The Kinder Gardener

It's Road Safety Week here in Kindergarten, please click the link below for some brilliant road safety resources...

http://www.mynrma.com.au/motoring-services/education/road-safety-games-and-downloads.htm

Road Safety Teachers' Resources | Primary School Resources | NRMA Education Center | NRMA... These road safety resources have been created for schools, parents and children to explore road safety games, newspaper articles and activities that can be completed individually or in discussion with teachers, peers or parents.

This afternoon in Kindergarten the children have been working as group to tell a story whilst creating their own illustrations on an A5 piece of white card. The Kinders took it in turns to add a sentence or two to the story, which I copied down the side of the card whilst they drew pictures to accompany their version of events. I began the story with "there was once a man who lived on the moon...."

http://www.kidsinthehouse.com/toddler/play-and-downtime/5-benefits-of-outdoor-winter-play

Some of the many benefits of cold weather outdoor play...

5 Benefits of Outdoor Winter Play

http://www.yummygardensmelbourne.com/winter-vegetable-garden.html

Winter Vegetable Garden What and when to plant in your Winter vegetable garden in Melbourne.

The colder weather hasn't stopped us from getting outside, this week in Kindergarten the children used their fine motor skills to paint a branch we found in the outdoor environment. Once the branch was dry we planted it in flower pot. Afterwards the children and I weaved various colourful wool in between the smaller branches. The children continued to used the base of the branch as a farm, filling it with beautiful stones and wooden animals.

http://www.kidspot.com.au/subsection+162+Easter-Crafts.htm

Some 'eggsellent' Easter craft ideas...

Hop to it! Easter crafts, activities and games for kids Find Easter crafts to make with kids for the Easter holiday including an Easter basket, Easter eggs, Easter bonnet and other Easter activities for kids.

The best things come in small packages.

Credit: Puzzles Family Day Care.

Suitcases are so handy to set up small play spaces for the children and they are easily packed away to store.

An awesome idea for the colder months ahead.

http://johnsonwarren.hubpages.com/hub/milk-jug-igloo

How to Build a Milk Jug Igloo Igloos are cool. You can easily build an milk jug igloo in your classroom with some planning, lots of milk jugs and hot glue.

The endless opportunities...

http://happyhooligans.ca/10-stone-activities-for-kids/

10+ Ways to Play with Stones - Happy Hooligans Fun! Educational! Easy! 10+ ways to add simple stone activities to your child's indoor and outdoor play space today!

http://bit.ly/1K0Oy0H

Interesting read...

Practical Tips for Raising Earth-Conscious Children Children these days have many technological distractions that keep them busy and less connected with the environment. Many parents seem to be forgetting the importance of teaching children about their intrinsic connection to the earth and their role in protecting the planet for future generations. T…

To help familiarise children with the concept of 'time' try hanging the classroom clock at the child's eye level.

Our simple but effective Autumn collages...