The comfort of an encouraging smile. The caring reassurance after a fight with a friend. The excitement of co-celebration as they discovery a new skill. How we interact with children has a huge impact on children's growth and development, not only their social emotional development, but also in their abilities to problem solve, resolve conflict, […]
Ever take the time to sit back and simply observe children playing? The conversations they have, even by themselves. The curiosity they show when they are exploring something new. The expressions of satisfaction when they are deep in thought in play and when they reach a personal goal. These observations of play tell us so […]
Playful learning experiences promote a sense of curiosity, exploration, and confidence, which are what we all strive to achieve when we plan for our early childhood environment and our children's experiences. To achieve this, one of the most popular and best approaches is the emergent curriculum approach. This approach let's the child lead the playful […]
Creativity is intelligence having fun! Alberta Einstein had it right with his quote on creativity. Children are natural artists, as all their masterpieces are a visual representation of how they see the world around them. Let us foster this self expression through open-ended creative art experiences! For children, the focus on art is the process […]
A relatively new term in early childhood that we are seeing more and more is the term 'spiritual development.' What does this mean? How can we support spiritual development in the early learning environment? In this session we will discuss what spiritual development is and how to foster spiritual well-being in young children. We will […]
We live in a world that is wonderfully diverse - not only culturally but also in our unique abilities. Some of us can sing while others can solve Sudoku in a couple minutes. Children all learn at their own rate and in their own way. It's up to us, the important adults in their lives, […]
After a full day of play, everyone is exhausted! Oh, but what fun we had! What learning transpired! It was a success! Before we forget of all the adventures and discoveries, it's time to reflect. Reflection is a main factor when enriching your emergent curriculum approach. Reflection has many facets, and looks different for each […]
Oh, those transitions! From here to there and back again. They could be a time of chaos or a time of calm - which one do we plan for?! That's right! Transitions can be calm, fun and effective if we intentionally plan for them! Planning goes a long way when it comes to helping children […]
IN-PERSON COMMUNITY WORKSHOP Ooey Gooey Messy Fun! Designing Sensational Sensory Experiences @Discoveryland Daycare, Edmonton West Sensory fun for everyone! Are you ready to explore with all your senses? Are you ready to get hands on and messy with some sensational sensory ideas? That's what we will explore in our workshop all about sensory play. Sensory […]
Mighty Transitions: Discovering Transitions that Work Oh, those transitions! From here to there and back again. They could be a time of chaos or a time of calm - which one do we plan for?! That's right! Transitions can be calm, fun and effective if we intentionally plan for them! Planning goes a long way when […]
