Preschool teachers' meeting in Latvia

From February 13 to 15, in the mood of the friendship week, a training event took place in preschool groups of Jumprava primary school. This time the theme of the training event was animals. At first the guests were invited to a welcoming concert. 

After the concert we took a kindergarten tour and introduced the guests with the main activities that we do in the kindergarten in connection with the forest and fairy tales. Afterwards the visitors went to nature trails of Līgatne and got to know about animals that can be found in the trails, listened to their sounds, learned about their habits.

On the second day, the teachers of "Owlet" and "Hedgehog" groups shared their experience of how to connect reading fairy tales with exploring the forest. The guests were also involved in the activity. At the end of the activity the children learned how the names of animals sound in the languages ​​of neighboring countries and were able to compare the words.

  

Afterwards we went to Kangaru bog, under the guidance of our guide Kristaps, we followed the animal trails and learned a lot more about the plants and animals in the bog.

On the final day, we visited the "Castle of Light" (National Library of Latvia) - the largest book storage in Latvia, and learned about the diversity of animals and birds, their habits and many other interesting facts at the Latvian National Museum of Nature.

In three days, we have not only shared our experience, but also gained new knowledge ourselves.