"Sometimes looking into a classroom

is a bit like looking into a beehive:

the uninformed visitor may see lots of bees

moving in many directions

with no apparent logic,

but the beekeeper knows what each bee is doing

and how an activity fits

with the overall pattern."

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Imagination Station (Home Living Centre)

We are:

Learning cooperation

Using language skills

Verbalizing ideas and concepts

Understanding emotions

Communicating with others

Observing others

Using fine and gross motor muscles

Understanding feelings of others

Acting out real life situations

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The Book Nook (Library Centre)

We are:

Learning pre-reading skills

Developing language skills

Sequencing events

Recognizing that letters have meaning

Learning to take care of books

Experiencing quiet moments

Learning to create our own stories

Gathering information

Using our imagination

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Build-it Centre (Block Centre)

We are:

Using our fine and gross motor muscles

Classifying by shape, size and colour

Experimenting with balance and forms

Using our imagination

Testing our ideas

Recognizing quantity and number concepts

Discovering modes of transportation

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Sand/Water/Rice Centre

We are:

Focusing on sensory experiences

Experimenting

Discovering

Refining our observation skills

Measuring

Weighing

Enhancing our fine motor skills

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Let’s Create (Art Centre)

We are:

Expanding our creativity

Increasing our language development

Learning cooperation and sharing

Enhancing eye-hand coordination

Exercising our fine motor skills

Showing how we view things

Bringing ideas to life

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Puzzle Park (Puzzle centre)

We are:

Exercising our small motor muscles

Advancing eye-hand coordination

Focusing on spatial concepts

Developing language skills

Enhancing cognitive development

Using our imagination

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Computer Centre

We are:

Learning mouse control

Enhancing fine motor skills

Learning computer functions

Enhancing pre-writing skills

Advancing pre-writing skills

Covering math and language concepts

Using the computer as a learning tool

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Writing Activities

We are:

Using our fine motor skills

Increasing our language development

Learning eye-hand coordination

Putting thoughts into words

Learning that print has meaning

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Math Activities

We are:

Learning new ideas

Increasing language and cognitive skills

Enhancing eye-hand coordination

Exercising the fine motor muscles

Learning to estimate

Classifying and sorting

Counting and comparing

Recognizing patterns and shapes

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Science Activities

We are:

Learning and testing new concepts

Increasing language development

Learning to plan and discover

Observing

Predicting

Comparing

Drawing conclusions

Experiencing sensory activities

Discovering how things work

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Listening Lane (Listening Centre)

We are:

Enhancing pre-reading skills

Developing language skills

Recognizing that letters have a meaning

Learning to take care of books

Learning to follow directions

Working independently

Gathering information

Connecting stories to their pictures

Developing a love for books

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