Let’s try growing vegetables

[Age 4] Start here! Let’s try growing vegetables! | Certified Kodomoen Sendan Kindergarten

Nurture life and learn the importance of food! Here are some ideas for trying your hand at growing vegetables.

It’s a wonderful way to show children how fascinating nature is and why food matters.

By growing vegetables like eggplant, cucumbers, tomatoes, and bell peppers, they can watch the thrilling process as seeds sprout and leaves grow larger.

Harvesting and eating the vegetables they raised themselves brings joy and fosters gratitude for food.

With their hands in the soil, it becomes a lovely learning time that helps them feel connected to nature.

Family Day

Create memories with your family! Here are some ideas for Family Day.

When you hear “Family Day,” you might feel like you have to do something special, but simply doing the activities you usually do at the preschool together with parents can make for a wonderful time—so feel free to give it a try.

Setting up a workshop corner where parents and children can replant flowers in the garden together is also a great idea.

How about planning a Family Day that makes the most of your preschool’s unique strengths?

Treasure Hunt Game

Let’s go on a hunt for a special treasure! Here are some treasure hunt game ideas.

These ideas will give kids an exciting, heart-pounding adventure! Follow clues to find the hidden treasure while exploring the playground or the room.

It’s so much fun to team up with friends and search, thinking, “Maybe it’s hidden over there!” As a variation, you can hide treasures and give out stickers or small gifts each time a treasure is found to make it feel extra special.

It’s a wonderful game to play with friends and teachers, enjoying the sense of accomplishment together!

Let’s explore spring vegetables

Also great for food education! Here are some ideas for exploring spring vegetables.

Many childcare centers incorporate food education activities into their monthly events, but April 19 is Food Education Day! How about expanding the time for food education activities and making it even more fun? Setting the theme to spring vegetables is recommended because children can experience seasonal produce with all five senses.

For example, a whole bamboo shoot with the skin on before cooking is quite impressive, isn’t it? It would be great to carefully record the children’s reactions and share them with their parents.

One-Day Firefighter Experience

Firefighting experience at Oizumi Nursery School on 2019-07-23

April 23, 1907 (Meiji 40) is a date established by the fire truck manufacturer Morita Group Co., Ltd.

In connection with this, it has come to be known as “Fire Truck Day.” Fire trucks, recognizable by their red color, are very popular with children.

During firefighting experience events held at preschools and similar places, explaining the different types of fire trucks and how they work can help deepen children’s interest and curiosity.

I also think inviting members of the local fire brigade to speak offers a valuable opportunity for real-life learning!

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kindergarten entrance ceremony

Entrance ceremony scenes

April marks the start of a new season—and the season for starting nursery and school.

Entrance ceremonies are filled with children whose hearts are pounding as they nervously step into a new environment, and of course, it’s a tense yet unforgettable day for parents as well.

While nerves are natural, we also want children to feel excited about the fun ahead and about life in their new nursery or kindergarten.

With that in mind, the school welcomes this day and makes preparations.

It’s a special, celebratory event—one you’ll likely look back on often through photos and videos in the years to come.

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Let’s head out with a field guide!

[For 5-year-olds] Let’s take a picture book and go find spring!

Why not head out for a walk with a field guide in hand? In spring, you can spot things like flowers in full bloom and insects becoming more active.

Take your field guide along and look up the flowers and insects you find along the way.

Discover daisies in the flowerbeds and ladybugs on trees for a delightful time.

Children can show each other the bugs they catch, pick flowers, and find natural treasures unique to spring, helping them feel the season.

With so many flowers and insects to discover, the kids are sure to be thrilled.

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