Footprints FDC Mirrabooka

Today, the children showed interest in moving the car tyres around the yard so we decided it might be fun to create an obstacle course.
The boys enjoyed rolling, lifting and lining up the tyres, and engaged in problem solving to include these and other items such as the wooden ladder, to make the course reach all the way to the trampoline.
What a great way to expel some energy and incorporate team work, negotiation, problem solving and lots of language.

What better way than to have fun outside gardening and spending time with our chickens on World Environment Day. 🥰🌏🐔

World Environment Day is commemorated every year on June 5th. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness about the environment and how to protect and care for our planet.

At Footprints FDC, we decided to pull up some weeds that have been popping up around our playground equipment area and feed these to our chickens as part of our way of caring for our environment and animals.
Our chickens kindly gave us some fresh eggs in return. 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🐔

This activity provided opportunities for the children to appreciate, care for and connect with their immediate environment, making it meaningful and authentic to them. It also gave them a sense of belonging and ownership as they cared for a place they enjoy to spend time in.

This hands on experience also allowed the children to practise their language skills through the conversations we had, and exercise their fine and gross motor skills, sharing, turn taking, problem solving, trial and error, negotiation and collaboration skills as we worked together to care for and improve our outdoor environment.

At Footprints FDC Mirrabooka, we provide daily rich learning experiences that feed off the children's interests and abilities to support the growth, confidence and whole development of our very special young individuals. 💕👣