The True Ghosts or Spirit Bears of British Columbia
If you are travelling in the central coastal region of British Columbia and think you may have seen a ghost, you’re probably right. You blink your eyes just to make sure, but you are now certain you see a large, pure white, slow moving figure emerge from the foggy...
Rubbing Plate Ideas for Early Learners
Rubbing Plate Activities Have you ever used rubbing plates before? Rubbing plates are double sided plastic plates, with each side producing somewhat different effects. They can be used as texture for a variety of techniques, including rubbings with paint sticks, transfer crayons or watercolour. Foiling, gelatin prints, impressions in clay...
Conifer Preschool Examination Activities
Conifer Trees in the Winter Winter is the perfect time of the year to examine evergreen branches of conifer trees. The deciduous trees are still dormant, most flowers are still sleeping too, but conifers are painting the town green! Exploring nature is not only fun for young children, but as...
Teach Girls About the Incredible Superpowers of Women in STEM
What’s Your Superpower? Have you seen the slogans and memes asking “What’s your superpower?”. You can fill in that blank with pretty much anything. Yet we still don’t see enough support for the incredible superpowers of women in STEM. The Power of Association We all know how easily seeing or experiencing something...
Rosa Parks Was Not Tired That Day
Rosa Parks Was Not Tired That Day Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born on Feb 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama and died on Oct 24, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan. Her mother was a teacher and her father a carpenter. Rosa lived to the ripe old age of 92 and did...