Brrrr… Another very cold week here in Edmonton, Alberta. We have been cooped up inside for yet another week and our imaginations are running wild. We are bursting with creativity and energy so we have been making the most of it. All week long, lots of our play has been lead by our very own…
In conjunction with our new big idea of ‘Cause and Effect’, we decided to make peppermint bark as a special holiday treat for all of the Quartz families. (Spoiler alert for any children who were not at daycare today). First, we started by crushing small candy canes. Our choice of ‘crushers’ were: a large heavy…
“Everything children do has meaning to them.” Makovichuk, L. (Play, participation, and possibilities: An early learning and care curriculum framework for Alberta. Retrieved from page 52. When you reflect on your child’s day to day life, try to begin looking at every action, reaction and vocalization that happens. Everything your child is doing, has meaning…
A row and a tower; these are two words we use to describe building and stacking blocks. As we introduce our new big idea* of building and stacking, our Shale children have been using different shapes and sizes to explore multiple ways of building and stacking objects. After a couple of days, we noticed that…
What happens when we build with blocks on a mirror? Or when we use play-dough with scissors or even animals? I wonder what could happen when we place a plastic glove of water in the freezer or place water beads outside in -20* weather? These wonderings of the children and educators have sparked the development…
Winter is here in full force! What do you do with a room full preschoolers who have unlimited amounts of energy and restricted to being indoors? Why races down the hallway of course! With our racing pony song or pom pom patch hiding game we have spent some of that boxed up energy indoors. We…
Cookie Dough Orders will be in December 21st Please make arrangements to ensure your orders can be picked up that AFTERNOON has we have nowhere to store orders Please see Whitney or Lana if you have any questions Happy Baking!
A marble rolls down a ramp, and children cheer as it reaches the target they have adjusted numerous times. After a small-group reading of “Fill a Bucket” by Carol McCloud and Katherine Martin, children gather in a community of inquiry to discuss the nature of filling each other’s buckets by being selfless and helpful to…
Hello Families The children’s photos have arrived! The photos are with the classroom’s Educators and you can grab them tonight at pick up or next week ! Enjoy
This week in Quartz room we have been exploring our interest in dramatic play. It all started when we noticed that the mornings, when the children come over from Shale room, they were wearing some of Shale’s dress up clothes. They seemed to enjoy exploring the aspect of becoming someone else in these clothes. Also,…