Monthly Topic Presentation

International Kindergarte Horizons

Zelengaj 6
10 000 Zagreb
www.kindergarten.hr

SCHOOL YEAR: 2016/2017

THEME OF THE MONTH: Monsters
GROUP: DOLPHINS
TEACHER: Marina Vrbat
 Winter and Dinosaurs
AIM: OBJECTIVES:
- to develop motor skills and hand-eye - to explore emotions and feelings
coordination
- to explore monsters in stories
- to develope math skills and problem
solving - to explore puzzles and puzzle making

- to develope cooperative play, social - making monster artwork

and language skills and a capacity for - making monster decoration
creative thinking
-to encourage symbolic play

PARTNERS ON THE PROJECT:

- Children form other groups
- Teachers and pedagogical staff
- Parents
 Activities within the theme
Title of the activity:
- Nothign Scares Us
Materials used:
Story: Nothing Scares Us
Talk about monsters and
being afraid/scared and
how to treat those who
are scared
 Activities within the theme
Title of the activity:
- making monsters
Materials used:
Black paper
Scissors
Glue
Printed eyes and mouth
White paper
Markers
 Activities within the theme
Title of the activity:
- making a monster
Materials used:
Cardboard boxes
Cardboard rolls
Pre-cut cardboard shapes
Story: Where the Whild
Thins Are
Glue
Wiggly eyes
 Activities within the theme
Title of the activity:
- Monsters coming to get us
Materials used:
Monster we made
Tables
Other furniture
 Activities within the theme
Title of the activity:
- monsters out of wooden tiles
Materials used:
Corck boards
Wooden tiles
Hammers
nails
 Activities within the theme
Title of the activity: Title of the activity:
- making decoration - making decoration
Materials used: Materials used:
Paper in colour Paper in colour
Glue Glue
Wiggly eyes Scissors
Black paper in shape of
hearts in different sizes
 Activities within the theme
Title of the activity:
- making masks
Materials used:
Paper plates
Glue
Scissors
Decorative materials
 Activities within the theme
Title of the activity:
- making a pizza
Materials used:
Dough
Tomato sauce
Cheese
Ham
Oven
Spoon
Oils
Cassarole pan
 Winter and Dinosaurs
EVALUATION:
AIM: AIM:
- to develop motor skills and hand-eye - Children developed motor skills and
coordination hand-eye coordination by playing with
new toys and while making artwork
- to develope math skills and problem - Children spent a lot of time exploring
solving puzzles and creating their own with
wooden frame and blocks
- to develope cooperative play, social - Children have shown great interest
and language skills and a capacity for and demonstrated a good level of skills
creative thinking but there is more room for improvment
-to encourage symbolic play - Children imitated monsters we
introduced while reading the stories,
they also played with the monster we
made
 Winter and Dinosaurs
EVALUATION:
OBJECTIVES:
- to explore emotions and feelings
- to explore monsters in stories
- to explore puzzles and puzzle making - Children explored puzzles and puzzle
- making monster artwork
- making monster decoration
OBJECTIVES:
- We talked about feelings and what it
means to be afraid/scared, and how
should we treat those who are afaird
- Children explored books and stories
about monsters and imitated them
Where the Wild Things Are
making
- Children made monster artwork in two
dinesions and in three dimensions
- Children made monster decorations
and develped their creativity
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