Blue Gum Group Curriculum Objectives and Provocations
26th October - 12th November 2015

For the children to further develop their literacy skills:

Read children’s picture storybooks – both at LCK and home
CD storybook – ‘Wombat Stew’ and ‘Collecting Colour’
Janetta reading Italian language books during Italian classes
Identify words that start with the each letter of the alphabet
Create a literacy workstation with words, alphabet, markers, lined paper, books, worksheets, phonics awareness
Storytelling/ drama workshops using puppets and other props
Puppet shows and storylines created by the children
Cut out letters creating names, words and poems
Alphabet puzzles and games
Families encouraged to visit local libraries eg. Emerald Hill Library,
195 Bank St, South Melbourne

“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him” - Maya Angelou

For the children to develop sustainable practices and care for the earth:

Children’s books with earth matters theme – eg ‘Window’ by J. Baker
Making a scarecrow – collaborative project with other groups at LCK
Veggie patch song and props – group singing
Care for the garden – composting, watering, planting
Discuss the positive effects of growing food – fruits and vegetables for sustainable living – please supply a variety of seasons fruit/vegetables for snack times
Establish a kitchen garden- table, tools, seedlings
Planting seasonal vegetables and herbs
Use scientific experiments – ‘What happens when a plant doesn’t get water, air and sunlight?
Establish a succulent garden for spring time
Create a collaborative canvas of ‘flowers’
Planting pumpkin seeds and roasting pumpkin seeds

“Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower”
Hans Christian Andersen

For the children to extend their emerging interests in the following:

Celebrating Diwali 11th November – Hindu – the festival of lights – the awareness of the inner light
Celebrating Origami Day 11th November – Japan – honouring the ancient art of creating intricate objects and complex shapes out of square pieces of paper
Making teepees out of bamboo sticks – creating outdoor cubbies
Discuss different countries, cultural diversity and languages
Paintings using dyes and crayon resist
Obstacle course – interest extended from the Obstacle-a-thon fundraiser
Variety of different construction sets eg. Polyms and Lego
Puzzles and games of varying degrees of difficultly
Drawing in ‘dream diaries’ – open-ended reflective drawing books
Threading using beads, paper, cardboard, ribbon
Water play with science equipment
Imaginative play – dolls, farm set, dinosaur world, castle, dolls house
Blocks with new addition of wooden and foam pieces
Sand with volcano, Jurassic park, dinosaurs

“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last,
"What's the first thing you say to yourself?"
"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"
"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said.” ― A.A. Milne

Please note that new learning experience will be added and others modified as the curriculum evolves to meet the interests and needs of the children.

VEYLDF: Children are connected with and contribute to their world (community), Children are confident and involved learners (learning), Children have a strong sense of identity (identity), Children have a strong sense of wellbeing (wellbeing), Children are effective communicators (communication)

Specialist classes:

Italian language program with Janetta on Wednesday’s – weekly (30mins)
Music program with Von on Thursday’s- fortnightly (60mins)

Upcoming events:

Curriculum day – Monday 2nd November – LCK closed - child free day (teacher professional development training day).
Melbourne Cup public holiday – Tuesday 3rd November – LCK closed.
LCK Fundraising Event – 28th November – 4-7pm