Little Squirrels

What a wonderful experience with Marshmellow counting and turning into play dough

What we learnt in June :
1. Shells counting and alphabets learning of Ocean
2. Rain drops with Thumb painting
3. Butterfly with chenille sticks and paint colours
4. Extended self portrait planned activity with learning shapes with stickers inside outlines to practice some body parts.

Children love colours and caterpillar 😊 how wonderful it will be to learn with sensory play🍡

Happy Easter everone🐇🐇

September Learning of the month is About :
Frogs
Lifecycle
Amphibians
Lifecycle Craft

What we have learnt in April and May 😇

Happy Easter 🥕🥕🐇🐇🥚🥚

April Highlights of Autumn, Women's Day, Holi and upcoming is Harmony Week

Happy Valentine's Day

Congratulations to proud parents, and the kids who have graduated from the pre-school this year. Little Squirrels is very proud and excited about their acheivemnets and learning last year, and wishes students all the best as they take their first tiny steps towards the primary school education.

We will miss the amazing bond that have cherished all these years, but will remain very keen to hear about their learning experience and acheivements in the future.

How can we wash Germs away👊

Christmas week🎅

Little Squirrels updated their address.

Learning with colours is the easiest way to remember for a long time. It is improving their fine motor ,imaginitive and creativite skills

Happy Father's day
We are making cards for Dad's with questionare 💐💐

For Parents who think beyond child Ability must know how much child is capable as per their Age
https://m.facebook.com/perthchildrensOT/photos/a.312640745872312/777729429363439/?type=3

This is my most widely shared post. And rightly so, it’s an important one. These are “prewriting patterns”, with the average (not prescribed) age at which children are developmentally ready to achieve these patterns listed below them in years and months. Being able to process visual information and produce a movement in response (e.g. copying these prewriting patterns or letter formations), is known as “visual motor integration”. ⠀
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Note that an X is not typically achieved until 4 years 11 months, and a triangle at 5 years 3 months. If a child can’t form these basic shapes...then they probably won’t be able to form letters. ⠀
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It is quite concerning then that there are 3 year 7 month olds starting formal schooling, where they’re expected to write. Not only are their visual motor integration skills not developed enough, their hands are also physically under-developed. In addition, recognising letters, understanding phonics and beginning to read are all needed in order for a child to write meaningfully, skills which children starting kindy typically don’t have. We also know that when a child learns something that doesn’t hold meaning, it‘s unlikely to stick. ⠀
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So if you have a 3-4 year old who spontaneously asks or attempts to write letters, that’s great; otherwise, there is no need to initiate or worry about this. Unfortunately there is a misconception, particularly with the way that the current curriculum stands, that earlier is better. Earlier is not always better.⠀

Source: Beery Buktenica Test of Visual Motor Integration, 6th Edition
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What a great way to teach GRAVITY.
Children watched and experimented with watery colour with squeezer how colour drips down when we starts from top.
Will continue with more fun activities in June.

Young children are explorers and show their happiness when care givers provide them same environment which they receive at home

School Readiness Program Highlights of May.
They are practising writing skills , fine motor, physical and social skills with emotions learning which are important aspects before starting school.

Hello Parents,

Little Squirrels is now open for booking for your vacation care needs during the Easter break..

If you are looking for quality vacation care in or around Epping, please reach out today!!

Harmony Day celebration:

School Readiness Program This Month:
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Transitioning to ‘Big School’
Going to “Big School” is a milestone for your child and yourself. It is the beginning of their formal education and it is important that your child is aware of the positives of going to “Big School”. Below are some tips that we at Kids Club can offer. However, do not hesitate to call or speak to a team member as we are always willing to assist where we can.

Reflection of feelings Program this to help in Self regulation.

Weekly highlights

This week 2 week program was not only Play but PLAY and LEARNING with lots of fun activities 🤾‍♂️🤾‍♀️😄

Learning about life cycles is an important way to develop children's understanding of the world and help them understand and deal with weighty concepts such as life and birth.
We started with butterfly as children love butterflies.
What we learn in this activity:

We wrote initial alphabets of Four stages. Encouraged writing(they are 3 years old)
Coloured inside the black lines
Recognition of colours and said sentences on each stage.