This week in Quartz Room we have observed the children pushing the boundaries of their bodies more during play. They are taking more risks and are exploring their surroundings and objects with a new perspective. For example, with the wooden building blocks in the room, they have been working together to line the blocks up…
At the end of last year we wrote about the different developmental stages of the children in Quartz room. We compared the needs and skills of the children who entered our room at 19 months to those children who left our room at 30 months old. Today, we would like to celebrate various milestones of…
Our senses have been tingling this week in Quartz Room! We have delved into the world of exploring cause and effect though natural and scientific experiences. A few of the experiments we have tested out this week have been; mixing up cornstarch and water to create Ooblick (later we added in colours), creating cloud dough…
Last Saturday was the ringing in of the Lunar New Year. This gave Quartz room the opportunity to celebrate some Chinese customs. First, we decorated a bit of our outdoor space and our room and with red lanterns. There was also a big bouquet of red carnations in the room. We used our hands to splash…
This week in Quartz Room we have started to expand further on our big idea of cause and effect. We are now focusing on “How we explore cause and effect through natural and scientific experiences.” A provocation we have used to introduce this idea was to bake carrot muffins with a small group of six…
What beautiful weather we have had this week, in the words of our favorite character and book Pete the Cat, “The sun is shining. The sky is bright. The birds are singing. We’re feeling alright.” We have had a great time exploring the outdoors this week and taking in all this nice weather, we have…
Trying to de-code a child’s requests and language is sometimes difficult – especially if the child is only referring to “Erin’s song”. So, to help the parents and caregivers of our classroom, we are going to share a few of the resources supported by YouTube that we use in our room for story time, dramatic…
Welcome back to the start of another year, we hope everyone had a relaxing and fun filled holiday break. Over the two week Christmas and New Year holiday we had many families away or at home; which made our daily attendance substantially lower than the normal. Having lower numbers during this time allows an extra…
Quartz Holiday Blog At this time of year, the educators in Quartz have been reflecting on the ‘childcare’ aspect of our profession. It’s no secret that we love children, but it’s the little things about care giving that are the most meaningful and rewarding. The children in our room enter at 19 months and are…
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…