School and Group Activities
AUTUMN SEASON LEADERBOARD (October, November, December)
(this board resets to zero at the start of each season)
Who’s in the lead this season? Build up your Pathway Points by reporting your Landmark activities!
| Placement | Group Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babbling Brook Daycare | 25 |
| 2 | CELC-Peterborough | 5 |
Early Years (birth to 5 years)
Make your Mark!
Landmark #8 (Nature Art Weekly)
Our nature craft today led us to the trail where we found moss and leaves which we brought back to our art table to stamp and press
BabblingKids – Oct 27/20
Crunching tasty treats!
Landmark #2 (Animal Friends Monthly)
Today we eagerly used our field guide to identify leaves, birds, and seeds! The children raced to their findings excitedly, reflecting on what they found using both descriptions and scientific knowledge. “There’s a maple leaf!” said B. “Let’s listen for the birds, not look, only listen.” she added. This book is offering us daily opportunities to learn about our world, use our senses and develop a love of the land.
BabblingKids – Oct 26/20
Love of Land
Landmark #7 (Books, Songs, Games Weekly)
Today we eagerly used our field guide to identify leaves, birds, and seeds! The children raced to their findings excitedly, reflecting on what they found using both descriptions and scientific knowledge. “There’s a maple leaf!” said B. “Let’s listen for the birds, not look, only listen.” she added. This book is offering us daily opportunities to learn about our world, use our senses and develop a love of the land.
BabblingKids – Oct 26/20
Middle Years (6 to 9 years)
Painted White
Landmark #11 (Celebrate Each Season)
As the snow fell gently…where do you think we rushed to? “Let’s go check on the garden!” said B, her friends rushing behind her. The friends had noticed so many things changing in our yard with the snow-our puddle had grown again, the mud was more slippery, the butterfly garden looked as if it has been painted by a delicate white brush. I love that the friends were so eager to check on their beloved garden. Clearly they treasure this place, and will watch it carefully, even over winter months.
BabblingKids – Oct 27/20
Garlic in the Ground
Landmark #10 (Grow and Eat Food)
Today we used our senses to explore and plant garlic! How excited we were to visit the garden with a task in this chilly weather. How interesting that we can plant a new food at this time of year. This made us very curious! We dug and planted-we are very good at sowing seeds as you know. The soil was cold and we worried about our sweet little garlic bulbs being cold over the frozen season that approaches. We covered our plantings with a layer of smooth, delicious, dry straw. The potent smells of the garlic juxtaposed the sweet aroma of the honey coloured hay. The garlic made our faces crinkle up! As we carried the hay we buried our faces in the prickly but cozy material. The friends were proud and purposeful as the transported this blanket to their new garlic patch. What a wonderful way to spend our morning!
BabblingKids – Oct 26/20
Mapping Adventures
Landmark #9 (Special Outdoor Place 2x/Month)
We love our path so much and visit it every day to see what we can discover! Yoyo gave Brookey a special observation guide for our trail and we have been enjoying using it to enhance our quiet adventures! Today our explorations began with a “nature noise scavenger hunt”. We closed our eyes and listened to chickadees, the winds song, and the hum of fall. What a peaceful way to begin!We followed our guide to identify leaves, moss, lichen and mushrooms. Hughey and Brookey were so careful to observe each treasure closely using their magnifying glass. Brookey undertook the important task of mapping out her trail! How wonderful to see her focus as she drew the Apple tree, the hill, the blue jay we saw, the leaves we observed.
BabblingKids – Oct 23/20