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From a Google question ‘Connecting Science Inquiry and Science Fairs’, an important site entitled ‘Just Science Now’ intrigued us immensely.  As we read further, we recognized that we could connect our own JK Science Inquiry with the relevant information that it contained.According to the article, Inquiry means that 
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As we are heading towards report cards and graduation, I am assessing what the children have learned, as I do regularly throughout the year.  I am amazed at how far they have come, from their first tentative steps into the world of reading, writing, math and 
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According to Jackie Silberg in her article entitled, ‘The Importance of Music for Children.’: Music helps develop children’s language skills:  When young children listen to familiar words in songs, the neural transmitters in their brains are firing away, and their brains are building connections to the 
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Not every interest of the children leads into a full scale inquiry. Some interests ‘flare up’ for a moment, and quickly subside.  Only a few children may seem interested in researching more, and so this interest is still respected, and resources left for these children to 
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Children are innately curious. Their world is full of wonder, magic and newness.  Children naturally begin asking questions about the things they see, hear, feel, taste and smell in their world. Through inquiry learning, we have “the opportunity to nurture students’ natural curiosity and to be fully engaged 
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During the last two weeks, our Grade One students have been immersed in the fine literature provided by this year’s Forest of Reading Program. This is an initiative of the Ontario Library Association, and is Canada’s largest reading program. It comprises of eight reading sequences 
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Since our JK children are attending and participating in yoga classes, we thought that we would share some words of wisdom about the essentials of yoga. We found an excellent article by Marsha Wenig entitled, ‘The Benefits of Yoga for Kids’ which we share the 
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The Grade 3 students have spent the week having fun with experimentation.  They are working in their groups for the inquiry fair to answer questions they have about forces.  Some are creating mini tsunamis, others or making moon craters from cocoa powder.  All the while, 
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During health class, we began our inquiries into the ‘Human Body’, specifically the ‘Digestive System’. Their answers were not only varied, but quite informative and knowledgeable: “You need to chew the food,” declared LL. NK added, “We need to chew so that it will be 
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“Play nourishes every aspect of children’s development – it forms the foundation of intellectual, social, physical, and emotional skills necessary for success in school and in life. Play paves the way for learning”. (Canadian Council on Learning  – Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre), “Let the Children Play: 
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