SONG OF THE YEAR
UAE National Anthem
SONGS OF THE WEEK
Arabic Song
To listen to the song of the week for our Babies, kindly click on the link below:
Five Little Airplanes
To listen to the song of the week for our Playgroup I, kindly click on the link below:
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
To listen to the song of the week for our Playgroup II, kindly click on the link below:
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
To listen to the song of the week for our Foundation Year, kindly click on the link below:
Rain Song
Supporting Thinking Skills in Children
OUR BABIES
Babies are active and
curious learners, busy watching, thinking and trying to work things out. They
learn and grow through new
experiences, especially new play experiences. Through play, babies
develop the skills to think, understand, communicate, remember, imagine and
work out what might happen next. These skills are all part of a baby’s
cognitive development. For babies, play is mostly about back-and-forth interactions with adults.
When adults interact with babies during play, they give them important
information that they use to understand the world. Consistent, nurturing
experiences help babies make sense of the world around them. These experiences
literally build their brain architecture.
OUR PLAYGROUP I
Toddlers are little
scientists. They are eager to figure out how everything works. They do this
through “experiments.” They might throw a ball to the ground and see that it
bounces, then throw a doll to see what it will do. They also learn to use
objects as tools—for example, using a stick to try to get an out-of-reach toy. Their
growing memory takes on an important role in helping them learn. For example,
they imitate what they see others do, even hours or days later. Therefore, it
is important that we follow their lead and create lots of chances for toddlers to “test out” the new ideas and
concepts they are learning.
OUR PLAYGROUP II
Toddlers have a
greater understanding of the world around them by this stage. Their cognitive
development continues to increase during this period. The ability to learn new
skills, understanding of concepts, begins to make sense of current events,
solve problems and use of memory steadily improves. Toddlers begin to interpret
the meanings of their experiences and they also have a vivid imagination. Supporting,
guiding and nurturing their growing thinking skills will help them become a good problem-solver.
OUR FOUNDATION YEAR
Between three and four,
children become more sophisticated thinkers. They have a more clearer sense of
time, they can count objects, and they can recall large parts of stories they
have heard. Alongside these new skills, children become increasingly creative
in their fantasy play. Children become increasingly capable of analyzing the
world around them in more complex ways. As they observe things, they begin to
sort and categorize them into different categories, often referred to as schemas.
Since children are becoming much more active in the learning process, they also
begin to pose questions about the world around them. "Why?" becomes a
very common question around this age. Play is the natural way young children learn. Even when it looks like
preschoolers are just playing, their brains are hard at work putting together
vital knowledge about the world. There is no one strategy to support and
teach children how to think critically. As adults, our role may sometimes be to
ask open-ended questions to guide the thinking process. In other cases, it may
be more appropriate to allow children to experiment and refine their theories
on what causes things to happen.
AFTERNOON KIDS' CLUB
