Our Projects
Toddler - 1 to 2 years
Our term started at full speed! We are preparing our routine in the best way possible so that our little ones can learn, interact and get to know themselves. Our little ones will develop their autonomy.
And build identity through diverse activities in the “All About Me” project, which will be part of students’ routine with different proposals.
Children have their own way of understanding the world, and it is from observations and establishing a relation with reality and surroundings, that the child learns and thus builds his identity.
In this process, in search of autonomy, the child goes through many paths. Simple chores such as recognising his own name, and names of those with whom the child socialises with.
Such as teachers and colleagues, will be worked on daily.
Many will be the learnings, and the different experiences contribute to the discoveries of tastes, preferences and way of being in the world.
G2 - 2 to 3 years
At this stage of the children’s development, they are at all times having new experiences and interactions with others. Discoveries are constant, as is oral development too. The “Brown bear brown bear, What do you see?” project promotes a meaningful background for numerous activities, body, visual arts and both communication skills and imagination. Through this first question, “Brown bear brown bear, What do you see?”, the children see a parade of colourful animals in wonderful illustrations. All the text has a unique rhyming rhythm. The question repeats itself, the colour changes, as well as the animal which appears on the page that follows. Through repetition, this book by Eric Carle contributes to our student’s learning process, as they learn to name animals and colours, such as Brown Bear, Red Bird, Yellow Duck, Blue Horse, Green Frog, Purple Cat, White Dog, Black Sheep, and Gold Fish.
G3 - 3 to 4 years
“The interaction during play is part of the child’s routine, it brings many learning opportunities and is an important part of the child’s development. Through observations, it is possible to identify, for example, the expression of tastes, the mediation of frustrations, the capacity for conflict resolution and emotional control“ (free translation from the National Curriculum). With the aim of providing an environment allowing for the full development of our students, we prepared the Motion in the ocean project for G3’s first term.
Through the project, the children will study life in the ocean, the different animals that exist, the way they move, how their habitats are, as well as the choices we can make to preserve marine life. We will also have a group mascot, which will stimulate the children’s collaborative capacity, also teaching them to be compassionate and responsible, creating a sense of community and making this adaptation process more meaningful. For some children, arriving at school and seeing this mascot is the first thing they want to do.
G4 - 4 to 5 years
Throughout this term we will work on the It`s ok to be different project. The construction of one’s identity happens in a continuous process since the child is born. The It’s ok to be different project brings and investigative outlook onto each of the children as well as getting to know oneself, so that each child becomes more conscious of who he or she is, identifying that each one has his or her own way and preferences, aiming to understand his own place in the world, as well as origin.
We adopted the book “Monkey puzzle” for the term, it tells the story of a monkey which, together with the butterfly, goes in search of his mother. Along the way they find many animals with different characteristics. Apart from readings, we will have many activities based on the story. We will also have a work on each of the children’s names: a name is a stable reference, and through it, the children begin to understand more and more how writing works. Come together with us for this 1st term’s adventure.
G5 - 5 to 6 years
Our little ones grew up and with this they have new responsibilities:
English: 8h to 12h
Inglês: 8h às 12h
We will now have Power Up Activity Book and Pupil’s Book in our routine. Activities happen at school with the teacher, and some activities may be sent home.
All About Me project: Building a small memory book with special moments lived by the child. We will work on identity, group work and activities related to friendship, differences and respect.
Science Project: Sequence of activities working on building, observations, research and comparisons.
Math Project: Problem solving, building of games, quantities and proportions.
Book Project “Slowly Slowly Slowly”, said the Sloth: Readings and sequences of activities.
Portuguese: 13h to 15h
We will begin with the inclusion of Portuguese working with the book Projeto Presente – Presente Infantil 3 – Linguagem em nossa rotina. The activities will happen at school and some may be sent home.
O Grande Rabanete project: Readings with the children, handout activities
Short films: Socioemotional
Throughout this term we will be working with short films in our routine,
helping in conflict resolution and differences.
