It’s exciting to reflect on the year gone by not only to support forward thinking for the new year, but also to appreciate precious moments and memories. My Top Nine Photos on Instagram of 2017. Handle: meljmaxwell Spatial Reasoning Provocation A clear plastic table cloth with Sharpie paint pen shapes drawn on it invites children… Read More Best Nine Photos of 2017 on Instagram
It’s not just another classroom with neutral colours, stones, and baskets. We live in Muskoka and our environment as the third teacher reflects our culture of living and how we encourage children to care for our forests. We spend lots of time exploring forests using a forest-school type approach: playing with bugs, building dens, and inquiring about… Read More A Reggio-Inspired Classroom Design – Kinderland Tour Part 2
Can you build a parachute that can transport a figure safely from the top of the playground to the ground? Challenge: List of materials Plan: Detailed sketch of model with/without instructions model Chart explaining what happened after each test flight. What changes/modifications did you make after each test? Strategies you would recommend to someone else doing… Read More 3 Engaging STEAM Challenges
Welcome to Shapeland! Kinderland has been excited to build Shapeland using 3D shapes with blocks, tree blocks, rocks, and cut up pool noodles with long tooth pics and skewers. Our early learners began exploring shapes through play and then their own inquiries. They added materials as they wanted to use them. This constructivist approach enabled our… Read More Pool Noodle Shapeland
One of my very talented teacher candidates was working on a provocation for the children in math. We were deep into our learning about and working with 3D shapes. The children were loving building 3D shapes with a variety of different materials. So, my teacher candidate asked me if we could cut up the pool… Read More Pool Noodle Boats and Tinfoil Rivers (STEM)
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