1. WHAT DO I LEARN AT CAMBERLEY KINDERGARTEN? Firstly and most importantly I learn… About developing learning dispositions of courage and curiosity, trust and playfulness, perseverance, confidence and responsibility About problem solving, analysis, hypothesis, estimation, prediction, classification, comparison, exploration, experimentation, reflection and evaluation To be away from you – my whanau – which may take timeTo complete a task or activity To collaborate with my peers in small and large groupsTo collaborate with my teachers and other adults To work alone, exploring and experimentingTo take turns and negotiate To share and co-operateTo make choices and be independent To question and answerTo ask for help from my peers and my teachers Routines, rules, customs and regular eventsShare things about my life outside of the Centre About the world around meHow things work About the tools of literacy i.e. pens, rulers, books, paperAbout the tools of numeracy i.e. number games and resources “I need to learn all of these things to grow up as a confident and competent person” “I learn a lot from working in a variety of areas around the centre” COLLAGE, DRAWING, PAINTING: are important areas for me to express myself creatively in my own way. I develop skills such as cutting, placing, holding a pencil, pen, paint brush or crayon and writing BOOKS, STORIES: open up a world of make believe, introduce me to the make up of books (author/illustrator/spine/title page) and to the concepts of print. I learn about sounds & symbols of language BLOCKS: develop my building and balancing skills as well as my imagination. Many maths concepts are learned here because blocks are made in wholes, halves, quarters, triangles, circles, rectangles DOUGH: is fun to touch and squeeze and is quite a settling activity. My hand muscles (that I use for writing and painting) develop and I learn lots of maths concepts e.g. length, volume, weight, fractions PUZZLES: help me to learn about shapes, colours, positioning and other maths concepts. My co-ordination, memory and concentration and perseverance also develops SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY: is learned through interacting with the natural, social, physical and material worlds. I learn by doing, asking, guessing and planning. At the carpentry table I can use real tools MUSIC, MOVEMENT: help me to develop my sense of rhythm, co- ordination, control and memory. Music is another way I can develop different ways to be creative and expressive SAND, WATER: are great fun as well as offering opportunities to learn about volume, weight, floating/sinking, empty/full, heavy/light and technological tools like pulleys DRAMATIC PLAY: provides opportunities for me to use my imagination and to act out my feelings and fears as well as learn about culturally valued activities that I see adults around me doing (e.g. cooking) GROSS MOTOR PLAY: helps me to gain confidence and control over my body. I can actively explore my world using all my senses as well as the materials, resources and equipment my teachers provide