Spontaneous Play! “Children reap many benefits from being involved in dance lessons, soccer leagues and other organized activities. Spontaneous, active play that kids initiate themselves is an equally important part of healthy development. Spur of the moment activities can be just as fun and provide many of the same health benefits as organized fitness. Plus,…
This week in Quartz room the children were very interested in “Going places”. They showed their interest by building trains with chairs and listening to train sounds on the tablet. Outside they created a very interesting and high structure with big blocks and they were pretending that it was a train and sometimes an airplane!…
This week in Sandstone we have been very busy exploring science! Our science exploration started out when we made our very own butter. We poured whip cream in a small plastic container and then the shaking began. The children were pleased to show off their strong muscles as they began shaking the container as hard…
This week in Jasper we explored deeper into ourselves as individual people, co-learners in the Jasper room, as family members, and as citizens. The children identified their understanding of their rights as individuals, and we explored new ways of asking for what we want or need, saying how we feel or think and positive ways…
Its been a fun filled week in Sandstone. We have experienced some changes when it comes to our Sandstone community , with old friends leaving and new friends joining us, we are all excited for this new adventure we are about to embark on together. It will be great to observe the interactions occurring within…
This has been an especially exciting week in Shale, full of discovery and playfulness. Lots of exciting changes have been made in the room as well, it has been rearranged in order for our friends to be able to easily access all the materials on the shelves, as well as open spaces to run and…
This week in Quartz Room we have been bringing our classroom to the outdoors, especially our art experiences. We started out simple by bringing out our playdough and exploring it on the picnic table outside, next we started adding materials such as rollers and playdough scissors. The next activity we set up was spray painting,…
This week we used our imaginations and creativity to further explore transformations. We started the week off by building forts! There were many unique ideas of what a fort should look like, what it should be made of, and how big it should be. Each child played an a important role within the fort making,…
First workshops this fall is on Routines and Transitions! Register online HERE