As an extension of the Number Rods activity, the child may be introduced to addition using the rods. The child adds two quantities together by physically placing the corresponding rods end to end. The child then counts out the quantities to arrive at the answer.
Please click “Addition With Number Rods” for more information.
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The child begins by placing one of the chains from the bead cabinet, its corresponding tickets, squares, cube, and counter on their math tray. This activity allows the child to visually see what it looks like when skip counting. Indirectly, the activity prepares the mind for multiplication, squaring, and cubing.
Please click “Skip Counting” for details on how a child works on skip counting.
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Once a week our Casa community gathers in small groups to participate in our French curriculum. Our French teacher Vicky creates her lessons with a primary focus on oral language lessons to allow for easier and more exciting knowledge retention.
Please click “French Class: Salut mes amis!” for more details.
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We learned about how volcanoes form, why they erupt and how the eruption can affect people and animals. We created our own volcano using sand, a volcano mold, citric acid, and baking soda, mimicking a little eruption.
Please click “Volcano Science Experiment” for more information.
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The Casa community celebrated Chinese New Year (also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year) with a variety of activities throughout the week.
Please click “Chinese New Year!” to learn about these activities and for lyrics to Chinese New Year songs.
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The children enjoy classical music, echo songs or favourite stories in the listening centre as well as playing instruments and incorporating movement. During the child’s developmental years, lyrics and musical expression can strengthen their gross motor skills through movement; their focus/concentration and memory; as well as expand their vocabulary.
Please click “Music and Listening Centre” for more photos and information.
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This activity begins with the child bringing a working frame and box to the mat. This box contains 10 squares and 90 rectangles, which are colour coded to match the beads of the Short Bead Stair. Using the contents of the box, the child, working independently or with a partner, builds the Pythagoras Square onto the frame.
Please click “The Pythagoras Square” for more details and images.
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Yoga, which means “union”, involves uniting the body, mind and spirit. Many of our children are interested in the integration of animals and nature through some of the popular poses: downward dog, cobra, locust, frog, lion and tree pose.
Please click on “Yoga!” for more pictures and information.
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To celebrate Hanukkah, in addition to reading stories, listening to songs, and lighting a candle on the menorah each day, we were privileged to have one of our parents volunteer to come in and teach us how to play the dreidel game. We each practiced spinning the top and enjoyed playing the game together. What a fun and informative experience!
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You can submit your information in the wait list form or phone any of our campuses to add your child(ren) to the wait list at any or all of our four locations.
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