Natural Steps ECE, Ellerslie

Hairdressing Play

2012-02-09T13:30:00.001+13:00

We Know Who They Are!

2012-02-08T12:37:00.000+13:00

Vegetable Art

2012-02-03T14:54:00.002+13:00

We are going on shoppingr

2012-02-02T14:40:00.003+13:00

Music Time

2012-02-01T09:20:00.003+13:00

Tadpoles & Frogs

2012-01-27T13:24:00.001+13:00

During the last few weeks, the children have been interested in watching the activity on the swan plant outside. They have seen and remembered that the caterpillars eat and grow and then turn into butterflies. We have had lots of discussions about other animals that change form and whether we would be able to see these happening in our classroom. Fletcher and Madeleine R thought that it would be a good idea to have tadpoles which we could then watch change form. Margaret and I had a discussion about this and thought that it would be a good idea to source out what we would need to house tadpoles which we then proposed to the children at a mat time. Since the initial proposal to the children, there has been nonstop chatter about tadpoles, frogs and how they live. We have explored tadpoles through drawing, writing and paper mache so far - we can't wait to continue to explore this topic further!

Happy Chinese New Year--the year of dragon!

2012-01-26T15:20:00.002+13:00

Happy Chinese New Year

2012-01-26T14:05:00.001+13:00

Independent Learning

2012-01-25T10:19:00.003+13:00

Chinese New Year

2012-01-20T13:48:00.001+13:00

Celebrate Chinese New Year!

2012-01-18T14:38:00.000+13:00

Revisiting Painting the Fence

2012-01-11T10:24:00.000+13:00

Squishy bags on the table

2012-01-10T07:55:00.000+13:00

Recently in Nursery 1, we have noticed the children's interest in sensory play. They like to sit and feel the textures around them such as scratching the pillows, squishing toys in their hands, and carrying around the textured material rubbing it in their fingers. Isaac found a soft toy, but by rubbing his hands on it, discovered the prickly texture of the velcro.

We decided to extend on this interest by providing an activity for them to touch. We made some sensory bags, one filled with cellophane, one filled with paint, one filled with flour and one filled with play dough.

This activity offers a great therapeutic/calming effect for some children and can be a sensory activity just for the sake of sensory.

Welcome Back

2011-12-29T13:35:00.001+13:00

snow

2011-12-29T11:00:00.000+13:00

Happy Holidays

2011-12-28T13:52:00.002+13:00

2011-12-22T12:38:00.001+13:00

Making Our Lunch

2011-12-16T14:26:00.004+13:00

How many more days till Christmas

2011-12-15T13:52:00.003+13:00

It's all about caring...

2011-12-13T10:16:00.002+13:00

This looks like funny yoghurt

2011-12-09T13:11:00.000+13:00

Water Exploration

2011-12-07T10:00:00.002+13:00

Christmas Party

2011-12-05T13:58:00.001+13:00

Mad Hatters Tea Party!

2011-12-02T14:40:00.003+13:00

What can you hear?

2011-12-01T13:04:00.002+13:00

Ice Babies

2011-12-01T12:03:00.000+13:00

Role Play

2011-11-29T09:57:00.002+13:00

Ball play

2011-11-29T09:29:00.000+13:00

Preschool One Hairdressers

2011-11-25T10:55:00.001+13:00

2011-11-24T10:28:00.003+13:00

Wet Sand

2011-11-23T09:44:00.002+13:00

Playing outside is fun

2011-11-22T14:22:00.000+13:00

Santa Parade

2011-11-21T14:43:00.001+13:00

Puzzle time

2011-11-18T14:26:00.002+13:00

Our New Playground

2011-11-17T13:36:00.001+13:00

Busy in the Kitchen

2011-11-16T09:11:00.000+13:00

Playdough amongst friends

2011-11-15T11:11:00.001+13:00

Swing ball

2011-11-11T14:02:00.001+13:00

Magnetic marbles painting

2011-11-10T09:31:00.000+13:00

Sand Play

2011-11-09T15:42:00.000+13:00

Slime

2011-11-08T16:14:00.000+13:00

Exploration

2011-11-07T10:56:00.002+13:00

Letters to our Mum

2011-11-05T08:45:00.003+13:00

Creating a Summer Garden

2011-11-04T15:39:00.003+13:00

Lime 'N' Lemony Lemonade

2011-11-03T10:24:00.003+13:00

Bubbles Revisited

2011-11-02T09:15:00.000+13:00

outside

2011-11-01T13:26:00.000+13:00

Language Skills

2011-10-28T14:34:00.003+13:00

Temperature

2011-10-26T10:25:00.000+13:00

Big and small

2011-10-25T11:47:00.000+13:00

Our finals party

2011-10-21T10:58:00.001+13:00

Exploring Texture

2011-10-20T11:10:00.006+13:00

Bubble Artwork

2011-10-19T13:12:00.003+13:00

Group play

2011-10-18T10:38:00.002+13:00

Exploration

2011-10-17T12:22:00.004+13:00

I am a hairdresser

2011-10-14T14:15:00.001+13:00

So long, farewell..

2011-10-13T09:58:00.000+13:00

Small Group Activites

2011-10-12T10:25:00.000+13:00

outside

2011-10-11T16:43:00.000+13:00

Tree House Construction

2011-10-10T14:03:00.002+13:00

Leaf Art

2011-10-06T12:34:00.002+13:00

Exploring Science

2011-10-05T12:55:00.001+13:00

2011-10-04T13:13:00.000+13:00

New Lawn

2011-09-30T14:26:00.004+13:00

Pleasure of Painting

2011-09-29T15:13:00.003+13:00

Experimenting with water!

2011-09-28T09:14:00.001+13:00

Exploring gloop and sand together

2011-09-27T17:11:00.000+13:00

Creating Piupiu's

2011-09-26T14:23:00.003+13:00

Having a competition

2011-09-23T13:45:00.001+12:00

Lemon soda

2011-09-21T09:40:00.001+12:00

Moving the cars

2011-09-19T17:19:00.003+12:00

National Anthem Practice

2011-09-19T11:54:00.000+12:00

Music and Movement

2011-09-14T11:26:00.000+12:00

Snap Connectors

2011-09-14T08:56:00.000+12:00

Rugby World Cup Party

2011-09-12T08:56:00.002+12:00

With our Rugby Journey flourishing in Preschool Two, we were all eagerly awaiting the start of the Rugby World Cup.

On Friday 9th September, we kick started the celebrations with a Rugby World Cup Party across the Preschool. All the children were very excited to be dressed in their chosen country and ready to proudly represent them in our opening ceremony parade. The celebrations continued throughout the day with a National Anthem performance, Haka lesson and some very yummy rugby treats, including our very own rugby cake we had made, silver fern cookies and yummy country cupcakes from Trent.

The Parade

Singing the National Anthem

The Haka with Mihaere Emery

We were lucky enough to have a special visitor Mihaere, who travels the world for the NZ Rugby Union introducing the Haka to the World. He gave us a insight into it's origin, a performance and then went through Ka Mate step by step so we could all join in.

Our Tutiro Mai Thank you to Mihaere

Who is your favourite Dinosaur?

2011-09-09T14:04:00.001+12:00

Technology

2011-09-02T13:57:00.001+12:00

Daffodil day

2011-08-31T13:08:00.001+12:00

Wooden blocks: the building blocks of learning

2011-08-30T14:51:00.001+12:00

Daffodil day

2011-08-26T13:50:00.001+12:00

Babies, Babies Everywhere!

2011-08-25T12:57:00.000+12:00

Exploring Science

2011-08-24T08:44:00.003+12:00

Exploring Science

2011-08-24T08:44:00.001+12:00

'The Clock'

2011-08-23T14:47:00.001+12:00

Celebrating Together

2011-08-22T10:32:00.003+12:00

Dinosaurs

2011-08-19T14:04:00.003+12:00

Wibble Wobble Jelly

2011-08-18T13:32:00.000+12:00

Magnetic experiment

2011-08-17T13:39:00.003+12:00

Childhood is...

2011-08-16T14:03:00.000+12:00

Grandparents Day

2011-08-15T13:49:00.002+12:00

Grandparents day

2011-08-12T14:33:00.002+12:00

Our Christmas Party

2011-08-12T13:45:00.000+12:00

Its Play Dough Time

2011-08-11T10:47:00.003+12:00

Parent Involvement

2011-08-10T09:34:00.002+12:00

Parachute play

2011-08-09T14:31:00.002+12:00

Three Billy Goat Gruff!

2011-08-08T12:32:00.002+12:00

Pre-School One Meets the Ankylosaurus

2011-08-05T15:14:00.004+12:00

There Was A Man Lived In The Moon

2011-08-05T12:54:00.001+12:00

painting

2011-08-05T10:02:00.001+12:00

Making scones again

2011-08-03T10:09:00.001+12:00