Squeezing and releasing a sponge while transferring water from bowl to bowl strengthens the small muscles in the dominant hand and wrist while refining eye-hand coordination. The child also notices the scientific concept of absorption. Moving from left to right indirectly prepares the child for reading and writing. (Please click for more information.)
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The children are molding and shaping cornstarch mixed with some oil to retain its shape. Sensory play enhances the senses, fine motor skills, and eye-hand coordination, and stimulates intellectual development and curiosity. (Please click for full photos and more information.)
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Young children have a natural curiosity for the world around them. The children had fun engaging in our sink or float science experiment, which helps children explore the concept of buoyancy. Science experiments encourage children to explore their environment and to question how and why something happens. (Please click for full photos.)
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In the U3 community, we have an aquarium and the children can watch, feed, and help keep their home clean. Observing, caring for, and feeding living things teaches children compassion, respect, and patience as well as responsibility and caretaking. It can be therapeutic, lower blood pressure, reduce anxiety, and improve mood. (Please click for full photos and information.)
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Practical Life activities, such as mopping, are prominent features of the Toddler Montessori curriculum. Caring for the environment demonstrates an understanding of responsibility and safety in the classroom for oneself and their classmates. (Please click for more information.)
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We hosted our first barbecue in several years and families of every classroom attended to mix and mingle. Proceeds of cash donations went to the SickKids Foundation. We also held a silent auction of canvas paintings designed by each classroom and the proceeds were also donated to the SickKids Foundation. Thank you to everyone for your support. We had a great time!
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The children are exploring their sense of touch using their feet! They walked along various materials and explored the different sensations through their feet, comparing how each felt. It is a great activity to help with balance and coordination, and can be fun to create at home. (Please click for more info and full photos.)
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Click to see how we made and take care of ‘Bob’, our classroom grass head plant. We make sure the soil is moist, gently cut his hair, and tidy up our grass clippings. The children created and grew their own grass head plant. This fun practical life activity teaches a young child how to gently care for a delicate plant.
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The 4 dressing frames that we have in our classroom are a velcro frame, a zipper frame, a button frame and a snap dressing frame. These are all part of the practical life area. The dressing frames encourage fine motors skills, eye-hand coordination, as well as foster independence and self help skills. (Please click for the full photos.)
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