Welcome to
Kidz Kindy @49
At Kidz Kindy @49 we provide an exciting, well balanced educational programme for children aged between 3-5 years.
Transition to school group – the ‘Owl Group’
Our Transition to School group meets daily. This small group’s focus is to develop skills to support our children with their transition to start school. We will be working on writing their names, holding their pencil correctly, identifying letter sounds and names, identifying numbers 1-10 counting in order, and enjoying books.
We understand that each child develops at their own pace, therefore our teachers plan the work carefully to incorporate all the different levels and abilities into the programme.
For more information about the programme we offer please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Activities include:
- Focus activity – based on children’s interests, includes cutting skills, writing skills, stories, completing an activity
- Art activities – painting, screen-printing, collage, finger painting, messy play, cutting, sticking, glass painting
- Manipulative activities – playdough, clay
- Individual, large/small group activities
- Baking
- Imaginative play
- Mat times – stories, finger rhymes., counting, numbers, movement, music, instruments, listening skills
- Fine motor skill activities – constructing, sorting, forming symbols, art creative activities, writing etc.
- Gross motor skill activities – climbing, pedaling trikes, ball skills etc
- Water play, sand pit
- Early literacy skills – nursery rhymes, singing, retelling stories, identifying and writing their name, forming symbols
- Early mathematical skills – nursery rhymes, counting in sequence, counting at mat time, shapes and colours, understanding mathematical concepts
- Reading and listening to stories and enjoying stories
Facebook Posts
49 have been given some reels from one of our wonderful kaiako. Today we have seen lots of awesome imaginative play - especially monster trucks and grandpas in wheel chairs. Tamariki have done a great job sharing, taking turns, and communicating to negotiate their play.
Sensory bags were super popular @49 this morning where the tamariki used their fingers to explore the textured feelings of the pom poms, glitter and bugs. Tamariki were able to work on their fine motor skills as they pushed the objects around in the bags using their finger muscles. 🌟💧
The children at 75 have had fun this week getting creative and celebrating important people in their lives. Happy Mothers Day 😊
