What do I learn at Kindy?
As an Early Childhood Education Centre we are dedicated to teaching and growing strong capable and robust children who will be ready to flourish at school.
Literacy: many activities at kindy encompass literacy.
- Children learn to recognise their name and the letters in their name.
- Each child has a special named stone in a tray which they find when they arrive at Kindy each day.
- Children also have their names on their lunch boxes and drink bottles.
- Children practise writing their name on their artworks as well.
- There is a writing desk with pencils and paper where children can practise writing and learn fine motor skills.
- Children are read to at mat time.
Numeracy: not just adding and subtracting!
- Cooking activities reading recipes and measuring quantities, counting how many items we need.
- Count spaces or items required for an activity.
- Match numbers in games recognise numbers.
- Patterning puzzles, choosing colours and grouping them.
- Seriation: finding small buckets up to larger buckets in the sandpit.
- Measuring volume in water play.
Self Help: we support and encourage self help skills.
- Opening own lunchbox.
- Learn how to take of own belongings.
- Putting shoes on without help.
- Carrying own bag.
- Blowing own nose.
- Dressing ourselves.
- Learning to know when to ask for help and when something can be done on our own.
Social Skills: one of the most important skills we gain at kindy is social skills.
- Making friends.
- Interacting with people.
- Having new experiences.
- Resolving conflict.
