SPONTANEOUS ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY ONE: THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
Description:
After reading the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, I helped the children make caterpillars out of play dough, after they expressed an interest in caterpillars and other bugs.
Connection to ELECT:
Preschool Kindergarten, 3.7: Enjoying Literacy - The children were able to make a connection between the story and their play.
ACTIVITY TWO: POLICE BIKE
Description:
While using a riding toy, a child asked for me to help them in attaching stickers to the bike, so it would look more like a Police Motorcycle.
Connections to ELECT:
Preschool Kindergarten, 1.9: Interacting with Adults - The boy felt confident enough to ask me for help in creating his police bike.
Preschool Kindergarten, 4.3: Representation - Using dramatic play as a way to act out policing tasks.
Preschool Kindergarten, 5.2: Gross Motor; Riding - Driving the riding toy around the room in circles and in lines.
ACTIVITY THREE: PICTURE FRAMES
Description:
While at the creative table I noticed a child drawing pictures and then using stickers to try to frame them. I asked him what he was doing, he responded by saying he is making picture frames and asked if I wanted to help him.
Connections to ELECT:
Toddlers, 3.2: Expressive Language; Questions - This boy asked me if I wanted to help him create more picture frames.
Toddlers, 5.2: Fine Motor; Making a Mark - Holding and using crayons to create pictures.
Toddlers, 5.2: Fine Motor; Pincer Grasp - Correctly using stickers to make picture frames.
ACTIVITY FOUR: FISHING
Description:
While at the water table, children said they were fishing when they were collecting items with nets and transferring them over to buckets. I responded by bringing them plastic fish toys to use in their play. The children were also counting and comparing the number of 'fish' they had to their friends.
Connections to ELECT:
Preschool Kindergarten, 1.6: Cooperating - Playing alongside others and sharing the play materia\ls.
Preschool Kindergarten, 4.12: Counting - Counting the 'fish' as they collect them.
ACTIVITY FIVE: PARENTING
Description:
While in the dramatic play centre, children expressed an interest in parenting the baby dolls that they found. I offered Children assistance in learning these tasks when they asked. I showed the children how to hold, feed and dress their Dolls.
Connections to ELECT:
Toddlers, 1.3: Parallel Play - Children were playing next to each other, without conversation.
Toddlers, 3.2: Expressive Language; Questions - Children asked for help on how to perform certain tasks.
Toddlers, 4.7: Symbolic Thought, Representation and Root Skills of Literacy; Representation - The children were pretending to parent their dolls.