The document summarizes a monthly theme presentation for an international kindergarten on the topic of knights. It describes the aim and objectives of exploring how knights lived and introducing STEM activities. It outlines various activities carried out with the children, including making shields, finger puppets, catapults and armor. It evaluates the children's increased familiarity with knights and greater interest in STEM activities, as well as growth in expressing opinions and creative self-confidence. Partners who supported the project are also acknowledged.
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The document summarizes a monthly theme presentation for an international kindergarten on the topic of knights. It describes the aim and objectives of exploring how knights lived and introducing STEM activities. It outlines various activities carried out with the children, including making shields, finger puppets, catapults and armor. It evaluates the children's increased familiarity with knights and greater interest in STEM activities, as well as growth in expressing opinions and creative self-confidence. Partners who supported the project are also acknowledged.
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Monthly Topic Presentation
International Kindergarten Horizons
Zelengaj 6 10 000 Zagreb www.kindergarten.hr
SCHOOL YEAR: 2016/2017
THEME OF THE MONTH: Knights GROUP: Fireflies TEACHER: eljka kori Knights AIM: OBJECTIVES: - Discovering who were knights and - making a poster what we know how they lived about knights? - Introducing and recognizing STEM - making knight's armour activities in everyday activities - encouraging free STEM creativity
PARTNERS ON THE PROJECT:
Our partners in achieving our aims and goals were Smart Bears and their teacher for enabling us additional time and space to work as well as joining us in activities; kindergarten pedagogical staff for providing support and parents for supporting our project and achievements by providing additional unshaped materials. encyclopedias and posters. Activities within the theme Title of the activity: Introduction to Knights Materials used: - written down comments of the children - cardboard - tempera colours - aluminum foil - liquid glue Introduction to Knights Activities within the theme Title of the activity: Living as Knights Materials used: - castle - free dramatic expression - story: Manners Matter - costumes Activities within the theme Title of the activity: Making Shields Materials used: - cardboard - pencils - scissors - tempera colours - sponges - liquid glue - aluminum foil - hot glue gun for attaching the handle at the back Making Shields Activities within the theme Title of the activity: Knight Finger Puppets Materials used: - paper - scisors - markers Knight Finger Puppets Activities within the theme Title of the activity: Catapults Materials used: - wooden sticks - rubber bands - pool noodle - plastic cup/plate/container Catapults Activities within the theme Title of the activity: Knight's Armour Materials used: - cardboard - paint - velcro - hot glue gun - strips of cloth - liquid glue - collage paper Knight's Armour armour plates Knight's Armour swords Activities within the theme Title of the activity: Storming the Castle Materials used: - castle walls - catapults - old magines and newspaper Storming the Castle Activities within the theme Title of the activity: Building Castles Materials used: - wooden blocks - things around us Building Castles Knights - EVALUATION AIM: - Discovering who were knights and how they lived Children were familiar with knights but could not fathim that at the time of knights there were no guns, electricity and modern day commodities the fact prooved to be an interesting challenge to children's imagination
- Introducing and recognizing STEM activities in everyday activities
Children showed a great interest in STEM type of activities and they proved as a good way to expand children's interest in the activity. Since they are of younger age they still need a bit of a encouragement when creating individually while they are openly active while exploring finished products or the process of making it self. Knights - EVALUATION OBJECTIVES: - ecouraging expressing one owns oppinions and knowledge Children grew more confident in expressing their ideas, oppinions and experiences. Older children showed greater openness to accept other children's ideas - encouraging self-confidence in one owns creative process Children were more prone and open to create on their own and ba their own ideas without quiting at the first obstacle - encouraging free STEM creativity Children began adding STEM elements to their game and constructions though sometimes only in word and immagination explaining how it works but not exactly creating it which didn't prevent the group from accepting the qualities and playing the way it was designed.