My program is a centre based learning experience. Children move freely through the room developing many social, emotional, cognitive, and motor skills. A wide variety of activities are available for each child to explore. We also enjoy a wide variety of outdoor play activities daily.
Dramatic Play Area
Dramatic play is an important component of any early childhood education program. Through play, children develop a sense of self and make sense of the world around them. They gain knowledge and skills about every day life and
situations that surround them within their family. Children develop social skills, problem solving skills, as well as fine motor skills during dramatic play experiences.
Carpet Toy Area
Toys within the carpet play area encourage imaginative play, social play, and conversations with peers. Children work together to construct many different play situations. Children develop math and science skills while building, sharing, and playing co-oepratively with their friends.
Quiet Toy Area
Toys within the quiet play area develop fine motor skills, literacy skills, problem solving skills, as well as learning concepts such as colours, shapes, and numbers.
Computer Area
Children will develop technological skills as well as literacy skills, problem solving skills, math and science skills as well as develop an understanding of concepts while playing age appropriate educational games on the computer.
Craft Table
Children will develop fine motor skills, artistic skills, self expression, self confidence, and eye-hand co-ordination while expressing themselves and experiencing many art activities.
Activity Table
Children will develop an understanding of concepts through hands on learning games and experiences. Children will also develop literacy skills, math skills, science exploration and discovery, an understanding of concepts, and printing skills.
Outdoor Activities
Children develop gross motor skills, a love for physical activities, as well as social skills such as taking turns and sharing while participating in a wide variety of outdoor activities. As well as the 3 climbing structures, children have many other outdoor toys to explore such as bikes, cars, hoola hoops, teeter totter, waterplay, shovelling, sand play, ball play. We also go on walks to the baseball diamond for ball play and t-ball, to the 4 neighbourhood parks, to lake Aquitaine, and also to the splash pad. We enjoy outdoor play all year round as part of our physical education program.
