Little hands in Denmark

Kindergarden open at 6.30 and close at 16:45. But lots of childeren come to kindergarden at 9.oo And the children ages 2 to 9. Kindergarden have 3 groups; 2-3 ages, 4-5 ages, 5-6 ages. My group was 3 years old.

In Turkey, kindergardens open at 9.00, closed 18.00. Because the women usually work until 18.00. And we have very different system for ages and days. Ages system look like Danish system. And days system...we have 3 opinions for day. First total day ( 9.oo to 18.oo), half day in the morning ( 9.00 to 12.00), half day at afternoon ( 12.00 to 18.oo )

The Kindergarden's building was very old, looks like the others home. It has lots of small rooms.( playing room, kitchen, music room, meeting room for teachers and childrens families, small toilets for childeren, pedagogy room, a garden with same swings,slides)

When I arrived the Kındergarden, childen camed the kindergarden. And they ate some fruits together. My group has 16 childen. So my group has 2 teacher.Because childeren ages 2-3 so ıts very difficult. When the children finished their fruits, they went to play. Boys choosed to play with cars, puzzles and lego. Girls prefered to play Cındy babies, clothes,lego and puzzle too. Some children played on the table, some children play on the floor. Lots of children wore house shoes. The toilet and floor were very clean. And only one child known English. Another children spoke Danish and babies language (:

And than we went to the playing room and played a game. It was name 'hav hav'. childrens sit down shaped circle.One child came in the circle and lied the floor. Teacher cover the child with sheet. And than put a dog meal ( look like bone ) on the child. They started to say song. And than teacher gived to bone a child silently. After the song, the child who was in the circle, stand up. The others childeren was hiding their hands to their back. and child went their friend and said 'hav hav'. Looked friends hand. ıf the meal wasnt in the hand, tried another person. And they said some song about flying.

And we had a birthday party. Kamma' s was being 3 years old. Kamma went to out with teacher to put a flag in garden. I wached Kamma from the window with children. And than we had a big cake with milk. After the cake, children ate their lunch. ( Their family prepared for child at home. They have lunch boxes ) In the lunch boxes were fruits, sandwich, cucumbers, .... Childeren ate their lunch theirself. But they didnt use forks. Because they had very liitle hands and fingers (:

And the childrens mental developments were very high level. I understood it to children paiting.

Becuse normally for 2-3 years, only a head with hair nose and mouth. So i think ıts great for Danish children.

ı realy enjoy the spend my time in Kindergarden. So ı am waiting another visiting (: