跳，跳，跳，让我们一起跳去小兔子的家吧！

花萌教育很注重幼儿的身心全面发展，使幼儿能健健康康、快快乐乐地茁壮成长。其中幼儿健康最重要的就是体能的锻炼，所以体育课就起到了很重要的作用。老师在上体育课时也要注重幼儿全面的体能发展。

这是N1的小朋友在上体育课，这一节课的目标是让幼儿学习向某一个目标跳跃。老师先将各种颜色的小脚印铺在地上，然后放上呼拉圈设计成一条特殊、美丽的小路，小路的尽头是小兔子的家。老师问小朋友：“你们看前面是谁的家呀?”小朋友回答说：“是小兔子的家！”老师又问：“你们想不想去小兔子的家看看？” 小朋友们高兴地说：“要，要！”老师又说：“我们要沿着脚印，跳着去小兔子的家。”于是老师先示范，沿着脚印往小兔子家的方向一步一步地跳跃。然后小朋友们跟着老师，一个接一个地往前跳！

小朋友们在开心地练习跳跃的动作。

小朋友们跳啊跳啊，开心地跳着：“我跳到小兔子的家了！”，“我也到了！”，小朋友们为自己终于跳到了目的地，而高兴地拍手。老师在一旁也给与小朋友们引导和纠正跳跃的动作，并不停地给他们鼓励和称赞。

在这次的教学活动中，老师有效地把单纯的跳跃动作融入到游戏中，增加了幼儿的兴趣性和参与性，在循序渐进中使幼儿掌握了跳的技能，提高了幼儿的身体平衡能力，使幼儿的大肌肉也得到了很好的发展。

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Let's count 1, 2, 3!

Counting and recognition of numbers are basic Mathematics skills. As such, children should be encouraged to participate in various types of counting activities in order to pick up these skills successfully.

Here are just some of the many activities you can try at home! Example: Tossing a die and getting your child to count the number of circles that appear at the top of the die.

Another simple idea to introduce rational counting and number recognition is through the use of a picture book. Count the number of pictures seen in the book. To make it more fun, add an action to the activity, for example: If your child counts 3 bears, encourage him to clap his hands at the same time, clapping 3 times while counting aloud. Repeat the process for other numbers and participate in your child’s learning by clapping along with your child.

"Hmmm...what other shapes can I feel and pick out of this 'Mystery Bag'?"

Next up, recognising shapes! Children usually have an innate understanding of basic shapes and once introduced, they are able to recognise them easily.

To introduce shapes in a different yet fun and engaging way, try using a ‘Mystery Bag’! Put some basic shapes inside the bag eg:circles, rectangles, squares and triangles. The child simply needs to reach into the bag and through the feeling of touch, pick out one shape at a time to identify and name it. You can even teach your child to match same shapes and sort sizes!

So you see, with these simple and easy to prepare enjoyable activities, learning Mathematics can be engrossing, delightful and can help your child learn numbers and shapes as easy as 1,2,3!

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通过手工制作，让幼儿加深了解水果的名称和外形。

教学目标：

1、通过各种感官认识并会分辨不同的水果

2、引导幼儿学会用简短的句子说出自己爱吃的水果名称、形状、颜色以及味道等

如：我爱吃……；圆圆的苹果、长长的香蕉、紫色的葡萄、甜甜的西瓜、酸酸的橙等

3、通过各类手工活动：彩色、粘帖、材料制作等教学手段，加深幼儿对不同水果的认识

4、让幼儿主动参与活动，并能感受其中的快乐

用我的小嘴巴尝一尝，吃的水果是甜还是酸？

通过感官引导幼儿认识常见的各种水果。首先让幼儿摸出布袋里的水果，并猜一猜是什么水果，再拿出来看一看，自己猜得对不对，由此引导幼儿认识水果的名称。除了让幼儿用手摸、用眼睛看，老师还通过用鼻子闻的方法，来让幼儿进一步认识水果。让我们一起闭上小眼睛，用鼻子闻一闻不同水果的味道。

卖西瓜啰！又大又甜的西瓜！

让幼儿学习比较水果的外形有什么不同，首先摸一摸苹果和香蕉，并引导幼儿说出“圆圆的苹果”，“长长的香蕉”。让幼儿尝一尝不同的水果，并懂得分辨水果的不同味道，感觉什么是甜的，什么是酸的。老师通过念儿歌、唱歌、游戏、手工等活动，进一步认识不同的水果。如：唱歌曲《大苹果》，念儿歌《排排坐》《大西瓜》，并让幼儿知道多吃水果，身体棒！

在此次教学活动中，我们引导幼儿由内到外地认识各种水果，通过充分地观察和感受，孩子们认识到了水果的不同名称，同时对颜色、形状、味道也有了更多的认识。在活动中，我们还注意渗透幼儿交往能力的培养，注重引导幼儿充分感受并表达分享的快乐。在《分苹果》《水果店》等游戏活动中，促使幼儿在情感和能力方面得到了很好的发展。

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多元化的教学不但可以提升 幼儿感受美和表现美的情趣，还可以培养他们的想象力和创造力。  幼儿阶段最重要的不是学知识，而是让孩子形成终生受益的品质、态度、情感和能力，这非常重要。当然也要掌握一些必要的知识技能，但这并不是幼儿阶段最主要的任务。所以我们要改变以往单纯的传授，多以小朋友为活动主体，发挥他们的聪明才智，让我们的课堂生活更加多彩多姿。

看！小朋友们在进行形体训练。通过形体训练，发展小朋友动作的协调性，肢体灵活性，柔韧性，并可以锻炼他们的毅力。

小朋友们正在练习舞蹈，看他们一个个认真的样子，很可爱吧！

教师利用图文并茂的直观视觉材料，激发小朋友的语言表达能力和思维能力。

这是小朋友们在自己动手制作故事书。

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"Hmm..let me count how much money I have." says the shopkeeper

Everyone needs to understand the value of money and learn to use it wisely.

During a  Kindergarten 2 Maths activity on the concept of ‘Money’, the class was transformed into a mini convenience store where the children had the opportunity to role-play as a shopkeeper and a customer.  The objective of this hands-on, role-playing activity was to allow children the experience of shopping on their own and understanding  the concept of tendering amounts and giving change.

Before the activity, the class got into a discussion on the shopping trips they’ve had with their parents and their understanding of pricing and payment.  Next, we revised number bonds using dollars and cents.  For example, 2 fifty-cents make up $1 and 5 twenty-cents make up $1.   Lastly, children and teacher decided on the various items we should put up on sale in our make-believe shop and figured out their estimated cost .  With everything set up, it’s time for the children to role-play!

"Here's $5, can I have my change, please?" says the customer.

At the end of the activity, the teacher rounded up the children to ask questions such as: “What happens if you give the shopkeeper too much money? If  the item costs $1.50 and you give the shopkeeper $5, it that too much? Should the shopkeeper keep the $5? If not, what should the shopkeeper do?”  This helps the children think through and reflect on the many different scenarios that may arise from purchasing in real-life scenarios.  Given the broad smiles and laughter filling the room, this activity proved to be an effective and entertaining way to allow children to gain a better understanding of the concept of  ‘Money’!

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Flashcard of Letterlander Harry Hat Man

Visual
Displaying of flashcards on the wall for a print rich environment
My aim is to provide the children some prints to look at everyday, for them to eventually learn to recognise the shape of Harry Hat Man.

Visual and Auditory
The word ‘house’ is introduced as having the same beginning sound as Harry Hat Man’s ‘h’. To extend the children’s learning on the concept of a house, the story book ‘’This is Our House’ was read. The children learnt through seeing the pictures in the book and by listening to the story.

Auditory
Letterland gives life to each letter as they associate each letter with a different Letterland character! For example: Harry Hat Man hides behind the letter ‘h’ His song lyrics are so catchy that even the very young ones will have no problems singing along.

Kinesthetic
The children not only see and touch but also have a more concrete learning of witnessing a 3D house being constructed with some reusable cardboard!

Our house is too plain. Let’s roll up our sleeves and get messy painting all parts of the house!

They gained awareness of the basic structures of a house eg: walls, roof, windows, door, etc.

After all the workout with the three learning styles, Yong Quan was seen pointing to the letter ‘h’ while browsing through a story book during quiet time.

To further aid in his recognition of letter ‘h’, I flipped to the next page and prompted him to hunt for the letter ‘h’, Harry Hat Man. He exhibited awareness of the letter shape and even attempted to sound its corresponding sound.

The children were also more spontaneous to actively seek for Harry Hat Man, either when they spotted one (the display of sandpaper and flashcard with the letter shape) or when I called out for the shape ‘h’.

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"Let's create some percussion music using our rhythm sticks!"

Kindermusik’s ‘ABC Music & Me’, a music and movement programme is offered under our Creative Expression and Thematic Learning lesson for young children between the ages of 18 months to 3 years old.  The music programme  introduces general body movements, musical instruments, encourages listening and learning through multi-sensory approach such as high/low, loud/quiet, fast/slow, long/short.

In a Kindermusik class, children learn to sing, play, move and interact with one another . Through these activities, children have an opportunity to enhance their physical, social, emotional and cognitive growth. By participating in these activities, they too, learn to develop self-esteem and social skills.

All together now,"Cow in the kitchen, moo, moo, moo!"

At the beginning of every lesson, children and teachers greet one another by singing the ‘Hello’ song. This song allows the children to feel comfortable and get them all geared up and ready for learning and bopping along with the music.

Activities like singing, vocal play, movement, instrument exploration, focused listening and story-time are frequently carried out in class. Before the end of the lesson, the teacher would gather the children together again to sing the “Good-bye” song before a Kindermusik class is dismissed.

Through the Kindermusik’s ‘ABC Music & Me’ programme, we witnessed how music has brought joy and creativity and provided our children with rich sensorial learning experiences. This has reinforced our belief that every child has musical talent and music nurture the child’s physical, cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.

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幼儿做课前热身运动

Our children had the opportunity to exercise various parts of  their body through a fun and enjoyable  lesson PE lesson with Mdm Yuan.

Firstly, to get the childen ready, warm up exercises which included stretching, jumping and bending of the muscles were carried out.  Through Mdm Yuan’s  thorough demonstration, children were able to learn the correct ways of stretching without injuring themselves.

To capture the children’s attention, imagination and interest in the physical activity, a imaginary forest was created with mattresses as wet ground, balancing beams as bridges, hula hoops as mountains and bubble foams as streams! The children were divided into groups as they pretended to be  animals competing and racing through a forest laced with obstacles!

孩子们正在练习平衡的能力

The children not only practised their gross motor skills but also developed team work.  To end the whole activity, children relaxed and cooled down with simple and light exercises as they warmed down.

活动目标：1、在游戏的情境中锻炼幼儿走、跑、钻、爬、跳跃、平衡等身体技能 2、发展幼儿动作的灵活性和协调性 3、让幼儿体验小组接力运动的快乐，培养合作精神

活动开始，通过歌曲《蜜蜂做工》，引导幼儿边唱歌边随乐曲节奏做上肢、下肢、体转、体侧、下蹲和跳跃等动作，活动身体各部位肌肉关节，以便更好地开展运动。在幼儿自由活动中，教师注意关注每一个孩子的基本动作练习，给予示范、指导、纠正，让他们能以正确的姿势完成钻、爬、平衡、跳跃的动作技能，从而发展动作的灵活性和协调性。

小朋友们正在练习钻的能力

为了激起幼儿运动的兴趣，教师再次以游戏的口吻，将幼儿引入情境中，扮演小动物到森林中玩耍：交代去森林的途中先要爬过湿地（垫子）—走过独木桥（平衡木）钻过山洞（呼啦圈）—-跨过小溪（泡沫垫），才能到达目的地，让幼儿分组前进，比一比哪组小动物最先到达为胜。在游戏中，不但锻炼了幼儿身体运动的技能，而且使幼儿体验了集体运动的快乐，同时培养了与同伴之间合作的精神。

最后，幼儿跟随老师一起做放松的运动，结束活动。整个活动过程中，幼儿主动参与的性极性很高，每个孩子都非常开心地按照老师的要求进行游戏活动，从而达到了较好的活动效果。

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Next, the children discussed eagerly and cooperated among themselves to arrange the cards in order from Step 1 to Step 6. This fun and friendly competition among the groups had the children chattering loudly and excitedly!

After arranging the cards, the children tried to remember the steps as they used all sizes and colours of marker pens to write the steps down on a piece of paper. This activity allows the children to be more familiar with a letter writing experience.

The final stages of this letter writing lesson had the children thinking up and writing their lines on a  letter writing template  and lastly, being introduced to the steps of getting a letter ready to be posted by mail.

After the children’s enthusiastic writing, they folded their letters into three folds and placed them in envelopes. They sealed it with love and pasted the stamp on the right hand corner of the envelope.

With the help from the teacher, they wrote the address on the front of the envelope. The letters were then collected by the teacher for mailing, and the children were eagerly checking when their loved ones received their letters.  It was indeed a fun experience for the children to write their own letter!

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“小树，小树，快快长大吧！”

Children love water play, all sorts of water play! And for the children, turning a lesson on ’Water’  into hands-on, play time is always welcomed with open arms! This term, Mdm Chen gave the children an opportunity to learn all about water. Through fun and entertaining mini experiments, exploration and class discussions, Mdm Chen facilitated the children to learn about our water sources and many important uses of water.

"朋友，让我们一起玩吧!"

The children thoroughly enjoyed the processes Mdm Chen took them through as they explored the world of water and the ways in which they can conserve it! As always, the inquisitive children asked plenty of questions, eager to learn more and everything they need to know about water.

玩水是小朋友最喜欢玩的活动之一。今天，老师为小朋友准备了玩水的工具，让小朋友们在一起玩水。有的小朋友用水给小树和小草浇水，有的小朋友玩水枪大战，还有的小朋友用水在地上画画。玩水给小朋友们带来了快乐！

"我们一起加油，团结就是力量”

“停水了？那我们就不能洗手洗水果，不能冲厕所，连喝水都得省着，这可怎么办？没有水的生活真是太不方便了……”在我们设置的停水情境中，孩子们叽叽喳喳议论开了，他们体会到了原来没有水的生活是那么的困难，很多事情都做不了。

“我们是未来的科学家”

课堂上，孩子们通过讨论，寻找水源，寻找装水的工具，到户外为植物浇水等一系列活动让孩子自己去观察，探究，体验水在我们生活中的用途。从孩子兴高采烈的神情中，从孩子们四处探究水源的认真劲中，从孩子们专注的为植物浇水中，让我们深深感受到孩子们对美好生活的向往，对大自然的热爱。

“这么多东西，到底谁可以在水中溶解呢？”带着许许多多的好奇和疑问，孩子们开始探索了……老师为孩子在学习过程中，提供了许多探索的机会和时间，让孩子充分的发挥主动性，大胆的观察和发现，也让孩子在自己的活动中验证自己的想法是否正确，感受科学就是生活的一部分，而且是非常有趣的一部分。

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