DRAGONFLY COVE

Welcome to our Dragonfly Cove Care Home and our Nook and a Book reading corner. This blog is a living, growing record of our kiddos during this beautiful time in our lives together. This kind of blogging is as personal and intimate as writing a journal or diary. Memories and experiences are the greatest gifts we can bestow on our children. Here we document and share the unique experiences, ideas and inspirations enriching our lives and the children in our care. You will see various pictures of our kiddos learning through play and inquiry in every day life♥

A couple of ideas and quotes related to our blog and growth...

"Life isn't about finding yourself; It's about creating yourself."
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's learning to dance in the rain"

My passion and love of learning stems from a belief that learning is a life-long process. We strive to be open and adaptable to the many changes and challenges of everyday life. I try to model continued learning as the children see me reading, studying and implementing new, creative adaptations and theory to our home indoor and outdoor environments and lives. By giving them these roots, my hope is they will also follow a path of inquiry and know as students of life, they will always be learning and growing♥

Here is an excerpt from "How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years" which directly pertains to our blog here...

"a means of sharing perspectives with parents and colleagues. When families and others are invited to contribute to the documentation and share their own interpretations, it can provide even more insights that children, educators, and families can return to, reflect on, and remember in order to extend learning."

We love reading your thoughts and comments! Thanks so much for embarking on this special, memorable journey with us... lots of love♥

Showing posts with label Environment Matters. Show all posts

Sunday, 10 May 2020

Special Mother's Day Message♥

Happy Mother's Day

Here is a wonderfully lovely video from Explore.org! They send me daily learning content by sharing live video feeds with us from around the world. The kids are currently obsessed with the nests filled with babies and the caring mama's nurturing their littles! Scroll down to their link for a special Mother's Day message...

We love, love, love their motto... Never Stop Learning!

Photo credit: Gooseberry Patch

"We ❤️ Moms"

"Moms make the world go 'round, and we see evidence of that every day on our nature and animal cams.

From panda mommas wrangling rascals to bald eagles who teach their young to be assertive with food, moms provide a vital foundation for all walks of life. Today we honor and recognize them with this compilation of touching mom moments, and hope you enjoy watching your favorite moms live on explore.org.

Never Stop Learning,

Your extended family at explore.org"

We Love Moms ~ Explore.org ~ One of our favourite live learning experiences ♥

Tuesday, 21 April 2020

The Earth Book!

Click this link to take you to the story read by PV Storytime!

THE EARTH BOOK by Todd Parr

The Earth Book

By Todd Parr , Todd Parr

Description provided by Scholastic Books... if you are able to, please purchase through Scholastic books to support our schools♥

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/the-earth-book-by-todd-parr/

"With his signature blend of playfulness and sensitivity, Todd Parr explores the important, timely subject of environmental protection and conservation in this eco-friendly picture book. With an eye-catching cover to catch readers' interest, the book includes lots of easy, smart ideas for working together to take good care of the earth, from planting a tree and using both sides of the paper to saving energy and reusing old things in new ways.
Best of all, the book includes reminders for "going green" every day. Equally whimsical and heartfelt, this sweet homage to the planet is sure to inspire readers of all ages to do their part in keeping the earth happy and healthy."

Friday, 2 June 2017

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail... so many lovely butterflies visiting our backyard habitat:)

The Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

(Papilio canadensis), so pretty...

We'll have to go around on the weekend to check out all the new blooms and new butterflies!

Here is our life cycle of a butterfly that can be found in our nature center:) It's perfect for continuing the conversation and the learning... curiosity and inquiry♥

All the butterflies are attracted to the lilacs.

We have 4 different kinds of butterflies we have had the privilege of documenting this year. We've also been fortunate to have humming birds who frequent our fragrant blooms each year♥

Sunday, 15 May 2011

Rivers to Oceans Week, beginning World Oceans Day June 8 and encompassing Canadian Rivers Day June 12

"Rivers to Oceans Week, beginning World Oceans Day June 8 and encompassing Canadian Rivers Day June 12, is your opportunity to celebrate the water that makes Canada special and help your community recognize that ocean health is a freshwater issue." CWF

The Canadian Wildlife Federation has these great Colouring Pages and online games for kids... with the added benefit of teaching them about their care taking responsibilities as keepers of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water in Canada. My five year old son just played the leather back sea turtle game and thought it was great... he's now trying to beat his high score:D

"Taking care of this precious resource is a shared responsibility. With almost one quarter of the world’s wetlands, about two million lakes and 243,793 kilometres of coastline, Canada is truly a watery wonderland."CWF
Rivers to Oceans Week

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