Indoor Free Play:

• Develop children’s creativity and their imagination through free play and loose parts

• Develop dexterity, and other physical attributes utilizing age appropriate activities

• Encourages children to interact with the world around them through a theme-based curriculum

• Help children conquer their fears and build their confidence

• Teach children to work in groups to learn to share and resolve conflicts

• Provide opportunities to develop decision-making skills

• Drawing, coloring, painting, cutting, and gluing

Outdoor Free Play:

• Playing on playground equipment, climbing, swinging, and running

• Encourage exploration of surroundings including parks, creeks etc.

• Introduction to sports, wildlife, and organized group play

• Experiencing all 4 season’s weather, temperatures, and seasonal activities

Circle Time:

• Fingerplays, chants, rhymes, songs, play rhythm instruments, read a story, and participate in movement and relaxation activities.

• Group or Circle time provides a time for listening, developing attention span, promoting oral communication, and learning new concepts and skills.

 

Supporting Our Children:

 

Emotional:

• Support and develop the child’s self-esteem through showing affection. Hug, cuddle, read, and talk with them throughout the day

• Encourage children to try new things

• Creating opportunities for children to play with other children of varying ages

• Discuss and share our emotions or feelings such as excitement, anger, frustration and distress.

Social:

•  Focus on the child’s social development through group and 1 on 1 interactions.

• The ability to communicate and share in experiences develops trust and the ability to understand each individual needs

• Provide a safe place to express themselves physically, socially, and emotionally

Physical:

• In line with British Columbia’s Active Play Standards of Practice, a minimum of 60 minutes will be spent outside each day, weather permitting.

• Gross motor development will include balance, coordination, and loco motor skills

• Fine motor skills are developed through activities that include drawing, writing, zipping, gluing etc.

• Both facilitated and unfacilitated play are part of the curriculum

Intellectual/ Cognitive:

• Practice alphabet, counting, shapes and numbers utilizing age appropriate activities

• Sing, dance, play and explore new places or things

• Ask questions and provide choice

Language:

• Helping children make connections, understanding meaning, sharing feelings and needs, connecting with others, processing new information, solving problems, and understanding society's expectations

• Share languages from other places

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