Autumn Tree Learning Story By Parveen, Dayhome Educator in Edmonton My little friends worked hard as a team and they made a beautiful autumn tree. I gathered all the supplies required to make this beautiful masterpiece. I took a big sized tuff tray and put the wooden tracks in there. Then, I added a basket […]
By Nazia Akhtar, Dayhome Educator in Edmonton Today I offered the children a big cardboard box and markers and started to observe what they would do with the material. Harlow took initiative and started to colour. He said he wanted the green marker, then Sophie followed him. A little later, Wilson joined them. The kids […]
By Aruni Wickramasuriya, Dayhome Educator in Edmonton Luke and Marcus are interested in building towers using blocks. I chose this activity to teach number recognition through their favourite blocks. I wrote numbers on the board, not in order, and asked them to match and build the towers according to numbers. This activity helped to develop […]
By Breezy Divino, Dayhome Educator in Edmonton Today, Frida and Mila engaged in patterning through the use of farm animals. Using Farm Toys and Sensory Materials as a Provocation Using our well-loved toys and sensory materials, the children were invited through a provocation. Theyeagerly sat and started touching the items. Frida recognized the animals and […]
Children Playing with Sticks in Nature Learning Story by Kathy, Dayhome Educator in St. Albert Sticks are by far the most desired tool in our program, and it’s easy to see why when you watch children playing with sticks in nature. Children use them to dig holes, measure puddle depth, write or draw in the […]