Pre-KG 2023/ 24 Blog 12
Schneeflocken / Snowflakes
Der Herbstzeit folgt die Vorweihnachtszeit und manchmal änderen sich die Temperaturen sehr schnell. Hier in Kobe ist es noch recht lange warm, doch nach Sankt Martin üben wir dann gleich mit unseren Kindern Weihnachtslieder und “Little Snowflake” sowie “Schneeflöckchen, Weissröckchen” stehen dieses Jahr auch auf dem Programm.
Schneeflöckchen, Weissröckchen
Von den Liedern inspiriert griffen wir die Form der Schneeflocke diese Woche als Leithema auf.
Die Kinder starteten mit einer Schneeflocken Bastelei als Schmuck für unseren Schul Tannenbaum, machten sich auf die Suche nach Schneeflocken auf Rokko Island, malten Schneeflocken auf den Schulhof und versuchten die richtigen Bilder auf ein Schneeflocken Memory zu legen.
Weiterhin wurden die Klasse Teil einer tollen Trommel Vorführung, feilte an ihren Puzzle- und Baukünsten mit diversen Konstruktions- materialien, machte ihre Herbst Mandalas fertig und gestaltete die Pinwand am Eingang mit ihren wunderbaren Arbeiten.
Nach so vielen interessanten Aktivitäten haben sich alle ein entspanntes Wochenende verdient !
We are moving from autumn to winter, but temperatures in Kobe are still fairly high, so it is hard to believe that we are already in the Pre-Christmas season.
Once DSKI has celebrated Sankt Martin, we start practicing Winter and Christmas songs with the children and “Little snowflake” and the German song “Schneeflöckchen, Weissröckchen” are on the agenda as well.
Taking a hint from the songs, we devoted this week’s learning to the shape of snowflakes.
Snowflakes are very fascinating and you can really not replicate them as no snowflakes are the same which is mind boggling.
Quote: Every snowflake really is different from one another. You might find some that are exceedingly similar (particularly at the beginning of a flake's development) but fully formed snowflakes are indeed structurally different, if only by tiniest of degrees.
The children started by making snowflakes with wooden sticks coloured with crayons, glued together and decorated with a pompon of choice.
The resulting snowflakes are adorable and will decorate our school’s Christmas tree ready for the lighting ceremony.
The Pre-Kindergarten class also went on a quest for snowflakes on Rokko Island which seemed an impossible task, but much to their delight, the children found some cute ones at the nearby shop.
On our walk, we also discovered a beautiful snowflake / star on the ground that consisted of a variety of shapes. The knowledgeable Pre-Kindergarten children knew them all, great job !
Songs and music are always part of our school and kindergarten life, so we were absolutely thrilled when our music teacher Ms.Azusa collaborated to have a famous drummer visit the school. Mr.von Baron is the father of a former DSKI student and presented us with a fantastic drum journey around the world. His performance was so interesting and got us all clapping ! Thank you so much !
The current Pre-Kindergarten class has really taken to puzzles, finishing increasingly challenging ones every week. The children also are constructing more and more complex structures, honing thus not only their hand-eye coordination, but math skills and their memory.
Do you know the game “Memory” which was invented in its present form by the Ravensburger company in 1959? Every German household owns it, often even a dozen varieties or more.
The objective is to match two same cards from many, each player turning over two at the time (from the bland side) and then memorizing the spots with the same pictures, thus gaining a pair with a good memory.
To work on the children’s understanding of same and different (a math concept) we used the Ravensburger Bear Memory for finding and matching bears (picture side only).
The next step was matching cards of different snowflakes to a set of pictures which proved quite difficult as the snowflakes looked very similar.
But the Pre-Kindergarten children displayed great zest for this new challenge and showed a good sense of cooperation by helping each other with the task and then patiently trying again by themselves.
They also drew a lot of snowflakes on the school yard, enthusiastically supported by their friends from K1 and K2 !
What a great week of discovery and plenty of interesting activities again.
Everyone deserves a relaxing weekend !
Sincerely,
Anita Ursula Mönch
DSKI Pre-Kindergarten homeroom teacher
Playgroup / EY German
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