The Full-Day Early Learning-Kindergarten program is a child-centred,
developmentally appropriate, integrated, extended-day program of learning
for four- and five-year old children. The purpose of the program is to
establish a strong foundation for learning in the early years, and to do so in
a safe and caring play-based environment that promotes the physical, social,
emotional, and cognitive development of all children."
As a result, you will see a lot of Discovery Time on our schedule. This time provides an opportunity for our students to explore the activities in the room while we call small groups to work with us at planned activities. So how does Discovery Time relate to the curriculum?
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| Owen and Aidan play in the Dramatic Centre, November 6 |
When I Play at the Dramatic Centre, I am Learning:
- to use my imagination and role play
- to work cooperatively with peers
- to explore elements of drama
- to retell stories and familiar events
- to communicate my ideas with others
- to take turns and use kind words
- about people in my community
- to write lists, letters, and notes
- to be a nurturer and care for others
- to use puppets and props to enhance my play and learning
- to tidy up materials when I am finished
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| Michael, Mason, Ashton, Lexi, Elliott, and Cooper work together to create structures, using a slide show of famous buildings and roadways as inspiration, November 6 |
When I Play at the Construction Centre, I am Learning:
- to select and use different materials
- to create designs with peers
- to construct structures following my plans
- to communicate or write about my discoveries and observations
- to use problem solving skills effectively
- to be creative with a variety of materials
- to role play and imagine
- to investigate how things work and fit together
- to share materials and tools with others
- to experiment with simple machines
- to develop my fine and gross motor skills
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| Tharsan, Rhya, Aaradhya and Tessa create art at the Creative Centre, November 6 |
When I Play at the Creative Centre, I am Learning:
- to use my imagination to create art
- to create a plan and follow it through
- to explore and share a variety of tools and materials with my peers
- to use problem solving skills effectively
- to explore different elements of design
- to demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary related to visual art
- to share my artistic accomplishments
- to respond to a variety of visual art forms
- to practise my fine motor skills
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| Zoe, Ammon, Jake, Brooklyn, and Sahneez work together with a special soft dough on November 6. |
When I Play with Playdough, I am Learning:
- to select and use different tools
- to create designs with peers
- to create a plan and follow it through
- to communicate my discoveries
- to use problem solving skills effectively
- to be creative with a tactile medium
- to experiment with letters and numbers
- to explore how tools help me
- to share materials and tools with others
- to experiment with simple machines
- to develop my fine motor skills
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| Zoe, Cooper, Ajaydeep and Tessa work at the sensory table with water on November 16. |
When I Play at the Sand/Sensory Table, I am Learning:
- to select and use different materials
- to work cooperatively with others
- to create a plan and follow it through
- to communicate my discoveries
- to use problem solving skills effectively
- to be creative with a variety of materials
- to make predictions and observations
- to explore how tools help me
- to experiment with simple machines
- to develop my fine motor skills
- to develop literacy and numeracy skills
- to wonder about how things work
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