Sweet and sour

During last week my children were exploring kitchen staff. We could not believe how those little people were interested to discover any kitchen staff such as pots,  pans and lids, spoons, bags, also artificial and real food! Activity "Sweet and sour" had a purpose to introduce our children different tastes.

Texture, sensory and art

This activity combined a few purposes:
- art - painting with ketchup - infants have no idea about differences between paint and ketchup or jam, is it? They usually taste everything that they have in their hands. We sometimes are very sorry about eating a lot of pain by our children. Once or twice they tried no so tasty "paint" they will remember that they shouldn't eat the paint.
- sensory - by smashing ketchup with the salt infants can explore different kinds of tactility.

- taste - infants certainly will try this mix (ketchup and salt). My children did not like that taste!(I put a lot of salt). We tried it a few times and now no one of my older infants do not put any kind of paint in their mouths!

Some ideas about cold and hot

Babies around one 15-16 months usually are not speaking; but they may say some words and actually they understand everything. I try to communicate with babies as adult people and usually they response in the same way. This is activity for babies but I think younger preschoolers will enjoy this activity also.

There are three bottles: two with colored water - red and blue. and plain water. The bottle with red water is warm, the bottle with blue water - friezed, and plain water is in regular temperature. Try to explain children a concept of hot and cold; sure they will response in proper way!

Learning colors

Infants are good in learning. You can start learning colors from first - second month; so around one year your child will know general colors!
I made five flashcards with general colors, plain pictures and numbers.

The first week in infant room.

Hello everyone!
I am working now in infant room and feel very confused!
Look like I did not do a placement in infant room! The philosophy of my Day Care is combined with Reggio curriculum and theme based curriculum. Now I have to create a curriculum about flowers but have no idea how I can implement a activity about flowers in Infant room. If you have any idea - just share it, please!I have children around one year old.
Thank you
Lucy

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