A child's natural curiosity can lead to the most amazing discoveries and learning through inquiry! Children age 3-6 years of age are not afraid to ask questions, and take chances. This makes this age group the most amazing of all to teach and learn with. Inquiry has always been a driving force in our planning… Continue reading The Power of A Smile
Many people have been emailing us asking for the Flow of Our Day. We wanted to wait until we were sure of some changes that we have been making. As a school team, we had been finding our Outdoor Play time challenging. There were a lot of children sharing the outdoor space at the same… Continue reading Upstream and Downstream…Changing the Flow of Our Day
An outdoor environment that promotes learning, exploration, creativity, discovery, gross motor and play has various plants, natural resources and opportunity for active play. This also serves to create a natural link between the inside and outside environments, as school is a place of learning, and discovery both indoors and out. An outdoor courtyard play environment,… Continue reading The Outdoor Learning Environment
This year, we are adding a little something extra to our Literacy program. Last year, we attended an information session on the Sound/letter Chart developed by Dr. Brenda Miles and Dr. Virginia Frisk. It was Brenda's enthusiasm for the program and the brain research behind it that made us consider trying it in our room.… Continue reading What’s That Sound?
We consider ourselves so very, very lucky to be meeting so many inspiring Early Years educators through our Blog and Website. One of these amazing people is Betsy Reilly, a professor at the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario. Betsy teaches pedagogy and curriculum in an Early Years specialization program. We are… Continue reading Early Years on Facebook
Now that the children are calmer and are playing more productively, we are able to relax and be present in the simple moments of discovery. It's now easier to listen in with both our eyes and ears and pick up on the natural curiosity of the children. We are not being pulled away as often… Continue reading Captivated by Reflections
The crying has stopped! Suddenly we can breathe again! Our classroom community is becoming a family. The children are settling in and picking up on rules and routines, new friendships have been formed and old friendships have been renewed. Up until this point, we have been getting to know our children - playing with them… Continue reading Heads Above Water
Inquiry driven learning can begin anywhere and at anytime. This particular learning experience began with a lovely lady named Dolores. Dolores has offered so much guidance, support, and interest to our program and and we are forever grateful. Dolores presented us with a box of honey combs and bee hives...or so it appeared. Her instructions… Continue reading An Inquiry into Bees
A new year and journey begins... Team building and community building will be at the forefront of everyone's agenda these next few weeks. We would like to extend our hands to anyone who needs support or someone to network and share with. We are in this together, and the next 6-8 weeks will be tricky… Continue reading Networking and Team
Capturing the process is more valuable than capturing the product. When presented with a product such as the picture above, it can be difficult to see the learning that has occurred. Most adults are quick to respond by saying "oh how nice!", "tell me about your picture", "love the colors" but are making the assumption… Continue reading A Learning Story: The Joy of Paint!
Journey Together FDK 