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Tag Archives: Emergent Curriculum
Pumpkin Pie
Early last week I cut our pumpkin in half and let the children remove the seeds and stringy inards; I asked if any of them had ever tried roasted pumpkin seeds and if they would like to make some. They … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Nutrition, Science & Sensory
Tagged baking, Emergent Curriculum, Pumpkin, Science
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Trees
It started as a competition. The school-age children were making pyramids with blocks. The five of them were each building their own structure and they began bickering and complaining that there were not going to be enough blocks. The arguing … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Science & Sensory
Tagged ECE, Emergent Curriculum, Nature, Science, Trees
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Big Numbers
Last week, during a period of cooperative play in the block area, two boys became involved in an argument over numbers. I’m not sure what they were initially counting – if anything – but when I observed them they were … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Environment
Tagged competition, Emergent Curriculum, number placement, population
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The Water Cycle
It is the middle of March and record breaking temperatures have melted all the snow in my yard. Seriously, there is no snow at all – None! Just look at this picture from the end of March last year. Yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Outdoor Play, Science & Sensory
Tagged Emergent Curriculum, Loose parts, risk and safety, Science, Unstructured play, water cycle, Weather
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Red Peppers, Tomatoes and Apples
It is quiet — I watch them play. Indeed ‘quiet’ probably isn’t the best word to use since there is a lot of noise and movement in the play room. The children are deeply engaged in activities of interest to … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Nutrition
Tagged comparing, Emergent Curriculum, fruit, matching, sorting
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Books
Given the influx of tech gadgets books remain an integral part of child development. When I first opened my child care home we had about 200 books. They were kept on shelves in the main play area where they were … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Environment, Literacy
Tagged books, Emergent Curriculum, library, themes
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Eggs
Our stick bugs have begun laying eggs. Our original stick bug – Twiggy – had died before ever laying eggs so this is a new experience for all of us. Each new question the children come up with results in … Continue reading
Lacing
Lacing is an activity that the children enjoy and it is great for hand/eye coordination and fine motor skills. I’ve never purchased commercial lacing cards but over the years I’ve made a variety of different ones. Most cardboard or paper … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Environment
Tagged Creativity, ECE, Emergent Curriculum, Loose parts
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Show & Tell
I discourage the children from bringing toys from home to play with here. We already have a wide variety of toys and equipment for the children to use and because we have a mixed age group I have to ensure … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Learning Environment
Tagged ECE, Emergent Curriculum, Schedules, Social Skills
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Block Garden
The two five year olds have initiated a block garden activity. It originally began on November 10th when they used blocks to create poppies for Remembrance Day. They were joined by the some of the other children and soon had … Continue reading
