This spring, our West Casa children participated in the creation of our garden! Each of our friends got a turn digging holes, planting, and watering. Since planting, we have had many butterflies visiting. Such a great experience and wonderful sense of community!
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The talking feather stick is used by Indigenous Peoples as a way to make sure that each person who wishes to speak is heard during important meetings or gatherings. The talking feather stick is symbolic of life, nature and how we must respectfully listen to each other in order to learn.
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In the first week of June, the Casa community ventured to the playground to release the painted lady butterflies after observing their metamorphosis. It was a joyous experience as the children cheered with excitement as each butterfly flew!
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The children learn to take pride and responsibility in their Care of the Environment. One of the activities to promote this is caring for plants: learning how much water they need, watering, and gently dusting or misting their leaves.
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Learning the life cycle of a butterfly is a fun one to learn in the classroom since the children are able to watch the caterpillars turn into butterflies in real time!
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Part of the Montessori curriculum is to have the children engage with and gain a deep respect and appreciation for nature and life. We incorporate this into the classroom by having the children experience and observe the life cycle of a butterfly in real time.
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In this early math activity, the child uses coloured bead bars that represent the quantities 1 – 10 to make various combinations that equal 10. They can also work on Making Ten colouring sheets to help process what they are learning.
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On April 22nd, we celebrate Earth Day. Our Casa community spent several days learning about our amazing planet. We also discussed various ways to take care of it.
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By assembling the Continents of the World puzzle and through three-period lessons, children learn the shape, location and name of each of the world’s continents. What a great culture lesson!
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To end our school week we included Fun Friday! This includes activities like construction blocks such as lego, bristle blocks, and trio blocks. The children express their creative side through various art activities such as collage and painting. We also enjoy gross motor movements through a dance party where we play freeze dance!
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