Hello, Friends!


We've had a lovely week in the classroom. This week was completely focused on helping with household chores; although our daisies are a bit too young to actively help around the home we had a lot of fun introducing them to these activities, plus they made for great practice of various skills such as hand eye coordination, sensory & pincer grasp.

Throughout the week we've allowed the daisies to "help" us wipe down the table after lunch. Another activity we enjoyed introducing was setting out a few items that require to be swept up, everyone was really mainly interested in stroking the fibers of the sweeper though! Lol (which was a new one that we used to mock our usual one.) We also had them "help" put their toys away AKA place their toys back to their homes. We demonstrated only once and they got the hang of it right away! Overall it was a very productive week. 

Song of the week:

Clean Up!

Clean up, clean up.
Everybody everywhere.
Clean up, clean up.
Everybody do your share.
(2x's) 

May you have a wonderful weekend, I look forward to seeing you on Monday! <3 :)


Love,
Crystal



**PS. pictures should be uploaded soon, the website is currently experiencing technical difficulties. **

 Greetings, daisy families!


We've had a fantastic week in the classroom! Our theme for the month is practical life; I'm excited to introduce the babes to the many activities we have in store for the upcoming weeks!  You may be wondering, how on earth are we going to teach infants about practical life skills? Well it may be true, that many children are actually not ready to fully participate in help with chores until around 15 months of age, but i believe it's never too early to allow children to learn about and absorb these important and very beneficial skills. 


Throughout the week we introduced the babes to many practical life exercises such as caring for the environment, which meant tidying up the classroom alongside Ms. Jenn & myself, we also discussed thee importance of washing our clothes. 


One of the activities everyone seemed to enjoy was folding/placing clothing back into what we like to call our "treasure basket" Ms. Jenn & I filled this basket with plenty of different textured fabrics and articles of clothing that would stimulate the daisies curiosity. They definitely seemed to enjoy exploring and playing dress-up with all of the brightly colored & shiny, glitter filled costumes! 


During our daily circle time activity we used an empty cardboard box as our "washing machine" we set this up in our naptime area AKA laundry room. Haha!

We then had our older friends follow us to the washing machine, we did our best to model for them how to pick an item out of the clothing basket and place it into the washing machine. In classic Montessori style, we didn't use many words. Instead, we just modeled it with exaggerated actions. All of our friends watched us repeat the demonstration several times, and our older friends instantly attempted to mimic our actions, while our younger friends sat back and observed. 


We ended the week by helping the babes decorate their very own Tshirts! Austin and Claire were elated to help decorate some of the younger daisies tees. This week was a success! 


songs of the week:

Colored Clothes!

(sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")


If your clothes have any red, any red,
If your clothes have any red, any red,
If your clothes have any red,
Put your hands up on your head,
If your clothes have any red, any red.

If your clothes have any blue, any blue, If your clothes have any blue, any blue, If your clothes have any blue,
Put your finger on your shoe,
If your clothes have any blue, any blue.

If your clothes have any green, any green,
If your clothes have any green, any green,
If your clothes have any green,
Wave your hand so you are seen,
If your clothes have any green, any green,

If your clothes have any yellow, any yellow,
If your clothes have any yellow, any yellow,
If your clothes have any yellow,
Laugh like a happy fellow,
If your clothes have any yellow, any yellow.

ha, ha, ha!

If your clothes have any white, any white,
If your clothes have any white, any white,
If your clothes have any white, 
Give a hug with all your might,
If your clothes have any white, any white,

If your clothes have any black, any black,
If your clothes have any black, any black,
If your clothes have any black,
Pat your neighbour on the back,
If your clothes have any black, any black,

If your clothes have any brown, any brown,
If your clothes have any brown, any brown,
If your clothes have any brown,
Make a smile like a clown,
If your clothes have any brown, any brown.



Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baa baa black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.

One for the master,
And one for the dame,
One for the little boy,
Who lives down the lane.

Baa baa white sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.

One to mend a jumper,
One to mend a frock,
And one for the little boy,
With holes in his socks.


Baa baa grey sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.

One for the kittens,
One for the cats,
And one for the guinea pigs,
To knit some wooly hats.




Wishing you a wonderful weekend!!!


Love, 
Crystal

  Hello, infant fams! 


We've had such a wonderful week at the sprout. With this being the final week of our months theme we decided to save the best for last- Sensory! At this stage of life, babies need stimulation to learn about the world around them, in order to see how their bodies work and what they can do with themselves. They need stimulation in order to foster intellectual growth.  Sensory play provides new experiences about their environment, helps develop and engage memories, and speeds learning; I absolutely love introducing sensory activities to the babes! Throughout the week the daisies have explored a variety of textured items such as; sand & seashells. 


On Monday Ms. Liz filled in for Jenn. It was lovely having her join the class for the day. We sang plenty of tunes and Ms. Liz read a super cute book about furry animals. On Tuesday we discussed some sensory experiences we might have at the beach and set up an activity for the babes to explore. We filled a bucket with sand and encouraged each daisy to feel the gritty texture with their hands and toes, we also created a "sparkling" water bag by combining half a cup of water and a few sprinkles of silver and blue colored glitter! These activities were a big hit for the daisies, we took turns watching each friend manipulate the squishy bag. On Wednesday Ms. Jenn brought some seashells in for the daisies to touch and feel, during this activity we listened to the calming sounds of ocean waves using our sound machine. On Thursday we added a bit of sand and water into a pool and had each friend squish their toes into it, it was alot of fun seeing their reaction to the feel of the sticky sand between their toes. With the combination of the sand and water it smelled a tad bit like the ocean air in the classroom! Today I will be leaving at noon but Ms. Jenn has a bunch of exciting activities planned out for the rest of the afternoon. 


Wishing you a lovely weekend! 


<3 Crystal

Happy Thursday Friends! 


It's been a great week despite missing some of our daisies. We have spent the entire week "traveling" to the beach during circle time. It's been a lot of fun discussing the many items we bring with us to enjoy on our outing. On Monday we explored the brightly colored and bouncy beach ball, on Tuesday we packed a basket of yummy snacks and a whole lot of h2o to keep us hydrated! Lol While on the topic of h2o we spent extra time focusing on the water sign. 


On Wednesday Ms. Jenn was out and Ms. Liz filled in for her; we had a lovely day with her as usual! Today our circle time consisted of enjoying soothing ice-pops made from pureed organic fresh fruit. Ice-pops are a great way to satiate our daisies teething gums and make for an extra special treat for the upcoming holiday! We will spend the afternoon creating an art project for independence day. Shortly after we shall pack a bag with all of the fun essentials for the beach such as; sunscreen, sunglasses, ukulele, inflatable toys, sand pails/sifters & sunhats. We plan to head outdoors for an impromptu splash day to soak up some vitamin D! 


Wishing you a wonderful holiday weekend and to the families on summer vacation as well! May you have a fantastic time creating beautiful memories with your sweet sprouts!


<3 Crystal 

Greetings, families!

I hope you've had a great week. We have discussed land/air animals all week, we went ahead and incorporated discussing sea animals as well since that topic was such a hit last week! Throughout the week we listened to audio recordings of seagulls and various sounds we hear at the beach; during this activity all the babes listened intently and looked around eagerly trying find where the sound was coming from. Later in the week we set up a spot in the welcome center for a special circle time. During this circle time we introduced the babes to the beautiful beach diorama that the primary class created! Ms. Jenn & I pointed out all of the elements that we like best whenever we visit the beach. We also talked about the crabs "crawling" along the beachside and seagulls flying around the area. Our friends each got a chance to touch and feel all the items inside of this project; they especially liked feeling the smooth seashells. Shortly after our trip to the welcome center we added some turtles and fish to our class "aquarium" Maya & Maggie(primary friends) joined in on the fun as well and helped the babies paste a few turtles. Overall it was a very fun and productive week!


*Songs of the week:

    Five little seagulls
5 little seagulls sitting on the beach.
One walked along the shore,
then there were four.
4 little seagulls sitting on the beach.
One hid behind a tree,
then there were three.
3 little seagulls sitting on the beach.
One got up and flew,
then there were two.
2 little seagulls sitting on the beach.
One went to have some fun,
then there was one.
1 little seagull sitting on the beach.
She went to chase the sun,
then there were none.

     Sand and Sun


(sung to the tune of row, row, row your boat)
Beach, beach, sand and sun
Playing by the sea.
Summertime is just for fun
A special time for me.
Digging the sand 
Happy as can be
Summertime is just for fun
A special time for me.

<3 Crystal