The Pythagoras Square introduces children to the foundational concept of geometry and the Pythagorean theorem in an intuitive and interactive way. This beautiful material is designed to help children explore the relationships between numbers, geometric shapes, and the Pythagorean Theorem — a^2+b^2=c^2. (Click for how this happens and the full photos!)
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We tasted three types of apples: Golden Delicious, Royal Gala, and Granny Smith. The children enjoyed sharing how the apples tasted using descriptive words such as sweet, sour, crunchy, and juicy. The children also compared the colours of each apple. Finally, each child placed their picture on a chart under their favourite apple. Royal Gala was the classroom favourite! (Please click for the full photos and how we extended our learning.)
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The children begin with a large-knobbed puzzle and make their way through to multi-piece jigsaw puzzles. Puzzles foster a child’s cognitive and fine motor development and are a great way to encourage hand control and small muscle development. They promote concentration, coordination, problem solving and a sense of order, and support spatial awareness. (Click for full photos and more information.)
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Tis the season to give back to our community. As donations are brought in, they are placed under our “Giving Tree” to support Interval House and The Daily Food Bank. This support presents a teaching opportunity to help children understand compassion and empathy, something our world needs more than ever. (Click for the more information and the full photo.)
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While we wait for Adriana to come to our Under 3 classroom for Music class, we sing “Adriana, Adriana, where are you?” If she catches us at just the right moment, she sings her reply, “Here I am, Here I am, how do you do?” One of our friends decided to play and sing while excitedly waiting for Adriana. Please click to watch the video and for more information and photos!
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A variety of books are available for the Under 2 children to explore, including nursery rhymes, songs, repetitive patterns, colours, shapes, numbers, and textures. We are beginning to explore books about the changing season, upcoming holidays, celebrations, and special days in our community. Books open a window into new experiences and encourage language development and extend concentration. (Click for more information and full photos.)
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Dramatic play allows our Under 3 community to express their creativity, develop language skills, and enhance social interactions. Dramatic play nurtures the whole child, laying a strong foundation for lifelong learning and interpersonal development. (Click for more information and full photos!)
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In the Under 2 Room, the children are encouraged to take part in group time to help develop their social and interactive skills with one another, as well as further their language skills. Finger puppets like these 5 Little Monkeys are some of their favourite props. (Please click for the full photos and more information.)
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The child’s eye-hand coordination skills are used and refined while working on the Prick-a-Shape activity. After the shape has been pricked all around its outline, the child
can feel the bumpy trail, hold up their sheet towards the light to see the pattern or
delicately tear out the pattern from the surrounding area. (Click for more information.)
Young children learn through the senses as they interact with their environment. In the Under 2 classroom, we offer different types of materials that engage a child’s sense of touch, sight, hearing, taste and smell, among others. Exploring musical sounds enhances creativity, expression, autonomy, and an awareness of cause and effect. (Click for more information!)
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This Autumn, we added new materials to some of our staple activities such as transferring with tongs/chopsticks, gluing on the x, and care of the environment. Children will often care for the environment by watering plants and washing plant leaves. This month, the children have an opportunity to wash and care for a pumpkin in preparation for Halloween. (Please click for full photos and more information.)
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Practicing yoga each week with Cheeba helps children regulate their big emotions and encourages patience. Learning breathing techniques improves mental clarity. Yoga promotes concentration, discipline, and focus as well as helping to strengthen muscles, coordination, and balance. (Click for more information and full photos.)
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