lots of new words. It left us wondering how other things are made and what else we could create out of recyclable materials.
Our junior children enjoyed the outdoors after some rainy weather recently, jumping and splashing in puddles, improving on their balance and gross motor skills.
At Story House Mascot, we as educators reflect and observe on our daily practices and look at how much waste we use within the service. Over the past few weeks, we have brainstormed ideas with the children and educators on how we can save water, paper, plastic and food within our service.
I believe that it is through play that children at a very early age engage and interact in the world around them. It's always a joy to step back and watch children as their play evolves.