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Casa child working on hundred board

Hundred Board

The Hundred Board is an activity that involves placing 100 white tiles with the numbers 1-100 written on them onto a blue board that is sectioned into 100 squares.  Since the blue squares are blank, the child has to place the tiles (which are mixed up) on the appropriate squares until they have achieved the correct sequence. There is a control sheet with numbers for the child to check his/her work or to use as a guide. This is a great activity for children to learn sequence of numbers 1-100, as well as recognizing the numbers that go between 10’s, 20’s and 30’s.  One of the activities a child may do afterwards is cutting and gluing numbers or writing the numbers out to make their own hundred board, just as Barrett is doing in the picture.

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A map of the provinces of Canada and their flags

“The Provinces of Canada” Song Video!

In our Casa community, we have been learning all about the wonderful country we live in- Canada! We learned the names of each province and territory, their place on the map, as well as their corresponding flags.

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colour experiment

Mixing Primary Colours

In the Under 3 community, we have been exploring mixing primary colours to create secondary colours in a variety of ways.

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Child under 3 with pop-up activity

Pop-Up Activity

The pop-up toy is a very popular activity among young children. The object of this activity is for children to manipulate the different knobs on the toy using their hands and fingers in order to reveal what is hidden underneath. Once revealed, they will push the characters down and do it all over again. This activity helps promote fine motor skills and cognitive skills such as problem solving as well as cause and effect.

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Casa child with journal activity

Journal Writing

After extensive work in the Language area, the children move on to journal writing. Children are encouraged to write about experiences they have had or anything else that inspires them to write and create!  After building the sentences, the child prints them in their Journal Book and draws an accompanying picture.

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Red Door Family Shelter donations on the Christmas Tree

Winter Accessories for The Red Door Family Shelter

This winter we collected new winter accessories for all ages, sizes, and gender. These accessories included hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, neck warmers, and socks. The children helped to place these items on our Christmas Tree that was displayed in our front lobby area. The donations were collected and dropped off to The Red Door Family Shelter located in the east end of Toronto.

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Children under 3 working on activities

Refinement Of Movement Materials

We offer a variety of materials that the children enjoy working with that encourage the development and coordination of hand movements. These activities help to foster small movements of the hands, offer a number of variations for grasping, eye/hand co-ordination, and  encourage the use of two hands working together as well as separately.

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Child under 2 looking at leaves

Exploring Leaves

Fall has finally arrived, which means many changes are happening to the outside world. The weather is getting cooler. It is starting to rain more often and the leaves are starting to change colour. The next time you are outside for a walk or playing in the park, take the time to point out these changes and encourage children to explore their outside environment. This activity allows children to take what they have explored and create something that will be based on their memory.

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sunflower art

Sunflower Art

Fall is here!  Let us start it off with a fun and easy sunflower art!

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camping fun collage

Camping Fun

We are currently involved in exploring “All Things Camping”, and we are immersing ourselves. All we are missing are the night stars and a tent! 

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