Our program this year is best described as Montessori meets Play-Based learning.....it is very interesting to watch what activities the children choose each day. Most days they choose a mixture of both.....

Teddy thought the metal insets were great puzzles.....he spent about 20mins trying them all

Drawing on the chalkboard....

Teddy found the metal insets fascinating

Pretending to drink from the teapots in our dramatic play area....

Cinnamon scented play doh with beans and sticks.....sensory plus!

Doc helping Cicerro to get some water for painting

Teddy building the pink tower......

waterpainting together

pouring water on the ground, super interesting for a preschooler

New friendships developing.....

Fall tree for art.....

Learning to use water paints

Making an Apple Print Placemat

Little Foot is fascinated with ocean life at the moment

The need for order and an inquiring mind!

Making new friends.....

A newly hatched Monarch just drying its wings.....this butterfly will soon be migrating south

Colourful leaves the children collected...we put these on our art shelf to be used by the children

Tomatoes from our school garden

Little Foot enjoying the colours and textures

very intently wrapping yarn around a twig.....lots of concentration here

Free Art.....paper, glue, paint, leaves, yarn and paint tools....just add children and watch the art come alive!

Play Doh with a friend

Cicerro exploring the drawer of circles

Making straight lines....

I have named this little one Picasso as he loves to paint

Little Foot has been drawing cities on the chalkboard

Picasso's first time working with the cylinder blocks

The boys worked together on this construction...lots of teamwork

Now what colour will I try next?

A few pictures of our day.....we had lots of fun

Wet-on-'wet painting is always a favourite at Tree House

They put leaves(crabs) in the pool and everyone took turns spearing crabs

When I asked them what they were doing they said "catching crabs"....I asked them if the crabs where in the tree...."No, we're in the in the midnight zone and the crabs are on the surface"....we had been reading an Ocean book earlier in the day

Friday was a very warm day.....Dancer took his job of filling the pool very seriously.

the Pete the Cat books are very engaging for preschoolers

One of the first things the children learn is to put their "work" on a rug....doing the work on the rug takes a little longer to absorb

Peeling and placing stickers is a great fine motor activity

I gave a lesson on mirror cleaning.....the children love to take care of their classroom

Everyone doing their "thing" this morning

Sponge painting this afternoon

We have five new children joining us over the next two weeks.....Welcome Dancer!

Mouse will be leaving Tree House to go to JK at the end of the week....we will miss you Mouse and always remember Mama Sharon loves you!

Learning to work on a rug....so much to learn when you start preschool but so much fun too!