As a cooler wind blows and autumn leaves blanket the forest floor we’ve been settling into fall in Kinderland. We’ve been harvesting from our school garden and even had a Thanksgiving Feast put on by our amazing parent school council. We offer many learning opportunities in our class that are reggio-inspired, but when it comes… Read More Thanksgiving and Fall Rustic Art Keepsakes
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
Hallowe’en is such a fun time of the year for children and such a great opportunity for educators to leverage intentional learning based on child-led interests. Below are some experiences that we’ve provided to support problem-solving and creativity, literacy, math, sensory, and art. Loose Parts Play This qtip skeleton provocation became a loose parts hit… Read More Spooky Hallowe’en Provocations
If you have been like me, admiring tuff trays (aka builder’s trays) from across the pond, then maybe you’ve also been wondering how you could get your hands on one. Check out this link to see what Tuff Trays or Builder’s Trays look like: http://earlyyearseducational.com/#/tuff-tray-stand/4573512634 I’ve found some on amazon.com but never any here in Canada.… Read More DIY Tuff Tray (Sensory Trays)
Hope you enjoy these playful Hallowe’en invitations to learn. We always try to look for items we already have on hand and can reuse. However… I had been drooling over Tuff Trays/Builders Trays in the UK for years now and hadn’t thought of an alternative until now. Home Depot carries these water heater trays… Read More 10 Playful Hallowe’en Invitations to Learn
On Hallowe’en we celebrated with our Learning Buddies. The kinders self-selected from different monster related activities. We experienced Monster Mania! Monster blow paint with watered-down paint. Qtip Skeletons Toilet Paper Mummies Target practice with Spider Web Monster Symmetry Blobs Monster Play Doh Tissue Paper Monsters We had a great… Read More Fun Friday: Monster Mania Hallowe’en
The following are some provocations/invitations for learning that we had out around Hallowe’en. With beautiful pens, pencil crayons, highlighters, and crayons, kinders had opportunities to write about Hallowe’en. Vocabulary prompts were visible for kinders as a reference and fun and spooky writing paper was photocopied freely. Our Hallowe’en Sensory Tubs had black beans and… Read More Hallowe’en Provocations
This past Friday in honour of Hallowe’en, but more importantly student interest, we held a Bat Bonanza with our Learning Buddies. We have one kinder who is especial interested in Batman. ‘Interested’ is not a strong enough word. This kinder’s enthusiasm for Batman has stirred engagement and learning for many young kinders in Kinderland. Inspired… Read More Fun Friday: Bat Bonanza with Learning Buddies
We were excited to bring home our own pumpkins from our field trip last week to Morrison Meadows Farm in Bracebridge, ON. On our bus ride home we started our wondering about pumpkins. How do they grow? Do they grow in a field of grass? Our research began by cutting apart our pumpkins and making… Read More Pumpkin Inquiry
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