Term 2 Week 2 - The Heart

Hi…this week has been PUMPING……!!! We kicked off exploring our HEART…, where it is, what it does, what it looks like, and how to keep it healthy. We were lucky enough to have a stethoscope at hand and each child got a chance to listen to their own heartbeat or that of their friend.
Although most of the children believe that their heart is the shape of a love heart cut-out, they were amazed to see how a heart really looks and delighted to discover that by making a fist you can establish as to the size of their own hearts.
They enjoyed feeling their hearts beating at a resting rate and then to feel the difference in their heartbeat after they had done some exercise, and we dicussed how important it is to exercise regularly.
In life skills we spooned, mixed and rolled dough to make delicious heart-shaped biscuits which we then decorated with red icing and sprinkles, this activity was met with much enthusiasm by all!!
We also got to make a beautiful heart worksheet as we discussed the difference between rough and smooth.
We are building up a tactile body cut out, and will build onto him/her each week as we learn about a new body part.
Our letter focus of the week was ‘i’ – the children loved glueing their little pieces of styrofoam(ice) onto cardboard to create their very own little igloos.
We have also started our countdown to the Soccer World Cup and are currently sitting at day 48….and have been discussing counting in a descending order!
Thank you to those of you who have sent books from home…the children absolutely love bringing their books from home for me to read and to show to their classmates.
Thank you for a fun week…..watch this space……..until we chat again!
With love Morah Mandy