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Row, Row, Row Your Boat!

Recently at Carrot Seed Preschool, this young rower built herself a boat and set off on an adventure singing…’Row, row, row your boat’!  


River Builders

A few weeks ago, we had the perfect storm: a huge downpour of rain, followed by bright sunshine. Our puddles were ankle-deep, and the sun kept us warm and cozy!       Some of our friends decided to start building a river by filling a puddle and directing its course.      The tracked its progress, following its course until they reached the end.   
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Exploring (and Exploding!) Volcanoes

This week we put out coloured vinegar and baking soda and watched as our children became amateur chemists! When I play with volcanoes, I’m developing fine motor skills… …social awareness… …and scientific curiosity.      “Mine’s a rainbow.”    “Mine is ice cream blue.”                                “Can I have some baking soda?” “Sure!”      “Let’s make the colours explode.”  “The red is exploding!”    “Hey, if
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Inside Learning, Outside Learning

At Carrot Seed, we believe in Inside/Outside Learning.    We explore nature inside…                                     …and we explore nature outside.    We get messy inside…                                                …and we get messy outside.      We build inside…                                       …and we build outside.    We explore water inside…                                             …and we explore water outside.    We role play inside…                                     
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Colour Theory

Today two of our friends beckoned me to their table and said “Look at this kind of colour!” I asked them what colour it was, and one of them said “It’s green mixed with silver”, and the other one said “Maybe now it’s a green, or a grey.” Then somebody asked “What if we mix the silver with the purple?”     “Whoa, light purple!”    
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