KinderCoding in Scratch Jr.We began our coding journey this week by programming characters to move in a variety of ways. In Room 1, we will be using Scratch Jr. to...
Working in the Kinder-GardenAfter a long hiatus (aka Summer Vacation), we are finally back in the Kinder- GARDEN! Our Kindergarten students love growing things and...
Engineering 101After studying how forces of motion work we spent some time discussion the Engineering Design Process. From there, students, working in...
Hooray for the Fedco Teacher Grant and the CCF!We were fortunate to receive full funding on a visual arts education grant for our Kindergarten & TK students at Westport Heights through...
Kandinsky in KindergartenAfter reading "The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art" by Barb Rosenstock we spent some time discussing...
Comparing NumbersThis week we spent some time learning about comparing numbers. We used math stories (aka word problems) to facilitate discussions about...
We are starting to work with our iPads!We just received our ipads and are just getting used to using them as a learning tool. In the next few months we will be learning how to...
Growing WritersTHINK.DRAW.WRITE.SHARE - We start the year with blank paper... no lines, no boxes... just space to be filled by their imagination and...
Getting Some Fresh AirSpending some quality time outside playing games and making up new ones. Hula hoop tag!