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A Leap of Faith!
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Resources to Help Ease Children’s Math Anxiety
As I continue to work toward my Early Childhood Studies (BA) at Ryerson University (https://www.ryerson.ca/programs/undergraduate/early-childhood-studies/), I had an amazing opportunity to take two summer intensive courses on campus. I am currently in my last year, and up to this point all the courses taken have been achieved through distance education. This summer, I had a…
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The Wee Wonder Conference
Today I had the honour of facilitating a professional development session entitled- Purposeful, Planned, Yet Flexible, Play at the Wee Wonder Conference held by DPCDSB and the CDRCP! #DPWee1dr19 Great day spent with so many dedicated early years educators! An amazing feeling came over me last that night and I felt compelled to write and share; Today…
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A Must Read!!! “Full-day Kindergarten is what Ontario needs for a stable future” Charles Pascal
Please read and share!!! As the future of Full Day Kindergarten is in question Kerry McCuaig, a Fellow in Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, brings to light all the evidence based research supporting FDK. https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/full-day-kindergarten-is-what-ontario-needs-for-a-stable-future
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The First 30 Days of FDK
As new educator teams prepare to embrace a brand new year in Full Day Kindergarten, various questions and uncertainties may come to mind; Will my new teaching partner and I work well together? What will the first day look like? How do I plan for purposeful learning? What will the flow of the day look…
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The Sandbox: Template #2
What did you hear last week? What did you notice? Here are some ideas to extend and provoke new learning! Evaluate your classroom and program, are the children still enjoying what was set out last week? Where are the children engaged and learning? What learning areas are not being visited? You do not have to…
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The Language of Art
We have recently begun an inquiry into using art media as a thinking tool. We have always valued the ‘Hundred Languages’ approach of the Reggio philosophy but we want to more clearly focus on how we use art as a language for the students to communicate ideas, emotions, questions, and learning. We are hoping to…
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Culture that Cares: School Environment
How do you see our Vision Statement in action in our school community? What does our vision statement look like in action at St. Monica; Environment Bamboo dividers Light covers Dim lights Trees and plants Quiet cozy corner – tents Music, Meditation, Yoga Choice of seating – different levels of seating Natural colours (calming) Natural…
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Our Weather Inquiry and the Four Frames!
Our inquiry into weather began with a windy day outdoors in our Full Day Kindergarten backyard. Windmills were placed in the garden for the children and provoked immediate curiosity and interest! (PSI: SE 13.2- make predictions and observations before and during investigations) Children began to watch the windmills daily, noticing the…
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The Full Day Kindergarten Weather Report- Evidence of the Four Frames
Since we began our inquiry into weather, each day a team of two or three children are chosen to take on the role of weather reporter. Take a moment to watch the video below to see one team in action! This has been a big hit in our class! The children are so excited to report…
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Evidence of the Four Frames in the Fire Truck Project
Evidence of the Frames in the Fire Truck Project Fire Truck Project learning story found here Let’s take a closer look at The Kindergarten Program 2016 Overall Expectations: (BC − Belonging and Contributing SRWB − Self-Regulation and Well-Being DLMB − Demonstrating Literacy and Mathematics Behaviours PSI − Problem Solving and Innovating) (The Kindergarten Program Document) From…