The Fern Early Learning Centre Hampton Park

🌍🐠 Exploring the world map today in kinder!
The children discovered oceans around the globe and learned about amazing ocean animals and coral reefs. 🪸✨
Through discussion and hands-on exploration, they built curiosity about different habitats and the wonderful creatures that live beneath the sea. 💛🌊

♻️✨ Open-ended play with recycled materials in kinder today!
The children explored a variety of recycled resources, using their imagination to build, create, and experiment in their own unique ways. 📦🧃
A wonderful opportunity to encourage creativity, problem-solving, and sustainable thinking through play. 💛🌿

🌿🌈 Our kinder children had a wonderful time making their own playdough today!
After mixing and creating the dough, they explored using natural resources alongside their play — adding leaves, sticks, flowers, and other treasures to spark imagination and creativity. 🍃✨
A lovely hands-on experience encouraging sensory exploration, fine motor skills, and creative thinking. 💛

🌊🐠 Earlier this week, our children celebrated World Oceans Day by exploring the beauty and importance of our oceans. Through creative art, sensory play, stories, and discussions about sea life, children learned about the many animals that live in the ocean and discussed simple ways to keep our oceans clean. We loved seeing their excitement as they explored and learned together. 🌊🐢

🏃‍♂️⚽ Sports Buzz incursion in kinder today!
The children had an exciting time taking part in energetic games, movement challenges, and team activities led by Sports Buzz. 🌟
A fantastic way to build coordination, confidence, listening skills, and a love for being active! 💛✨

🌈🎲 Small group fun with coloured dominoes!
The children enjoyed matching colours, taking turns, and building their concentration skills during today’s activity. A wonderful way to encourage early maths, communication, and teamwork through play. 💛✨

🐄🌿 Farm animal fun today!
The children explored our textured grass sensory tray with farm animals, using their imaginations to create their own little farm adventures. 🐑🐖✨
A lovely activity to encourage storytelling, language, and sensory exploration! 💛

As part of National Reconciliation Week, the children participated in a range of intentional experiences that celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and promoted respect for Australia’s First Peoples. The children explored Indigenous culture through art, stories, music, and collaborative activities that encouraged inclusion, respect, and cultural awareness. Educators facilitated meaningful conversations about kindness, community, and the importance of walking together towards reconciliation as we continue to foster a sense of belonging and respect within our learning environment.

🍪👩‍🍳 Baking day fun!
Our little chefs enjoyed mixing, pouring, and decorating delicious cookies today. From counting ingredients to tasting their tasty creations, it was a wonderful hands-on learning experience full of smiles and excitement! 💛✨