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Role Playing

Each week, a different role playing activity is set up in the classroom. The children are eager to participate in various forms of dramatic play, both individually and in groups,

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Practical Life

Practical life materials give young children the opportunity to practice real life tasks by imitating experiences they see in their environment while improving eye-hand coordinatio

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Happy Nowruz!

In March, we celebrated Nowruz. One of the children in our class celebrates and her family wanted to do something special so that we could celebrate with them. The family brought i

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Spring Equinox in the Anishinaabe Culture

Follow along on the children’s journey to learn about the Spring Equinox and the lifecycle of the bean plant as a key symbol of life, nourishment, and potential in the Anishinaabe

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Our Casa Family

As a West Casa family, we came together to create a picture promoting our love, unity, respect, and togetherness! We did that by placing our hands together to form a heart shape!

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Opening and Closing

With repetition and intrigue, the child opens a variety of objects such as a box, wallet, jar with a lid or a zipped bag to discover a small surprise hidden inside. As the child wo

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Circle Time

Circle time in the Under 2 classroom provides an opportunity for the children and teachers to come together, sing songs, have puppet play, and listen to stories while enhancing lan

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Winter Fun

When it snowed a lot, we shoveled and sledded around and around, and made a mountain to climb and slide down. We played in the snow, made snow angels, and caught snowflakes with ou

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Transferring

The transferring activities that the children do within the Under 2 classroom help to refine their eye-hand coordination, strengthen the muscles of the hand and wrist, foster conce

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

The children participated in a valentine exchange and it started with picking a friend’s name out of a basket, decorating a felt valentine with gems, pompoms, metallic paper, ribbo

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