Taking a look into the Toddler Room
24 Aug, 2014
The toddlers are very busy in their room on a daily basis between circle time, activities, dancing, outdoor play and using their imagination when playing. So what do the toddlers get up to when their Mommies and Daddies are not around? The toddlers enjoy using their imagination and they also look out for each other. We were recently very impressed by the way Zach helped 2 of his friends who had taken a bit of a tumble when they were pretending to be bumper cars and bumped off each other! Zach held out his hand to each of them, helping them to their feet and…
In the last few days we have noticed more and more butterflies joining us with our summer crafts. This week the Montessori class at Crawford Childcare Creche, Glanmire painted their face and flapped their wings and enjoyed playing with our new butterfly friends. During the year we looked at caterpillars. It is wonderful to experience the last stage of the butterfly life cycle. We are learning a song to sing to our butterfly friends. Butterfly Song 5 Little butterflies sitting on a door 1 flew away and then there were 4 Butterfly butterfly Fly fly away Butterfly butterfly Happy all day 4 Little butterflies sitting…
As the saying goes “time flies when you are having fun”. This is certainly true for the Montessori class at Crawford Childcare in Glanmire. We are a little over half way through our summer camps. We can hardly believe it. We are enjoying a wide range of outdoor activities which include hula hooping, football, balancing games, parachute games, bubble chases. There could be a footballer or two in the making amongst the class or even a professional hula hooper. We have also had plenty of indoor activities this week when we have needed to take some shelter from the sun. We have decorated our class…
We all know when living in Ireland our summer may only last a week or two and then we are back to high rainfall or we can even get the four seasons in one day. You look out the window to see that it’s raining during these summer months so what activities can you do with young children. There’s no need to struggle for money to take the children out to the cinema or activity centres, in your home there is so much to do with not spending a single cent. Here are some ideas for imaginative indoor play that won’t break the bank. Music…
Lately in the baby room in Crawford Childcare in Cork there has been a lot of focus on everything to do with spiders. Interests range from Spiderman whom Tiarnan’s brother Cormac brought in for us all to see, to Incy Wincy himself. The children have really enjoyed listening to our rhymes “Incy Wincy Spider” and “Little Miss Muffet” although Aoife and Peig seem to have become a little more protective of their porridge! Robert, Eilish and Amelie have been providing us with some actions for Incy Wincy and the baby room team are all trying to master it as well as this terrific trio. We…
“Through a chink too wide comes in no wonder” (Patrick Kavanagh). Lately we have forgotten the importance of playing outdoors and instead focused on rote, academic learning. Nowadays once outdoor play is mentioned, words such as messy, dirty, laundry, illness and unhygienic come to mind which is crazy as we forget the benefits such as teaching children how to; • Help themselves such as tying their coats, fastening their shoes and putting on hats. • Share and take turns as individuals and also part of a group using new materials such as sticks, leaves, bugs and flowers. • Express themselves with the…
Summer camps have started for our 3 to 5 years in Crawford Childcare in Glanmire. The weather has been kind (mostly) allowing lots of outdoor play and physical activity. World cup fever has helped spur us on! Structured games include warm ups and cool down activities. Favourites include Rabbits, Squeeze, Animals, Sticky bits and other more traditional games like Simon Says, Obstacle courses, Duck duck goose and What time is it Mr Wolf? Children also have free play time to choose and create their own games using the available equipment. Even when the weather has meant we have needed to stay inside we still stayed…
Last week was a busy fun filled week at Crawford Childcare in Cork. Our ECCE pre school year has come to an end which we celebrated with a fabulous performance of songs learned over the year, our graduation ceremony and party. I think we will all be singing our show’s finale Firework for a while courtesy of Katy Perry: Cause baby you’re a firework Come on and show them what you’re worth Make em go, Aah aah aah As you shoot across the sky-y-y Baby you’re a firework Come on and let your colours burst Make ‘em go, Aah aah aah You’re gonna leave…
Bullying behaviour is typically associated with older children. The danger of this is that bullying maybe overlooked in the pre-school years. Pre-schoolers are learning to experiment socially and it is sometimes difficult to differentiate between this and emergent bullying. Bullying may include physical aggression, exclusion, rejection, verbal assaults and ridicule. The odd disagreement or falling out is normal for pre-schoolers. However alarm bells should start ringing if a child appears to enjoy seeing others hurt. Deliberately hurting others whether physically or emotionally is always unacceptable. Bullying can cause stress, fear and anxiety. The behaviour may harm victims’ and perpetrators’ development. If you are…
June is a very busy month for all of us here in Crawford Childcare, Glanmire, Cork! Our Montessori children are busy preparing for their big Graduation Day! As their year in Montessori comes to an end and they prepare for primary school we are busy putting together our Montessori song book and getting out our graduation gowns and caps. All of us here in the Montessori are super excited! The countdown is on! We here in Crawford Childcare, Cork are so excited to see Mr Sun shining again. We love to play in our outdoor area – with both water and sand, we sometimes like…
