Recycled Goods and Shale: Creating a new perspective of play Shale Blog – March 10, 2017 As we observe how our new dramatic play area is expanding into a full on grocery store, we are now realizing that yes we love the empty food packages but we really enjoy the shapes and sizes of recycled…
Inside Day. Not the most jubilant phrase an educator wants to see written in the communication book each morning. First a sigh, then the wheels start to turn. After exhausting the table made into a slide activity, we decided to bring our outdoor play space materials inside. On Thursday, Erin brought in several blocks and…
Unfortunately the weather has been on the FREEZING side this week, however we have spent a lot of time engrossed in pretend play because we have had lots of uninterrupted time for free play indoors. As the children have developed in their types of play over the years they are now, at three years old,…
Imagine children who continually question why things look and function the way that they do. Where their natural sense of wonder is at the Centre of their learning and informs the direction it will take. Where the children’s formative conceptions are welcomed as opportunities for idea development. Where knowledge is dynamic, collectively constructed, and informed…