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Let’s Go Out and Play
Area(s) of Focus: kindergartenDivision(s): PrimaryLevel(s): Kindergarten, Grade 1Resource(s) Available:To engage our kindergarten students in regular outdoor learning opportunities through monthly trips to our Board’s Outdoor Education Centre and to implement the new kindergarten curriculum through the lens of the natural environment.
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The Language of Art: Elevating the Voice of the Child
The Language of Art: Elevating the Voice of the Child is aimed to cultivate a culture of creativity in our school that uses the visual arts as a tool to promote self-regulation and self-expression, and empower young children.
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Enhancing Kindergarten Students’ Inquiries Through the Use of Technology in the Natural Environment
Area(s) of Focus: kindergarten, technologyDivision(s): PrimaryLevel(s): KindergartenResource(s) Available:The goal of our project is to enhance kindergarten students’ inquiries through the use of technology in a natural environment. We created an outdoor learning environment for our students and used iPads to capture and share new learning.
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Building Mathematical Trajectories in the Early Years
Kindergarten teams utilized A. Lawson’s Developmental Continuum to examine strategies that children progress through as they develop mathematical understanding. Educators collaborated to lead learning in chapters of the resource What to Look For.
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Creating a PLC Within the Kindergarten Division Based on Implementing STEM/STEAM Activities Within Project-Based Learning
Our goal is to create a PLC to research/implement STEM activities and makerspaces into project-based learning in FDK to make learning more engaging, authentic and self-motivating for students and educators, and to share this learning with others.
