Flowers, gardens, tadpoles, insects, and caterpillars are interests that children revisit year after year each spring. In an effort to support learning in literacy and music and movement, our team introduces shared poems and songs that we sing with the children each day for one week. We also send a copy home for families to… Read More Spring Poems on Google Slides
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” – John Muir As huge supporters and advocates for outdoor learning our team always looks forward to learning opportunities that extend beyond our classroom to the entire school. Take Me Outside Day and Outdoor Classroom Day are exciting opportunities to spend time… Read More Take Me Outside Day
All you need is paint, water, and mud. Then mix. Mud paint provides a fun texture to be creative with. Many of our learners simply enjoyed mixing paint and mud together. Try adding nature items to paint with or to simply paint the nature items (ie. tree blocks, pine cones,… Read More Mud Paint
“Look, I found a flower!” It’s common place for children to pick dandelions in play, make bouquets, decorate their hair and share them to a loved-one. Before an adult has the chance to tell them it is a weed, the child innocently holds onto it’s beauty. Children often find beauty beyond what adults have been trained… Read More Painting with Dandelions
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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