The children experienced and observed the life cycle of a butterfly in real time. The children watched as caterpillars ate their way through the “molting” stage and transitioned into the pupa or chrysalis stage. After the grand arrival of the butterfly, we set them free in the playground on a warm day! (Please click for more information and the full photos.)
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Sign language is incorporated into daily interactions in the Under 2 community. We use sign language while we work on activities, share meals, play, and throughout the day. Sign language helps the children express their needs, wants, and feelings, and allows a whole new world of communication. Infants who understand and infants who are understood are happy infants! (Please click for more information and full photos.)
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The Pythagoras Square is a beautiful, colourful sensorial expression of the multiplication table. It consists of 10 squares and 90 rectangles. Once the child has completed the Pythagoras Square, they may colour the corresponding worksheet to bring home their own Pythagoras Square. (Please click to find out more!)
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As the season changed from winter to spring, the children observed how water left on the table from melting ice over night has frozen due to being so cold, and how the sun coming up warmed everything so that it may begin to start melting again. (Please click for the full photo and more information!)
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The Under 3 class celebrated the Year of the Rabbit by painting with chopsticks, dressing in traditional clothing from East Asia, and having both Casa classes parade through our class. We read books about the Lunar New Year and practiced saying “Kung Hei Fat Choy!” (Please click for more information and the full photos.)
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This box with drawer and ball activity allows the children to practice their eye-hand coordination skills and refine their movement. The children fulfill their need for repetition and develop an understanding of object permanence. (Please click for the full photos and more information.)
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In Casa East, we read the book, ‘Awasis and the World-Famous Bannock’ by Dallas Hunt and Amanda Strong. We were curious about what Bannock is and how it tastes, so we combined the ingredients, shaped our dough into round biscuits, and Ben baked it. Finally, we got to taste Bannock for ourselves. Yum! (Please click for more photos and information.)
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The Bead Chains are found in the Bead Cabinet; two different chains for each number, 1-10. The first chain breaks down the number squared, and the second chain breaks down the number cubed. Accompanying each chain is a square or a cube, respectively. When a child uses the Bead Chains for skip counting, they lay the chain on a mat and use corresponding numbered arrow tags to count out the chain, in multiples of its particular number. (Please click for more information).
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The Under 3 children learned about how “every child matters” and listened to stories about Indigenous culture and the significance of Orange Shirt Day. They helped to create a community bulletin board by making hand prints and colouring on orange t-shirt cut-outs. The children and staff throughout the centre wore orange shirts in solidarity on the commemorative day.
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Music is a form of communication and children learn music the same way they learn language, by listening and imitating from a young age. Providing music throughout the day promotes language development, fine motor skills, imagination, and a sense of rhythm, and can provide a fun method of physical fitness as well. (Please click for more information.)
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