What will happen when we go right instead of left? This is a question Quartz Room educators asked the children one Tuesday when we headed out for a walk. Typically when we go for a walk inside the building we go out the back door and go left towards Ottewell Lodge. On this specific Tuesday…
Wow! Can you believe that March is here already? We can’t! It’s been an exciting and fun week in Sandstone with our interest drifting away from story telling and moving more towards transporting materials and even our bodies. We’ve been exploring the water and sand tables non stop the past few week. We like to…
This past week in Jasper Room, the children have increased their interests when it comes to dramatic play. They have been constantly immersed into the roles of different animals in the jungle, as astronauts exploring the great beyond, as chefs in a fast paced restaurant etc…. This notion of play is where Vygotsky connects socio-dramatic…
As we have been observing the children in Shale, we are now focusing on how we can expand our understanding of collecting through dramatic play. We noticed that the children were playing and interacting more and more in our dramatic play space. This encouraged us to ask ourselves “How can we continue our journey in…