HeadStart Childcare & Early Education Centre

6 days ago

Crossroads
Today we created an obstacle course for a slightly different purpose. Typically, when creating an obstacle course, we create different obstacles so children can progress according to their abilities. Today, however, we have created several easy obstacle courses connected by intersections. We wanted the kids to have the opportunity to start in multiple directions instead of just one and develop the skills to deal with situations when they meet each other at a crossroads.

Many children have been interested in and involved in this obstacle course. At first, after experiencing the obstacle course, the children tended to find their favourite course and repeat it. Children who preferred the same course worked together as a group. When meeting other children at the crossroads, they showed new skills , such as yielding priority to each other or turning in the opposite direction by making good use of the multi-directional obstacle course.
#childrenconstruction #socialplay #creativityeveryday #socialskills #socialskillsdevelopment #socialskillsforkids #childrenbuilding #childrenconstructionplay #socialdevelopment #friendshipgoals #ChildrenFriendship #perceptualmotorskills #grossmotorskillsdevelopment #grossmotorskill #grossmotorplay #hobsonvillechildcare #headstart #Creativity #childcare #ECE #earlychildhood #multiagecentre #OutdoorPlay ... See MoreSee Less

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HeadStart Childcare & Early Education Centre

1 month ago

Origami
We wanted our children to expand their engineering skills through construction activities. We prepared an origami activity during the 4-year-old activity time that required hand-eye coordination, develops fine-motor skills and supports concentration. The children needed to concentrate, listen and watch to slowly fold the paper step by step following the teacher's instructions. When the children followed the instructions through this origami challenge, both motor and visual brain areas were activated. Children were able to use their manipulative skills, imagination and creativity to make whales, animal faces and small fish. #origami #origamiart #papercraft #papercrafts #paperfolding #paperart #childrenproblemsolving #childrenconstruction #creativityeveryday #socialplay #earlyliteracy #earlynumeracyskills #earlyliteracyskills #hobsonvillechildcare #Creativity #childcare #ECE #earlychildhood #art #headstart #multiagecentre ... See MoreSee Less

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HeadStart Childcare & Early Education Centre

1 month ago

Building a hut

Many children participated in building this hut together. We dug a sand hole and set up wooden poles. We then added wooden poles crosswise, tying the tops of the poles together. The tops were held tight together, but the bottoms were wobbly, so we had to brainstorm how to fix this problem. Together we came up with the solution to put solid wood bars around the perimeter below and tie them together. We finished the hut by covering it with a tarpaulin for shade.

Children used the huts to create a play theme while playing in the sand. Sometimes it becomes their house, sometimes a tent and sometimes it is just a space to be alone, it has become a space for their various imaginations.

The children encountered difficulties building the hut but but they worked together to think about it and find solutions.

#socialskills #socialskillsforkids #socialskillsdevelopment #childrenproblemsolving #Creativity #creativityeveryday #childrenbuilding #childrenbuildingstuff #childrenconstruction #childrenconstructionplay #childrensandplay #sandpitplay #childrencarpentry #OutdoorPlay #multiagecentre #earlychildhood #ECE #childcare #Creativity #hobsonvillechildcare #headstart #grossmotorskills #sand #openendedplay #socialplay #friendplay #ChildrenFriendship #socialdevelopment ... See MoreSee Less

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HeadStart Childcare & Early Education Centre

1 month ago

Kai Pūkaha - Engineers

Kai Pūkaha has been a source of fun and inspiration for many children at HeadStart. This project has inspired kaiako to get creative with construction as we plan for different ways materials can be used in construction creations! It has been exciting to see what the children will make using a range of resources. We’ve seen everything from using paper to construct planes and origami, to children using wood to make huts and campsites in the sandpit. This play encourages children to use their imagination to first think of an idea, and then using fine motor skills to bring their idea to life. A range of materials supports children to become competent with various tools and resources as they explore their natural and physical world. Construction also encourages problem solving and critical thinking as children work out how to make things fit in a way they want them to! Engineers – Kai Pūkaha has been such a fun project for the children and we are always amazed at what we will see created next.

Links to Te Whāriki – Exploration/Mana aotūroa
#earlynumeracy #grossmotorskillsdevelopment #grossmotordevelopment #grossmotorskills #grossmotorskill #childrenmaths #headstart #hobsonvillechildcare #creativity #childcare #ECE #earlychildhood #art #multiagecentre #outdoorplay #carpentry #childrencarpentry #sandpitplay #sandplay #sandplaying #imaginativeplay #ImaginativePlaytime #childcriticalthinking #childproblemsolving #childrenengineers #childrenconstruction #childrenconstructionplay ... See MoreSee Less

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HeadStart Childcare & Early Education Centre

2 months ago

Happy Matariki!
Matariki is a time to gather with whānau and friends to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future. #Matariki #Matariki #matariki2023 #MāoriNewYea #childrenartwork #childrenartists #childcare #ECE #earlychildhood #multiagecentre #multiagecentre #headstart #hobsonvillechildcare ... See MoreSee Less

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HeadStart Childcare & Early Education Centre

4 months ago

Happy Mother's Day to all our Mothers and Grandmums - we hope you enjoyed your hand made gifts and cards with your portraits - our tamariki loved making them for you!
#childrenartist #childrenartists #childrenartwork #childrenart #hobsonvillechildcare #headstart #Creativity #childcare #ECE #earlychildhood #art #multiagecentre #mothersday #motherlove #motherslove #Mothersday2023 ... See MoreSee Less

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