Projects/Activities for children age 4 - 7

Number of project Number of subject Subject Physical activities/Sports Topic T h e s u n a n d t h e r a i n Task/game

1.

1.1.

Game:sunshine, rain We talk about the weather: sunshine, rain, clouds and their influence on the environment and daily life Relations: More and less; the children glue and count drops on a picture We make a decoration/poster by tearing out paper in the shape of sun, clouds and rain drops and coloring it We teach the rhyme: Rain rain go away, come again an other day, (name of the child) wants to play, Rain rain go away

1.2.

Environmental knowledge

1.3.

Mathematics Hand-works (drowing, painting, origami e.t.c.)

1.4.

1.5.

Literature / music

2.

2.1.

Physical activities/Sports

2.2.

Enviromental knowledge M y f a m i l y

Ball games: the "cat" in the middle; to score goals by throwing the ball into the gate We talk to the children - Their situation at home. - The children's work and tasks at home. - The children's gender difference To count to 6. Relationships: older-younger, taller-shorter 1. To draw their family Learning how to draw people. 2. Pictures/drawings with many colours. We make puppet from wool.

2.3.

Mathematics

2.4.

Hand-works

f a m i l y

2.5.

Literature / music

The first umbrella is red. It keeps rain off my head. The second umbrella is yellow. For a very lucky fellow. The third umbrella is blue. It is one that I drew. The fourth umbrella is brown. I will carry it to town. The fifth umbrella is green. Fit for a king or a queen! Learning about different kind of animals and the way they move: lion, elephant, krokodile, monkey, giraffe, zebra, spider, scorpion You can do a lot to protect the environment - for a start, protect the animals around you. To count to 6. Relationships: big, bigger; small, smaller; long, longer; To create animals: drawing, painting, origami The lion and the mouse (tale)

3.

3.1.

Physical activities/sports

3.2.

Enviromental knowledge

3.3.

Matematics

3.4. 3.5.

Hand-works Literature Physical activities/sport

T h e r e l s i e f r e v a i t n i o t n h e

4.

4.1.

Game: Fire - wind - lion T h e t h w e i n s d a n a d n d

4.2.

Enviromental knowledge

4.3.

Mathematics

4.4. 4.5.

Hand-works Literature / music

The children experience with different natural materials: sand, stone, water, air Search: more and less: How much water or sand are in the several forms (pots, glasses)? We build sandcastle. On the top we make national colour flag of Botswana. The north wind and the sun tale by Aesopos

5.

5.1.

Physical activities/sports

T h e m i c e

Game: Tig with "mouse-tail"

T h e m i c e l i k e c h e e s e

5.2.

Enviromental knowledge

We present milk as food (many African children have never tasted milk). The children have possibility to try that. We talk to kids: what the men make from the milk? (yoghurt, cheese e.t.c.) Why is milk healthy? To count to 6. Board game: mice We make a puppet-show: mouse, lion, tree, dessert, trap Hickory Dickory Dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down! Hickory Dickory Dock.

5.3.

Mathematics

5.4.

Hand-works

5.5.

Literature / music

6.

6.1.

Physical activities/sports

T h e m o n k e y s

6.2.

Enviromental knowledges

6.3. 6.4.

Matematics Hand-works

b a n a n a l s i k e t h e

Game: hopscooch We talk to children about the fruits and the vegetables in Ghanzi. The children try the several flavours: sweet, sour, salty To count to 8. Relationships difficult forms: round, cube, delta We make puppet-ring from wool. Incy Wincy spider climbed up the water spout. Down came the rain and washed poor Incy out. Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain. And Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout again. Game - rally/ race with different tasks We make a visit with the children to the local market in Ghanzi.

6.5.

Literature / music

7.

7.1.

Moves/sport

W e a r t e h e s h m o a p r p k i e

7.2.

Enviromental knowledges

W e a r t e h e s h m o a p r p k i e n t g i n

7.3.

Matematics

Board game: shopping in the market We teach the children the elemental hygiene related habits: cleaning/washing their hands, brushing their theeth, how to comb one's hair etc. fabula: The cat, the chicken and the fox

7.4. 7.5.

Hand-works Literature / music

8.

8.1.

Phisical activities/sports

T h e t r a f f i c i n G h a n z i

8.2.

Enviromental knowledge

Game: Traffic lights We speak to the children about facts directly related to them: What is their name? Where do they live? What is the name of their country, and setlement?

8.3.

Mathematics

8.4.

Hand-works Literature / music

8.5.

Card games with numbers the children prepare to count. Our house - the children draw or paint their house, where are they live We listen together with the children to the Botswana's National anthem

9.

9.1.

Physical activities/sports

W e m a k e a b u s t r i p

9.2.

Enviromental knowledge

Game(standing in the line): we learn how to travel by bus We have a trip by bus to D'kar (40km) and visit on the wildlife ranch founded by Kuru Family.

9.3. 9.4.

Mathematics Hand-works

Board game: dominos We create a car or a bus by using different materials

k e a b u s t r i p 9.5. Literature / music

On the bus The wheels on the bus go round and round Round and round, round and round The wheels on the bus go round and round All through the town. (Roll hands over each other)

10.

10.1.

Physical activities/sports

Competitions in the line with sticks

10.2.

Enviromental knowledge

We play with children from the school.

10.3.

Mathematics

M y s c h o o l

10.4.

Hand-works

10.5.

Literature / music

Test: to count until 10. We teach how by using the needle - the children can create a flower-gift on the paperboard with wool. Boys and Girls What are little boys made of, made of? What are little boys made of? Snaps and snails and puppy-dogs tails; And thats what little boys are made of, made of. What are little girls made of made of? What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice, and all thats nice? And thats what little girls are made of, made of.

dren age 4 - 7
Skills Physical/motor development Verbal communication skills and cognitive knowledges Counting skills, cognitive skills: contrasting Comments

fine movement skills

short time memory, fantasy

Physical and movement skill Verbal communication skills and identify the girls and boys Counting skills, cognitive skills: contrasting cognitive skills, to know colours: brown, blue, white, black, yellow, green, red and pink

short time memory, fantasy

Physical/motor development, fantasy Verbal communication skills and cognitive knowledge Count skills, cognitive skills: contrasting fine movement skills, fantasy short time memory, fantasy Physical/motor development Verbal communication skills, perception and cognitive knowledge cognitive skills contrasting, perception Public skills: Identifying the children moral skill Physical/motor development, counting skills

Verbal communication skills, perception and cognitive knowledge. Counting skills, public skills

fine movement skills

short time memory, imagination

Physical/motor development

Verbal communication skills and perception Counting skills, cognitive skills thinking, logical skills fine movement skills

short time memory,fantasy Physical/motor development Verbal communication skill and perception, and the polite attitude

Counting skills, cognitive skills thinking, logical skills

Cognitive knowledge, fine movement skills short time memory, fantasy

Physical/motor development, cognitive skills thinking

Verbal communication skills, thinking and memory Counting skills, cognitiv skills thinking, logical skills fine movement skills, memory musician skills identify Physical/motor development, public skills

Experience and perception Counting skills, cognitive skills thinking, observation fine movement skills

short time memory, fantasy Physical/motor development, public skills

Verbal communication skills and perception Counting skills, cognitiv skills thinking, logical skills

fine movement skills

short time memory, sex identify

Number

Aim Prevention of diseases

Topic

PROJEKTS FOR ADULTS Task

Materials

A/1.

A/2.

Prevention of diseases Prevention of diseases The mothers get information about feeding/nurturing of their children The mothers get information about feeding/nurturing of their children The mothers get information about nurturing their children The mothers get information about nurturing their children We learn together about the local people's culture We learn together about the local people's culture

A/3.

We speak and show how to Personal Hygiene properly wash a baby We speak about the appropriate clothing for the children. If neccesarely, we teach how to sew the clothes Personal Hygiene (sewing). We speak about that how to Common avoid many siknesses, and diseases have a First aid. We speak about that what to feed the children in order for them to be healthy? We give information/advise on early childhood, how to raise the children aged 3 to 6? We give information on middle childhood development, how to raise the children aged 6 to 10?

First Aid kit

A/4.

The children's eating habits

Poster on healthy food

A/5.

The children's development

A/6.

The children's development

A/7.

A/8.

A/9.

A/10.

We give information/advise on childhood period, how to raise children aged 10 to 14? We are singing and dancing the local songs and dances Traditional culture with the families. local instruments We search old men (grandparents) who can tell Traditional culture traditional stories or tales We organize up afternoon We learn together programs, where the old men about the local tell stories or tales to the some food and people's culture Traditional culture others refreshments The children's development

Comments

Book: Where there is no doctor by David Werner(2010)

Book: The development of children by M. and Sh. Cole