Read an article on the benefits of physical literacy for young children.
Healthy Living: All About Food
Learning Together Joyfully: All About Food Educators, parents/caregivers and grandparents – it is good to meet again! During these days of enforced lockdowns and restaurant restrictions many of us have been spending more time at the grocery store and in […]
May 14 – Healthy Living: All About Food
This excellent video outlines the 5 characteristics of playful experiences. (5:31 mins.) This article shares how cooking is not only fun but can be a calming activity for kid
May 14 – Healthy Living: All about Food
Read about the Canada Food Guide Guide and watch a video about preparation of vegetables and fruit. Appetite to Play is a BC website for early years providers and educators that focuses on physical activity and healthy eating in Early […]
May 14 – Healthy Living: All about Food
Ellyn Satter is a highly regarded nutritionist, family therapist, author, trainer, publisher, and consultant. She believes that children have a natural ability with regards to food and eating. “They eat as much as they need, they grow in the way […]
April 30 – Social Emotional Learning
Dr. Stuart Shanker shares information about self-regulation and the 5 domains of self-regulation.
April 30 – Social Emotional Learning
This video (8:31 mins) developed by CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) defines social emotional learning and the important role parents play in working together with educators to support their child’s SEL development. Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, speaker, author […]
April 30 – Social Emotional Learning
In this video, (1:18 min.) Barbara Colorosa, educator, author and speaker discusses 6 critical life messages children should hear every day from parents and educators. The Canadian Pediatric Society offers suggestions and resources regarding screen time introducing the 4 M’s […]
Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Feelings and Friends
Learning Together Joyfully: SEL – Feelings and Friends Welcome back educators, parents/care-givers and grandparents! Think about the time you have recently invested in managing your own and your children’s emotions. During these uncertain times, maintaining close relationships and support from […]
APRIL 16 – ALL ABOUT SPRING
Reconciliation · In this vimeo (2:55 mins.) What Is Reconciliation? by Murray Sinclair, as Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee over 10 years ago, reminds educators of their significant role in process of reconciliation. · This Educator’s Guide to Understanding Indigenous Content […]