Story time at Ikhayalethemba
Story time at Ikhayalethemba continues to be a popular part
of the day. Each morning the children
start the day with “Circle time”. This is a time when we sit in a circle with
the volunteers and children and sing our morning “Hello song”. We follow this with a variety of other action
songs aimed at developing the children’s English skills. It’s great to see our
toddlers being so involved as they learn more and more words. We then bring out
the book bag and the children choose books that they can either look at
independently or read with one of the volunteers. What we have been really pleased with, is the
care the children show for the books and also the way they really get to know
the stories that they enjoy. Even the
toddlers know exactly which books to choose to find their favourite animal
pictures and stories. The children
listen intently when they are being read to and if they are looking at a book
on their own, they will often tell a familiar story in their own words. These are both such important steps in the
development of the children’s English language skills. This is where a true
love of books can begin.
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