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Continue reading →: Research Questions – Fall 2025
Developing Research Questions This term, I had the opportunity to work at the YW Kitchener-Waterloo Care for Newcomer Children. This centre caters to the children of parents taking English classes through Conestoga’s LINC program. As registered students, parents’ drop-off their kids for childminding from infant to pre-school age. The caveat…
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Continue reading →: Signature Artifact – Fall 2025
Snip n’ Stick What: A cutting and pasting activity that involves children using scissors to cut or use pre-cut magazine paper to assemble a collage. So What: The activity supports multiple developmental domains and aligns with the four foundations of learning from How Does Learning Happen? (2014). Now What: To…
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Continue reading →: Research Questions – Winter 2025
Research Question 1 Since being in the field this term, one thing I have noticed is the importance of helping children manage their emotions and navigate interactions among peers. So much time, effort and energy is spent into redirecting and managing behaviour with varying techniques and approaches that don’t always…
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Continue reading →: Signature Artifacts – Winter 2025
Artifact 1: Yellow Playdough Poem Playing with playdough is a favourite activity amongst the preschoolers at my placement this term. Educators make their own playdough on site, often involving the kids in the process. This particular week, the kids had helped to make yellow playdough. In the mornings, educators will…
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Continue reading →: Learning Goals – Winter 2025
Goal 1: Enhancing Observation Skills This term, being in field placement with preschoolers at the Driftwood Child Care Center, puts me in the ideal position to build strong observational skills. I want to improve my observational skills and describe details about engagement, growth and development through various methods of observation.…
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Continue reading →: Signature Artifacts – Fall 2024
Artifact 1 – My Heart at Play This is a picture of my nephew, my little heart, Musa (11 months), playing with a medley of toys. We were visiting him in Windsor during ‘success week’ and my eldest daughter captured this moment. Used to having just his parents around, Musa…
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Continue reading →: Research Questions – Fall 2024
Research Questions Throughout this term, we have been learning about early childhood education from different perspective. We have delved into renowned theories that shape and define early learning, studied various aspects of growth and development, gained insights into policy and governance, and investigated the importance of health and wellness in…
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Continue reading →: Learning Goals – Fall 2024
As part of our field placement course, in the beginning of the term I set out three goals for myself.
Hello,
I’m Rabiah (RK)
Welcome to the Heart of Play, my cozy corner of the internet dedicated to documenting my time as a student of Early Learning Program Development at Conestoga College. Here, I invite you to join me on a journey of creativity, imagination, and all things play in early childhood education. Let’s delve into the heart of play!
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