The first two months of 2020 has been incredible for us here at Discovery Child Care. This month we learned whether we can eat snow, researched the circle of life, got our snowshoes back on and pushed our balance to the limits on ropes in the forest. Here’s what we got up to in February.
January Highlights: Measuring Animal Tracks in the Forest, Strapping on Our Skates and Much More!
The first month of the year is over and it has been an absolute blast for us here at Discovery Child Care.
December Highlights: Donating to the local community, getting our snowshoes on, learning about animals in winter and much more!
We truly live in a beautiful part of the world, so let’s find new ways to care for our environment in 2020! We wish all our families, friends and followers a wonderful new year!
November Highlights: Science Experiments, Sharing Travel Experiences, Learning How Snowflakes are Formed and Much More!
The month soon changed, however, with numerous snowstorms signalling the start of winter. That’s not going to stop us from having fun here at Discovery Child Care! This month we learnt about the different seasons, created clouds, shared our travel experiences, studied animal winter routines and much much more!
October Highlights: Building Bridges, Learning About Pumpkins and Making the Most of Ontario’s Beautiful Fall Colours
With Halloween finally here and the beautiful fall colours still in full bloom, here at Discovery Child Care we have been making the most of the changing season!
September Smiles: Watching Our Butterflies Hatch, Jumping in Puddles and Our Annual Fall Food Drive
Other amazing things we’ve done this month include jumping in puddles (it’s rainy season after all), picking fresh pears and kicking off our annual fall food drive.
August Adventures: Learning About First Nations, Building Structures, Finding Caterpillars and Much More!
With summer coming to an end, here at Discovery Child Care we are making the most of the warm months while they last! This month we did some investigations into light, built some amazing structures, went on the search for caterpillars, read First Nations stories and much, much more! Learning about First Nations This week was filled with wonderful presentations …
July Highlights: Happy Canada Day, Meeting the Summer Campers, Learning about Butterflies and Much More!
We’ve had an incredibly busy start to summer here at Discovery Child Care, meeting our new friends for summer camp, looking after our fruit and vegetable gardens and learning about some of the season’s most wonderful animals!
June Highlights: Learning About Earthworms, Hosting the Intro to Forest School Workshop and much more!
With summer weather finally here, we took the opportunity this month to get outside and learn about earthworms, how to harvest our own food, as well as hosting the Intro to Forest School Workshop put on by Forest School Canada. Exploring the world of earthworms Our investigation into precipitation, naturally evolved into an inquiry on worms. The school-agers put together …
Muddy May Highlights: Exploring the World of Bugs, Charity Fundraising, Learning about Birds and Much More!
Spring has sprung! Watching the transitional period of all the wildlife and plant life became a focus for all the children in May. From small buds and seeds into blossoming trees and flowers, May was full of growth! We’ve had a very tactile month exploring the returning bird populations, creating paper mache, and being involved in charitable events. Let’s head …