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Nido is once again participating in the BC Thanksg

Nido is once again participating in the BC Thanksgiving Food Drive. The children are discovering ways they can help support families who are experiencing food insecurity in our community.⁠🌱⁠
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At Nido, we believe children are active citizens capable of understanding conflicts that arise and taking action towards having a positive impact in our community. Students discussed food insecurity and how that might impact people's lives. We used this as an opportunity to inquire into the importance of contributing to our community in meaningful ways, and we had fun in the process. A simple beat made to the tune of "non- per-ish-a-ble" gave the students access to an unfamiliar word in a concrete context. Children are singing this tune throughout the school!⁠🌱⁠
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Being an active citizen means participating in the entire process, from wondering about what Food Drives are all about, to planning the collection of much-needed items. Later this week, the children will continue their active role by choosing and purchasing items with collected cash donations.🌱⁠
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Children at Nido are quite familiar with this gree

Children at Nido are quite familiar with this green geodome structure. The toddlers as they grow up, they have become more adventurous and daring. At the same time, some of them feel comfortable enough to climb on their own geodome, while others ask for help to grasp the higher bars. Although they are still working on increasing their ability to climb the geodome, many of them have seen older children put pieces of wood at the bottom of the dome and use it as a climber as well, adding an extra level of difficulty to their climbing. 🌱⁠
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One can observe how each child knows their limits and how far they are willing to go on their own. They surely know when to ask for help and having responsive teachers enhances their discovery. The space dares their abilities. Hesitations are overcome and self-confidence increases. Fear slowly dissipates. 🌱⁠
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Today the smoke cleared just enough to enjoy one o

Today the smoke cleared just enough to enjoy one of our favourite pastimes; exploring our community neighbourhood, with no purpose other than to notice, wonder, and observe!🌱⁠
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The girls saw many moths, wondering each time they saw one flutter by if it was the same one as before. ⁠
They picked blackberries, lucky enough to find juicy (and sour!) ones at the end of the blackberry season, taking a few for themselves and a few for Ms. Shannon and Mr. Arman. They noticed their reflections in pools of water, as the puddles acted as giant mirrors in which we could view ourselves, and the environment.⁠
They collected leaves, admiring the changing colours; yellows, browns, and golden.🌱⁠
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We look forward to many more walks in the coming months, curious to see how our environment ebbs and flows over time.🌱⁠
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The flow of our morning begins with water. The chi

The flow of our morning begins with water. The children trickle back and forth from the washroom to the water-table, with full pitchers. Transferring water from the faucet to basin. 🌱⁠
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The pitchers overflow with water before leaving the washroom, a student pours a little bit of water out - noticing its fullness in the jug. Walking with care, the water sloshes around, spilling and dripping onto the floor. As it escapes, she sees tiny puddles on the floor - traces of movement and work in progress. 🌱⁠
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Water pools on the table, on the floor, and saturates the fronts of shirts and sleeves. Evidence of a shared experience; of an experience that requires ones' full attention - no time to worry about spills and messes. This is serious business. 🌱⁠
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The water invites us to gather, splash, touch, pour, mop, discover, and laugh. Each child experiencing and marvelling at its possibilities in their own way.🌱⁠
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We welcome open-ended encounters with materials th

We welcome open-ended encounters with materials that are not prescriptive; our relationship with materials can help us to be in the present. Sometimes the children meet materials with silence or they may provoke a conversation- sometimes we simply observe the children’s experience and meaning- making. There are so many layers to our interactions with materials and so many stories within stories.
This piece is a window into so many experiences in our Toddler Classroom as it tells a story of our learning. We love to see what new ideas come about when we have something be in our space for a prolonged period. This particular piece has been in our classroom for several weeks and it has undergone many different phases and mediums: watercolours, charcoal, graphite, oil pastels, and most recently collaging.🌱⁠
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The ice-cream store dramatic play has been ongoing

The ice-cream store dramatic play has been ongoing all summer in our classroom. Some of the previous students weren’t at all interested in our old school cash machine, but this week it caught the eye of the new and returning students. 🌱⁠
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��Dramatic play is a central part of childhood. When the students take on the roles of key members in our society, such as a doctor or store clerk, many different skills are being nurtured; like numeracy when we ensure there is enough ‘money’ to buy an ice-cream, or literacy, when they pose questions and engage in dialogue with one another. Problem-solving is continually in practice, like when a student doesn’t have enough ‘money’ to buy themselves an ice-cream, or when they learn to take turns being the clerk and the customer. 🌱⁠
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To the naked eye, it may seem like they are just playing, but when you dive deeper, countless life skills are being worked on. ��🌱⁠
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#nidodemontessori #earlychildhoodeducation #teaching #inquirybasedlearning #teachersofinstagram #montessori #emergentcurriculum #interconnectedness #educationforlife #dramaticplay #lifeskills #numeracy #literacy #growing #nidoprimary #playmatters⁠

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