We end the school year with a short reflection on this year from Natalie Ehalt, our program manager. We are closed for Summer Break from June 15 - July 15, and start summer camps in August. On the last day of school, it’s fun to pause to reflect back on one of my favorite activities at Joyce: popping into the...
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Category Archives: Teaching and Parenting Strategies
This post on oral literacy is written by Teacher Thressa Johnson, a lead teacher at Joyce Preschool. Watch this video. Seriously. I’ll wait. These twins’ speech patterns mirror adult speech patterns. They take turns talking, change their intonations to express different feelings, and use facial expressions and hand gestures to show their ideas in addition to telling them. These characteristics...
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This post on dramatic play is written by Teacher Thressa, who works alongside Maestra Sandra in the 3-4 year old afternoon class. She is currently completing Concordia University’s Masters of Education in Early Childhood Education program. Here at Joyce, our curriculum and approach are designed to help our students grow socially, physically, emotionally, linguistically, culturally, and academically. We take turns,...
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