“Say Hello” With Melissa!
Sing along with Melissa from our Casa classroom to the song “Say Hello” by Greg and Steve! Click for the video!
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Feed the Frontlines Toronto!
The Downtown Montessori City Place Team wanted to show our support to the Front line workers contributing to the healthcare and community services. We decided to donate to an initiative called Feed the Frontlines TO. With our donation, an entire designated COVID-19 Emergency Department will receive a hot lunch or dinner. In these unprecedented times, let us all show acts of kindness within our communities. Click for more information on the initiative. Please take care of yourselves and others!
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Animal Art with Vanessa!
Vanessa and her son have been getting creative drawing some animals. Here’s a sample of their artwork. Let’s continue making art!
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Painting to Music with Raquel!
Let’s watch Raquel show us how to paint to music. Let’s get creative! Please click for the video.
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Fork Painted Flowers with Amy!
Amy is helping her son paint flowers with a fork. Please click to see the process through photos. Feel free to follow along with them on this creative idea!
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Brain Gym with Rachelle!
Rachelle from our Casa classroom is showing us one of the ways we can include movement while we stay indoors through the PACE sequence of Brain Gym. Have you got your glass of water ready? Ok, let’s go! Let’s keep moving!
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Toronto Zoo Live Feed With Christina!
Have you checked out our Staycation page for exciting links? The Toronto Zoo is hosting live videos with the Zookeepers and animals each day, plus previous videos are available as well. Christina’s son particularly enjoyed learning about the African penguins and watching their feeding. Click to see the video!
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“My Special Hair” Narrated by Monica D!
Let’s listen to Monica from our Casa classroom narrate the story, “My Special Hair”. Let’s find out about the magic hair on all of our heads! Click to see the video!
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Sensory With Melanie!
Melanie gives us fun ideas to re-create sensory activities during your Staycation. All you need is a bin, some household materials, and away you go! Please click to see ideas for some sensory experiences.
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Reader’s Scavenger Hunt with Laura!
Going for a walk, either in the neighbourhood or on a path, can be an enriching, learning experience for a young child. Integrating a scavenger hunt can help your child engage, become more observant, and practice some reading! Here are lists of words, according to the reading level of your Casa child. Some of the words are more suited for a neighbourhood stroll and some are more suited for a nature walk. Please click “view” for more details and examples of words. Happy hunting!
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