Early Childhood Activities at Little People's Landing

Oct 25, 2024

Circle Time and Activities at Little People's Landing

Introduction

  • Setting: Little People's Landing, one to two-year-old classroom
  • Age range: 16 months to 2.5 years

Circle Time Activities

Animal Sounds with Flash Cards

  • Oink oink - Pig
  • Cock-a-doodle-doo - Rooster
  • Quack quack - Duck

Singing Songs

  • Skidamarink
    • A fun song for children
  • Alphabet Song
    • Children point to the letters while singing

Color Identification

  • Colors Discussed
    • Blue
    • Black
    • Red
    • Silver
    • Purple
    • Pink
    • Green
    • Yellow

Bumblebee Song

  • A fun interactive song about bringing home a baby bumblebee

Play and Interaction

Building with Blocks and Legos

  • Children encouraged to build and share
  • Emphasis on teamwork and individual effort

Examples of Developmental Milestones

  • Saying 'No' to Adults
    • Example of developing autonomy
  • Finding Hidden Objects
    • Demonstrates cognitive development
  • Clinging to Primary Caregivers
    • Common in younger children, but still observed

Language Development

  • Encouraging repetition of words and sounds
  • Example with the word "vroom" for cars

Social Interaction

  • Emphasizing sharing and cooperative play

Story Time

Books Read

  • Stan the Steam Engine

  • Duff's Surprise

  • Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch

  • Fairy Story with Counting

  • Passenger Train Story

  • Encourages group participation and listening skills

  • Interaction with books and identifying elements

Creative Play

Role Play and Pretend Cooking

  • Pretend meals: chicken, pepper, potato
  • Emphasis on imaginative play

Counting Practice

  • Counting to five with children
  • Encouraging verbal participation

Conclusion

  • Activities focused on developmental milestones through play and interaction
  • Importance of group activities to foster learning and social skills
  • Observations on children’s progress and engagement

These notes summarize a day of activities at Little People's Landing, capturing the diverse range of learning and play activities designed to support early childhood development.