West Richmond Preschool

The children were excited to wear their costumes on our first visit to the seniors centre. During our circle discussion, the children had a lot of questions about the visit, asking: “Where is the centre? Are the seniors old people? What are we going to do there?” With all of these questions and thoughts running through the children’s minds, it really was quite amazing to watch the instant connection between the two groups. The children must feel a sense of security around the seniors, as they began engaging in activities with them almost immediately upon arrival. As I watched Jack in his policeman costume pretend to handcuff one of the older adults (who happily placed her wrists on table for him), it was clear to see connections were being made.    Policeman Jack puts his handcuffs on one of the older adults at the seniors centre. Jeffery has a snack with one of the residences, making a connection as they share a meal.    ...

The pumpkins are on every corner perched on every corner can only been one thing - its that time of year again! These pumpkins naturally spark the interests of the children, and we hope to facilitate and nurture this curiosity in as many ways as possible. As you may have noticed, we brought books, activities, pictures and even actual pumpkins into our class room, so the children could get a "hands on” approach in their exploration. A sink and float station captured many of the children's interest. This activity included sized pumpkins, squash and other fall items floating in a tub. The purpose of this station was for the children to see which of these items would sink in water, which ones would float, and why this was so. Sara, Julia, Kaitlyn and Chantel took a particular liking to this activity. Sometimes when we set up an activity with certain intent, we find the children, using their imaginations and creativity, use it for something comple...

HOW TO MAKE A MUMMY STEP 1: What is a mummy? Looking at pictures in Halloween themed books may inspire such a question: STEP 2: Experiment with ways to replicate the image a teacher's arm white paper and glue paper towel rolls googly eyes and markers masking tape pipe cleaners STEP 3: Learn about the real thing Ancient Egyptians mummified the dead bodies of important people this was a process that took a long time STEP 3A: Remove the brain and internal organs If you do not have a real dead body on hand make your own substitute internal organs In this case we used balloons and beads STEP 3B: Place the internal organs in decorative jars After removing and cleaning the organs Place them in decorative jars STEP 3C: Dry out the body with a special kind of salt and fill it with  spices, plants and rags to maintain shape If you do not have a real dead body at your disposal, you may skip ...