BrightPath Waterdown

The toddlers have been having discussions around farm animals, which furthered the conversation into sizes, colors and of course the sounds each makes. Each toddler had a bin with a dropper, they filled the dropper with water and poured it over the animal frozen.

The infants explored ,watching by looking at the different animal pictures and matching them tomthe correct animal on the paper. This activity encouraged visual recognition, concentration, and memory. While the educators helped the children learn all about different animals.

Childrenworked in a group to create a bridge blocks, tape, and wooden popsicle sticks. They carefully placed the popsicle sticks onto the tspe and used the blocks to support the structure. They activity encouraged creativity, problem solving, fine motor skills and teamwork as the children explored how to build and balance their bridge.

Children explored the concept of sink and float through a hands-on water activity. They made predictions about different objects in the water. The children observed which objects sank and which floated. This activity encouraged curiosity, observation, prediction and early science skills.

CAMOUFLAGE PAINTING

The educators introduced the concept of camouflage and explained how animals use colours and patterns to blend into their surroundings. The children were shown toys of camouflaged animals and then given paper and bingo dabbers to create their own camouflage paintings. This engaging activity supported observation skills, creativity, fine motor development, language development, and early understanding of animals and their environments.

Our toddlers engaged in an activity where they made a fish aquarium. The activity started with a box that the children worked together to paint blue like the ocean. Once the box was dry the educators assisted the children to create paper fish that they then attached to the inside top of the box to complete the fish aquarium.

Language & Literacy : The educator read the story Mama Panya’s Pancakes and talked with the children about how Mama Panya prepared pancakes and invited friends to share them. Inspired by the story, the children created their own invitations for their friends using paper, glue, ribbons, and feathers. This engaging activity supported creativity, fine motor skills, communication, social development, and an understanding of friendship and sharing.

Yesterday our preschool 2 classroom had the chance to plant flowers. This was an amazing activity for the childrennto engagement and participate in. With the help of an educator each child filled their cup with soil put a seed in and then used the spray bottles to hydrate the soil and help the seed start to grow.

Toddler 2 went on a scavenger hunt for animals in the class. The children had a sheet with all the animals that they needed to find. Once they found an animal they made a check mark in the corresponding square on the sheet.
Our toddlers had a lot of fun with this activity, when they found an animal some of the childden even made the correct noise.

Our toddler 3 children had a wonderful time playing at the car wash. They laughed and smiled as they covered the cars with soapy bubbles, using sponges to scrub every part of the car. They enjoyed making lots of foam, splashing water, and working together to grt the car sparkling clean. It was a fun, hands-on wctivity they kept everyone entertained while teaching them the valie of teamwork and helping out.