Play Learning Lab @playlearninglab
We are the Play Learning Lab, run by Dr. Angela Pyle (@Angela_Pyle_PhD) at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study of @OISEUofT playlearninglab.ca Joined October 2017-
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Another great STEM challenge to pass along! I am sure this one can get pretty exciting! #playbasedlearning #kindergartenSTEM
Another great STEM challenge to pass along! I am sure this one can get pretty exciting! #playbasedlearning #kindergartenSTEM
"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" can be a great hands-on way to practice sequencing & story retelling with your students! Have a look to see how you can do this in your classroom: playlearninglab.ca/product-page/b… 🧸 #kindergarten #earlyliteracy #kindergartenliteracy #playbased
What's better than a book club?! 📚Introduce your students to making 'book reflections' by writing or drawing a thought they have about a book they just read. Celebrate reflections on all different books! playlearninglab.ca/product-page/b… #kindergarten #kindergartenwriting #earlyliteracy
Need an engaging STEM activity to get students collaborating and making predictions? Have a look at how you can make balloon-powered cars with materials in your classroom → playlearninglab.ca/product-page/b… 🎈🚗 #kindergartenSTEM #playbasedlearning #kinderscience #playtolearn
This week students in room 102 focused on decomposing numbers and used manipulatives to share their thinking with peers and educators.
Wow - what a cool way to explore and discuss letter formation! Thanks for sharing! 🔤 #earlyliteracy
Wow - what a cool way to explore and discuss letter formation! Thanks for sharing! 🔤 #earlyliteracy
With all this talk about the lunar eclipse, we'd love to hear all the fun ways that you are bringing outer space into learning! Check out how you can bring the moon into your classroom by collecting some sand for astronaut pretend play 🚀🌑 → playlearninglab.ca/product-page/a… #playbased
Thank you @McLennan1977 for sharing this great idea! Ss started by printing their own name in 10 frame, then asked their classmates to spell their name, printed, sounded out & collaborated + counted how many letters each name has! 🤩🙏♥️ #ocsbMath #ocsbLitracy @StAnneOCSB
🏛️ Exploring Symmetry 🦋 #fabatfisher #playbasedlearning
🌟 Huge thanks to Ms. Dhillon's class for an enlightening session on beavers! 🦫 We were captivated by all the fascinating facts you shared during your inquiry. We had such a blast! 📚 @PeelSchools @RedWillowPS @ZohrinM @jrleduc22 @mspatellll
Want to generate some excitement about probability in your #kindergarten class? Find some classroom items to play 'Paper Bag Probability'! Make sure to shake and swirl the bag for extra excitement each time! Check it out: playlearninglab.ca/product-page/p… #earlymath #kindermath #mathcenter
Lock & Key addition is a creative way to 'lock' in students' exploration with numbers while reinforcing fine motor skills! 🔐🔓🔑 If you find some locks for your classroom, we recommend trying this out! Have a look: playlearninglab.ca/product-page/l… #earlymath #kindergartenmath #kindermath
STEM Challenge - Can you blow the biggest bubble? How tall is your bubble? “The bubbles get big and big. It’s 4.” said P.B.
Looking for a fun way to practice even vs. odd numbers? 'Making it Fair' can be played with loose parts or small snacks to see if your number can be "shared" between two people! 🫘🫘 Have you tried this in your class? playlearninglab.ca/product-page/m… #earlymath #kindergartenactivities
Today Mrs.A brought a new challenge to class: Frozen flower Play-dough! Ss did lots of critical thinking, communication & collaboration on how to unfreeze the play- dough! 🌸🤩♥️ #ocsbSTEAM @StAnneOCSB @KCBusyBees
A drawing can hold an entire story! Have you done art storytelling in your #kindergarten class? 🖼️ It is a great way to inspire story creation and sharing! #earlyliteracy #playbasedlearning #kindergartenwriting playlearninglab.ca/product-page/a…
Dominos eggs 🪺 - What a great idea! #playbasedlearning #earlymath
Dominos eggs 🪺 - What a great idea! #playbasedlearning #earlymath
Happy Pink Shirt Day! 🩷 We love seeing all the kindness pledges you are making. On days like today, a pink palm print can be the best signature! Sending kindness your way 🎨🩷 #playbasedlearning #pinkshirtday #kindnesspledge playlearninglab.ca/product-page/p…
Tower Number Lines are such a great way to get students to visualize math concepts & inspire math talks. Have a look to see how you can start one in your #kindergarten classroom with just a marker, some masking tape, and connecting cubes → playlearninglab.ca/product-page/t… #earlymath 🧱🧱
Looking for an engaging and silly way to practice measurement with your #kindergarten class? Have students trace their shoe & measure using non-standard units like learning links or connector cubes! 👟👟 #earlymath #playbasedmath #playtolearn Check it out: playlearninglab.ca/product-page/s…
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Z.B. and Z.G. are using their sense of touch to determine which three dimensional figures are hiding inside the mystery bags.
This week students in room 102 focused on decomposing numbers and used manipulatives to share their thinking with peers and educators.
“A castle in New York.” 🏰 #teamwork #stem #structures #inquirybasedlearning @JFDPCDSB
This group of students did a similar activity, but with writing as well as reading. I love how one of the students worked in some predicting to engage both children in word play, as well as reading and writing. Kids are the best!❤️
Part 1 - It was a non-standard measuring kind of morning in Kindergarten. Can you measure the length of your partner using a variety of classroom objects?
Thank you @McLennan1977 for sharing this great idea! Ss started by printing their own name in 10 frame, then asked their classmates to spell their name, printed, sounded out & collaborated + counted how many letters each name has! 🤩🙏♥️ #ocsbMath #ocsbLitracy @StAnneOCSB
S.S-G. is using her phonological and phonemic awareness skills to determine and match the beginning letter-sound to each picture card. “Sun, /s/, S. Octopus starts with O, /o/.” said S.S-G.
these year two friends working so hard on sounding out their words this morning with our loose parts! Working on our beginning & ending sounds! Pictures give us clues and help us sound out! 🫶🏼 @HCDSB_k
STEM Challenge - Can you make the tallest freestanding tin foil tower? H.A. used long strips of tin foil & tape to build her tower. “First, I made it so tall & it just falled down. Now, I put (popsicle) sticks inside to make it stronger & it stands up straight. It’s 15 tall.”
Little engineers at work building a dam to stop the flow of melting snow. #ocsboutdoors @HolySpiritOCSB
We started our Wonder Window today after talking about the Solar Eclipse. Ss talk: “I see the sky.” “I see clouds.” @BarbieriRm11 @JFPenguins
Total Solar Eclipse Artwork
Which One Is Different? During this activity, we say letter names and often talk about their formation.
🏛️ Exploring Symmetry 🦋 #fabatfisher #playbasedlearning
Today as we read ‘I Hope’ & we reflected on many emotion, action & responsibilities! “I hope you are a caretaker of Mother Earth”, we talked about characteristics of a caretaker & promised to be one! We also did an indoor sit-spot today & shared our hopes!♥️🌎🌱 #ocsbEarth
STEM Challenge - Can you blow the biggest bubble? How tall is your bubble? “The bubbles get big and big. It’s 4.” said P.B.
Today Mrs.A brought a new challenge to class: Frozen flower Play-dough! Ss did lots of critical thinking, communication & collaboration on how to unfreeze the play- dough! 🌸🤩♥️ #ocsbSTEAM @StAnneOCSB @KCBusyBees