Lots of exciting things were happening in Shale during this short week back. While we are continuing our journey into collecting, it has led us to explore some exciting sensory provocations. One of the children’s favourite pastimes is water play. As they play in water, they gain therapeutic, social, physical and cognitive benefits. It also…
What an amazing week in Shale with the weather being record breaking temperatures since the 1800’s we enjoyed much needed time outside! Going on walks around the buildings and using our feet not the strollers, painting outside on the snow and even dancing of course because it’s our favourite thing to do! With the temperatures…
Jackson grabs a bag and begins to gather any materials he can find around the room. He hoists the bag around his shoulder, likely mimicking his mom and her purse. He proudly carries the bag across the room, looking to educators for recognition of his accomplishment. Ellis and Eleanor explore the market baskets together, each…
Look, Listen, Touch, and Feel; these are the words used to describe the young toddlers play in Shale room. We have been observing our Shale children over the past few weeks to find out what they are interested in, this brought us to our new big idea of “Collecting”. By providing a variety of sensory…
Another wonderful week in Shale and it flew by, you know what they say “time flies when your having fun!” Our shale friends are really into music, singing, dancing and playing with instruments. We have listened to a lot of movement songs and explored many different ways of moving and dancing to the rhythm of…
This week in Shale we were exploring the concept of “what can we build with?” We have introduced new materials that the children are not familiar with and placed them in different areas of the room. With these new materials, the children are encouraged to create and build with the material and make a design…
The transitions we have been feeling this past week in Shale have likely been regarding getting back into routine from the holidays, as well as having a new educator join our team. Many of you may remember when you began transitioning your child to our Primrose family – it was often very difficult and worrisome.…
We’re back from the holiday break and we’re excited to get into the swing of things. We are also enthusiastic at all of the prospects this new year brings for our Shale Community – with Michelle’s family growing, Mariam joining our team, and Primrose turning 50. It’s sure to be promising! During the holidays, it…
Have you been listening to your child’s vocalizations and cues in their pursuit of discovery this past week? We’ve been discussing how everything your child does holds meaning to them and asked you to notice and nurture the decisions they are making. We have really focussed on this during the week to give you some…
“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…