Banana Bread Recipe
Here is one of our favourite and most asked for recipes.
Please click “Banana Bread Recipe” for our chef Ben’s Banana Bread Recipe!
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Practical Life Activities
“The child can only develop fully by means of experience in his environment. We call such experience ‘work’.” -Maria Montessori. Practical life tasks provide an opportunity for the children’s development in the categories of Motor Skill, Self Care, Care of Environment as well as Grace and Courtesy.
Please click on “Practical Life Activities” to read about the Practical Life Area and for the photo gallery of work on these activities.
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LET’S GET STACKING!
Our Under 3 Montessori environment supports the need for children’s sensorimotor development by providing a construction area filled with manipulative materials for a variety of construction uses.
Please click “LET’S GET STACKING!” to read more about the benefits of building activities on children’s development.
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Sprinkler Day Fun
During the summer months, sprinkler day is always an exciting activity for the children. They have the opportunity to enjoy this sensory activity from head to toe.
Please click on “Sprinkler Day Fun” to read more.
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Canada 150
Casa commemorated Canada’s 150th birthday through a month of Canadian themed circle times, lessons and artwork.
Please click on “Canada 150” to read more and listen to the Casa children’s rendition of “O Canada” in English and French.
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Yoga for Children
Several articles have been published regarding the benefits of yoga for children’s health and mental well-being as well as on how parents can start a yoga practice in the home.
Please click on “Yoga for Children” for these articles.
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Watch Me Grow!
In the Under 3 classroom, we did an experiment with a sweet potato. We submerged half a sweet potato in water and waited to see what would happen.
Please click on “Watch Me Grow” to see what happened and what we did next!
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Family Music Class
In celebration of families, we invited our families to join us for Music Class with Adriana. The parents had the opportunity to engage and participate in songs with musical instruments and puppets. The children seemed to enjoy sharing this experience with their parents!
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Intelligence and the Hand
Maria Montessori introduced a hands on approach to education because she believed that the development of the hand plays an important role in the developing of the mind.
Please click on “Intelligence and the Hand” to see photos of other examples of intelligence and the hand as well as a quote from Maria Montessori.
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Bonjour Mes Amis! Comment ça va?
In French class, the children have been learning and expressing their feelings with Cheeba, our French teacher. The group asks each friend how they are (Comment ça va?) and each child answers with French words associated with these feelings.
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