Lower Pre-Primary enjoying the clothes unit!

Over the last few weeks we have been  busy learning more about clothes. We had a ‘funky hat day!’ which was great fun! We saw different types of hats from all around the world.  The summer hat from Vietnam was very light and we could fold it and put it in a bag. The winter hat from the USA was very soft and warm; it covered our ears to protect us from the cold weather. We had a very special hat from Nigeria which was actually a crown worn by the Yoruba chiefs in Nigeria. It was colourful and heavy, full of tiny beads. Thank you all for sharing those beautiful hats with us.

On that day all children designed their own special hat. They chose the materials, the colours and the shape they wanted. The results were beautiful! We read the story ‘caps for sale’ and acted it out in class. Miss Inbal was the peddler and the kids were the little monkeyssmiley

We have been learning about the routine of getting dressed. What we should put on first and last and why. We played a mime game in which a child was pretending to put on trousers, gloves, socks, a hat or a shirt and we had to guess what it was. We talked about the importance of keeping our clothes clean and had a great time washing all our babies' clothes in our family corner. We observed the colour of the water before and after washing the clothes and we noticed that the water became dirty. We also learned that wet clothes are heavier than dry clothes. We hung the clean clothes outside, developing our fine motor skills while using pegs. It was lovely to see how the kids cooperated and worked so nicely together as a team. Well done everyone!

We read the story ‘The emperor’s new clothes’. The kids enjoyed the play upper pre-primary performed, it was lovely!  

We also learned about clothes that people wear for special jobs. Then we had a nice visit from the local police. They showed us their clothes and the objects they carry, and they even took the kids for a short ride in the police van!

The children designed their own T-shirts and our ‘exit point’ for the clothes unit was a lovely fashion show with all pre-primary classes. The kids walked on the red carpet, so proud of their t-shirts. It was a fantastic afternoon!

Apart from the work on clothes, we have also learnt about morality. We watched a puppet show and used a traffic light to explain how important it is to stop (red light), think (orange light) and make the right choice (green light). Lately the children have been trying to use morality very often, you can use this value at home too!

We enjoyed making gifts for our families for valentine’s day which we hope you liked. We finished the week with a lovely carnival full of costumes, music and dance.

On Friday, it was Grayson’s last day at ISG.  We would like to wish Grayson and his family all the best in the USA. Grayson came to our class two months ago, it was a short but meaningful time. We will miss sweet Grayson and we hope he will come back to visit us in the future.  

Have a lovely holiday everyone!