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DEC 2021Colour Mixing
By Najnin Habiba, Dayhome Program EducatorMixing primary colours to create the color orange on Orange Day is the extended activity from learning the name of the colours with fall leaves. I …
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NOV 2021Fall Walk
By Urszula Hadyna, Dayhome Program EducatorWe went for a walk and the children noticed that there were many more leaves on the ground than just a couple of days ago. When we passed the hedge, we …
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OCT 2021Playdough
By Uzma Tariq, Dayhome Program EducatorSquishing, rolling, moulding. . . young children love to play with playdough. Playdough play becomes a powerful way to support children's learning. This …
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SEP 2021Red Lily Beetle
By Rachelle Green, parent in Ling's Dayhome (shared on StoryPark)The Red Lily Beetle (also known as the Scarlet Lily Beetle) are hungry insects that can devour an entire lily plant! A few years ago, …
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AUG 2021Spiders
By Josipa Matancevic-Gugic, Dayhome Program EducatorWith warmer weather, insects appeared. They are very interesting to children. They look for them, they observe them, they touch them, they …
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JUL 2021Making Organic Cherry Popsicles
By Mahbuba Sultani, Dayhome Program EducatorPicking Sour Cherries
Anya, Mikey and Max have decided to pick some sour cherries off our cherry tree to make popsicles and to eat some too. Mikey is …
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JUN 2021Exploring Temperature
By May Ann Zaballa, Dayhome Program EducatorThere are dinosaurs trapped in the ice. They needed to be free from the freezing cold. Ethan, Luke, Deklin, Hunter and Meyer need to do something to help …
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MAY 2021Vegetables Absorb Water
By Jennifer McCrimmon, Dayhome Program EducatorWe got some cups, water and water colour ready yesterday. We set up an experiment, to see celery absorbing water. The food colouring in the water …
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MAY 2021Celebrating Mother's Day
By Laura Duran, Dayhome Program EducatorOriginally posted to StoryPark on May 13, 2021It was sad that you moms have not been able to enjoy the celebration of face to-face Mother's Day, but …
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MAY 2021Making Paper
By Nathalie Hansen, Dayhome Program EducatorFor Earth Day we made paper! The little ones got to be a part of the entire process, from shredding paper to straining the pulp and sponging the moisture …
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MAY 2021Exploring a Tube
By Teresita Macugay, Dayhome Program EducatorThe kids were exploring and experimenting with a tube and balls of different colours, sizes, weights, and materials. At the beginning, I just laid the …
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APR 2021Summer Project
By Lenie Dela Cruz, Dayhome Program EducatorLast summer, we had done a tremendous amount of renovations to our backyard. We couldn't have done it as fast as we did without the help of our little …
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APR 2021Saving the Dinosaurs
By Sheila Salcedo, Dayhome Program EducatorI asked the children to choose a book for our reading time the other day. Eden and Wilder handed me the Dinosaurumpus book. The next day I asked …
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MAR 2021The Ocean
By Josipa Mantancevic Gugic, Dayhome Program EducatorDuring story time, we read a picture book about Smiley Shark, a short, exciting story about sea animals, their relationships, differences, …
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MAR 2021Indoor Igloo
By Cecilia Sibayan, Dayhome Program EducatorThe children seemed excited engaging in different activities, including dumping snow, shovelling and digging snow. A child was asking two children what …
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MAR 2021Body Tracing Art
By Laura Hernandez, Dayhome EducatorWe started a new art project and the kids enjoyed it! They were a little bit nervous about tracing each other and a little bit shy about lying on the paper but …
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MAR 2021Seashell Activity
By Sofia Khatib, Dayhome EducatorMakenna said: "The ocean can't possibly be inside the shell, so the sounds of the ocean coming from the seashell.... seem like magic?"
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FEB 2021Outdoor Fun
By Racela Aquino, Dayhome EducatorAccording to Makovichuk, L., Hewes, J., Lirette, P., & Thomas, N. (Play, Participation, and Possibilities: An Early Learning and Child Care Curriculum …
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FEB 2021Ice Cube Painting
By Rayna Frank, Dayhome EducatorWe kick started this week with a super fun painting activity! I mixed water based paints with a little extra water, popped them in the freezer with one …
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JAN 2021Footprints in the snow
By Vaneet Kaur, Dayhome EducatorI attended a webinar last Tuesday and learned about outside activities and the benefits of being in the snow or woods. I decided to do an activity with the kids in …
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