Happy Mothers’ Day ❤ This week in Quartz Room, we have been discussing our ideas about Mother’s Day. We’ve decided to bake chocolate chip cookies with love. The children have explored the ingredients we need for baking. They stirred the batter, watched Kaitlin put the baking soda in the bowl. Of course, we tasted the…
This week in Quartz Room we have moved from provocations to exploring our big idea of constructing, more specifically, we are exploring the question “What materials do we use to construct?” After discussing the results of all our provocations and how all the children responded to the experiences, we decided it was best to start…
This week is full of goodbyes, today we have a couple friends leaving our Quartz room family. First, we say goodbye to Ellie, we will miss you so much, your amazing smile and infectious laugh. We wish you and your family good luck and are so excited to hear about your new addition to the…
How I Love My Rubber Boots! With the onset of spring, rubber boots have been the favorite new piece of attire. What is it about rubber boots that makes them so adored by the children in Quartz? Well, they’re easy to put on and a real treat from those cumbersome winter boots. What a boost…
In the past we have talked about building relationships and taking trips to Ottewell Manor for art and story time as well as taking walks though Ottewell Lodge to visit with seniors. Most recently we started going for walks through Ottewell Terrance and have been building relationships with the residents of this building. We have…
Wednesday’s foggy morning prompted us to find a sunny alternative to going outside. We decided to go on a photo scavenger hunt at the senior’s Lodge next door. Outside each apartment, there are shelves holding personal souvenirs and keepsakes. The variety and authenticity of each shelf made it the perfect experience for us to collect…
This week in Quartz Room you may have noticed there is a new face in the room, our grant MacEwan student Sarrah (sar-rah) has returned. Welcome back! She has already created so many exciting activities for us to explore, such as tissue paper art and spray bottle painting. We can’t wait to see what else…
As most of you know we are currently exploring the big idea of Cause and Effect, more recently we have taken on the sub category of exploring cause and effect through scientific experiments. These experiment have included provocations such as; making Play dough, trying out new recipes for slime, making Ooblick, exploring baking soda and…
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…
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…