Our new home corner

Having fun with some resources borrowed from our scheme

Creating their own experiences

Outcome 4:2

Outcome 4:3

Rope Play-Exercise/Movement

Why Do I Love My Job?

Sitting with a day care child yesterday and talking about what we could do next month. We then moved onto what foods could we have. Miss P responded "Oh oh we could have meat pies, you can keep the left overs if you like, I don't mind". Absolutely cracked me up at the time.

While playing with the hospital set up, one of the boys picked up number cards and said both numbers written on the card.

When one child has achieved (most times) to wipe her own chin from dribble, with out being told.

Seeing babies beginning to take their first steps.

When you ask the children if they would like to do whichever, they all put their hands in the air calling out "Me Me!!" while jumping up and down.

Observing children achieving outcomes and also when done quickly.

Seeing their curiosity on their faces when they arrive to see a whole new table set up.

Being able to settle children who become upset when their parent leaves.

Shout Out

Helllooo Everyone!! I have had some wonderful viewings from many countries since starting my Blog just over a month ago. Thank you for your interest!
I would love to hear from you, and interested in learning about where you live. Soon my daycare children will be learning about countries around the world. So discussions about your country or city would be fantastic for them to read about. Also I would love to hear what shows you most interest on my Blog and why?

Hospital and Examples of Outcomes

Hospital set up and examples 
Please look below for written examples of one of each outcome

Lets see how many outcomes can be observed from this set up.

Outcome 1

1:4-Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect-Allowing others to join in with what they are doing, helping others to hold up X-rays, to look together.

Outcome 2

2:3 Children become aware of fairness-Taking turns with stethoscope, given someone else a turn at the X-rays and the writing clip board

Outcome 3

3:2-Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical well being-Discussions were made about bones. The children were asked 'Where are your bones'. A couple were able to answer. When one of the children's mum arrived for pick up, she asked her daughter to tell me about what happened when she went to the dentist. (The x-ray was of teeth).She responded by explaining about the chair.

Outcome 4

4:1-Children develop dispositions for learning such as: Curiosity, Imagination, Inquiry and researching- When arriving outside and seeing the set up they all gathered around saying "Wow", then began looking around at all the things set up. Imagination was used to pretend to be what they wanted to be. One said 'Doctor' another said Nurse. Then create their own play with the resources, pretending the teddies were sick. Inquiry and researching, through looking closely to all the charts and posters.

Outcome 5

5:1-Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes- The children followed their friends around looking at what they are doing, then copying. At times speaking to their friend and at other times just quietly sitting with them. One child sat down on the chairs, then another sat beside. While sitting they were both doing their own thing, then one would pass their item over to their friend without talking. Another time one of the children handed over one of the stethoscopes and said "Your turn". Too many to mention..

Making Lunch

Corn and Cheese Muffin Quiches

Photo time

Nearly the end of another month gone. Time to start sorting all the months photo's. Although I attempt to organise as I go, by the end of the month I find not as many photo's have been sorted as I would of liked. Each child in care has their own folder in each month. Then in that month I have a 'daycare bits' folder and a 'blog' folder. Photo's for the blog are ones that I edit in Picasa to cover the children's faces for privacy.

So starts the fun of putting each child's photo into their folder. Then a selection of each child's photo's will be added to the 'Reflection' in their portfolio.

Due to taking up so much space on the front post page I have created a page tab named 'Days of one Educator'. For those interested in some reading.
I will place an update notice on front post page when updates are made :)

Updated- 11:56am
Updated 9:14am Tues 29th