We continue to explore with drawing circle on our board and trying to make eyes and mouth. Maybe we can explore looking more at our reflection. What do you see when you look in a mirror? First we cut, then we glue with ribbon. We practice with cutting the ribbon, which was very…
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Our Week of Discovery – December 19-23, 2022
Getting into the festive spirit, the preschoolers made snowmen by gluing cotton balls together on paper and gluing paper chains together. The preschoolers traced letters on new wipe on/off sheets we have, following the directional arrows. We have noticed that the preschoolers are beginning to experiment with the designs they make out of the magnet…
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The Highlights! Dec 19-23, 2022
New counting, literacy and shape matching boards were brought in for the children to explore expanding their cognitive and school readiness skills. They continue to enjoy problem solving activities. We worked collaboratively on a Christmas sign for the party this week. The children got their own materials such as brushes and palettes and…
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Toddler Time December 12-16, 2022
Gluing with the toddlers! We cut up some tissue paper to glue, the children had the option to spread the glue or use a glue bottle. Most chose to squeeze the glue bottle, working those fine motor skills and watching it drip onto their paper, then filling it with sparkly green tissue paper! What…
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Our Week of Learning – December 12-16, 2022
This week the preschoolers tried to explore how to make different textures on paper using different items. They started off painting the tires of cars to make tracks but ended up painting the cars entirely instead. We also used cotton balls with paint to dab onto paper, creating cloud/snow like textures on the paper. Speaking…
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The Highlights! Dec. 12-16, 2022
The preschoolers worked together on creating a giant Christmas tree. They focussed on following the line and painting within it. They practiced their cutting skills by snipping up paper and gluing it to the tree to simulate lights. Pom poms we're also added to resemble ornaments. What a great collaborative effort among friends. We also…
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A Week in a Nutshell December 5-9, 2022
We got some new sand this week, so we had fun building and playing with the sand. We were trying to fill and dump with the sand. We even explored trying to make castles. We continue to explore with our loose parts this week, by watching how we build, use them, explore with…
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A Look Back at Our Week – December 5-9, 2022
This week the preschoolers explored their creativity through painting and gluing. They glued objects like cotton balls and yarn to create faces on paper, and added paints for extra colour. The preschoolers explored a habitat for snails and bugs using wood and some vegetables. They used celery sticks to try feeding the snails,…
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The Highlights! Dec. 5-9, 2022
Christmas is the interest these days. Peers challenge themselves with festive puzzles and expand their vocabulary while telling us what they want for Christmas when looking through the toy catalogues. Decorating the Christmas tree and dancing to Christmas music really puts us in the holiday spirit. The children pretended to skate using blocks and pretended…
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The Highlights! Nov. 28- Dec. 2, 2022
Peers used different medias such as pens, pastels and wipe off markers to create portraits and drawings of themselves and family members. Pens seem to aid in creating more fine details like fingers and toes and some friends even added color after. The children watch and learn from each other as well as from the…
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