The Love Laughter and Learning Centre

Fun Summer STEM Activities for Little Learners 🧪☀️

STICKY SCAVENGER HUNT - such a fun idea!
https://littlepinelearners.com/sticky-scavenger-hunt/

Spring Wiggles for Little Giggles😅

Sam battened down the burrow to weather the storm so she did not see a shadow which – according to folklore – means an early spring. Only time will tell!

Love that this number recognition activity is so simple to set up. 👇 Source below

THIS is the PROCESS. This is the LEARNING.

The objective when providing art materials to young children is for them to explore, experiment, and discover. To let them PLAY with the materials, just like they play with blocks, fabrics, and other materials.

The LESS we do, the MORE they do.

We need to stop putting emphasize on how something looks, but rather, focus on their experience that interconnects and fuels all domains of development.

Even when children are older and more developmentally capable of creating recognizable pieces of art, we still need to step back and LET THEM FIGURE OUT how to create something.

Our need to over-instruct and direct removes opportunities for creative and critical thinking. We more-so need to step back and provide the conditions and opportunities for these experiences to exist.

Toddler room learning yesterday. They were working on shape and color recognition as well as fine motor skills as they glued and placed the pieces to the poster. Listening skills were also developing as they responded to the educator and her questions