We have also noticed an interest in exploring hairdressing! We have changed our doctor's office into a salon and are fascinated by how excited the children are and the level of oral language in interactions.
Often our posts highlight the interests and inquiry projects happening in our classroom. We try to name the learning for the children and for families to make connection from interests to specific areas of curriculum within math, literacy, and science. There is also lots of learning that happens outside of these projects. Often an educator is sitting at the writing centre supporting letter recognition and sounds as children write cards, stories, or signs. We also ask rich questions as we see children exploring (e.g. at the water centre we may start to ask about capacity, number of scoops of water, measurement, etc.). Additionally, we work with small groups of children on a variety of skills such as literacy and math. Our goal within small groups is to choose "just right" challenges where children are not overwhelmed or having their confidence dashed but just challenging enough that learning is happening. Below is a peek at some of our small group number formation. We began with a quick video about numbers, modelling of how to form them with poems, and then children began to follow along. Children were able to choose a variety of tools (paint, playdough, sandpaper numbers, wax sticks, pencil and paper, etc.).
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