When I play at theBook Nook,

I am learning: to look at pictures and make meaning to love reading fiction and non-fiction to identify the types of books I like about authors and illustrators to hold and care for a book how to point to words and turn pages how to sort books into genres to use prior knowledge to make

connections and ask questions about what I am reading

to find letters and sight words to explore rhyming and opposites

When I play at the Creative Centre,

I am learning: to use my imagination to create art to create a plan and follow it through to explore and share a variety of tools

and materials with my peers to use problem solving skills effectively to explore different elements of design to demonstrate an understanding of

vocabulary related to visual art to share my artistic accomplishments to respond to a variety of visual art

forms to practise my fine motor skills

When I play at the Drama Centre, I am learning:

to use my imagination and role play

to work cooperatively with peers to explore elements of drama to retell stories and familiar events to communicate my ideas with others to take turns and use kind words about the people in my community to write lists, letters, and notes to be a nurturer and care for others to use puppets and props to enhance my

play and learning to tidy up materials when I am finished

When I play at the Listening Centre,

I am learning: to look at pictures and make meaning to love reading through the use of

technology and share how I feel to identify the types of books I like about authors and illustrators

to hold a book and turn pages with care to use prior knowledge to make

connections while following the text to point to words as I listen attentively to find letters and sight words that I know to share materials respectfully to demonstrate independence

When I play at the Math Centre, I am learning:

to sequence and compare objects to work cooperatively with peers to create patterns and build designs to communicate my ideas with others to take turns and use kind words to measure in different ways to name shapes and their attributes to make observations and show findings to count and recognize numbers to investigate new ideas and practise old

ones using a variety of manipulatives to organize materials and use math

words

When I play at the Playdough Centre,

I am learning: to select and use different tools to create designs with peers to create a plan and follow it through to communicate my discoveries to use problem solving skills effectively to be creative with a tactile medium to experiment with letters and numbers to explore how tools help me to share materials and tools with others to experiment with simple machines to develop my fine motor skills

When I play at the Sand / Sensory

Centre, I am learning:

to select and use different materials to work cooperatively with others to create a plan and follow it through to communicate my discoveries to use problem solving skills effectively to be creative with a variety of materials to make predictions and observations to explore how tools help me to experiment with simple machines to develop my fine motor skills to develop literacy and numeracy skills to wonder about how things work

When I play at the Science Centre, I am learning:

to wonder and inquire about the world to describe patterns and cycles of the

natural world and show my understanding

to make observations about things I see to investigate how things work to explore and share a variety of tools

and materials to carry out explorations to pose questions and make predictions to use problem solving skills effectively to investigate properties of materials to sort, classify, and share my findings how I can care for the environment

What is I.C.E. Time? I.C.E. stands for:

INVESTIGATECOMMUNICATE & EXPLORE

When children engage in I.C.E. time, they are investigating and exploring the world around them and communicating their findings through pictures, oral language, writing, and other medium. Children successfully learn through child-initiated play and structured play-based opportunities that encourage them to think creatively, explore, investigate, and solve problems, while engaging in the inquiry process and sharing their learning with others.

(The Full Day Early Learning Kindergarten Program 2010-11 and ELECT)

When I play at theConstruction

Centre , I am learning:

to select and use different materials to create designs with peers to construct structures following my plans to communicate or write about my

discoveries and observations to use problem solving skills effectively to be creative with a variety of materials to role play and imagine to investigate how things work & fit

together to share materials and tools with others to experiment with simple machines to develop my fine and gross motor skills

When I play at theWriting Centre ,

I am learning: to select and use different materials to experiment with different forms of writing to label illustrations and write stories

orletters to communicate to others through writing to use problem solving skills effectively to practice pincer grasp while printing to learn how to use writing tools like word

walls, and dictionaries to make labels for things I construct or make to share my feelings and ideas in a journal to be creative with a variety of materials to make signs for other activities I engage in

at different centres

When I play at theLiteracy Centre , I am learning:

to select and use different materials

to practice rhyming and explore syllables to develop my knowledge of sounds and letters about vowels and consonants and how they

work together to make words to put letter sounds together to spell words to play games that help develop literacy skills to spell my name, make letters, and spell

simple sight words using different manipulatives such as magnets, letter beads, Wikki sticks, letter stamps, rainbow printing, Magndoodle and more

to use different materials to explore to practice following 2 and 3 step directions to share materials and my learning with peers

When I play at the Paint Centre, I am learning:

to use my imagination to create art to create a plan and follow it through to explore a variety of tools and medium to use problem solving skills effectively

to explore different elements of design to demonstrate an understanding of

elements of visual art (colour, shape/form, texture, line, space)

to share my artistic accomplishments to respond to a variety of visual art

forms to learn and practise new art techniques to practise my fine motor skills

When I go to the Snack Centre, I am learning:

to self-regulate when I am hungry about hygiene when I wash my hands about table manners and how to be

polite how I can help the environment by

bringing reusable containers and water bottles

to be independent about what foods are healthy for my

body to make healthy choices to discuss my likes and dislikes with

others to develop fine motor skills when I open

and close containers to clean up after myself when I am done

Welcome to Mrs.

Hanna’s

JK/SK ClassRm 101

Whoooo wants to play, learn, and grow together?