At Buddings we practice extra safe snacks! To prevent choking, the teachers closely supervise the children and make sure they are seated with their feet under the table and keep their sillies out of [ … ]
Category: Programs
Autumn Top 10 Field Trips!
Buddings Field Trips offer hands-on experiences out in the great wide world! Sarah “We searched high for clouds, birds, and evergreens, and low for twigs, red leaves, and bugs. It [ … ]
Big Kids Club: The teachers’ drawer!
Storytelling or Brain's work out! Big Kids Club is a place where the magic happens! All the teachers agree that Storytelling brings such an incredible moments for the children that [ … ]
Top 10 Best Books
The fall season is here, and with it the new BKC season, Autumn Top 10. Buddings newest teacher, Johanna Robert, and I are co-presenting our Best Books program at Storybook, and [ … ]
BKC Presents: Autumn Top Ten 2019
New season, new theme: Autumn Top 10! Fall is the best season to track the greatest hits of the year and all the teachers are excited to share their personal [ … ]
OUT for SUN!!
Fieldtrip every Friday!! Summer is finally here! Let’s go out for sun! In Summer Daydream Season, I will try taking our buddies out every Friday from Storybook Buddings! In OUT [ … ]
How your body works?
Have you had a chance to teach your kids about their own body? How it works? Or had an experience to be asked so many questions about their body by [ … ]
Big Kids are visiting Ancient Rome!
Once upon a time… There was a place without cars, skyscrapers, sneakers and planes! Did you know that all roads lead to Rome? Did you know that Rome was founded by [ … ]
BKC Presents: Summer Daydream 2019
What is Big Kids Club's Summer Daydream 2019? Every afternoon, from June until August, our teachers present a dreamy structured educational program called Summer Daydream! Through sharing and team work, Big Kids Club [ … ]
Feel the sound of music!
We celebrated the very last day of Rainbow Spring under the sun! As you see the picture on the top, we went to the park on the last day of [ … ]
Ancient Greece Best Recipes!
“The beginning is the most important part of the work” – Plato Flowers crown! The Ancient Greeks introduced the circular wreath as a symbolic reward for the best athletics, soldiers [ … ]
Working so hard!
I’ve been teaching about Jobs and Occupations through the role-playing activities. Kids love to pretend to be adults around them. So every time, we enjoyed it, and had a meaningful [ … ]
Arts Club Visit! – Field Trip duirng Musically Me class –
We visited BMO Theatre….twice!! MUSIC IS EVERYWHERE!! That’s what I usually tell everyone…but where do you imagine if I ask you “Where can we see the professional singers?” THEATRE!! [ … ]
Field Trip to Sole Food Street Farms!
Big Kids visited an amazing project! On April 16th we went on a Field Trip to Sole Food Street Headquarters Farm on 299 West 1st Ave! Sole Food Street Farms is a [ … ]
Get your tickets! The Bird Show is on now!
Today, on The Bird Show… Fridays, from 1 – 4pm, at Storybook Buddings, the Big Kids and I are learning about birds. We’ve interviewed a vet, and visited a neighbourhood [ … ]
Learning about jobs and occupations!
I have been teaching about jobs and occupations, and lots of fun so far! One day, we became a hairdresser! The hair model was Mrs. Potato head. She ordered haircut [ … ]
Greek facts, Mythology and more!
All civilizations have a cultural heritage. While traveling around Ancient Greece, we found out that a lot of mythology characters influenced people believes, their imagination and creativity. It´s been fun to see [ … ]
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do! – Express yourself with MUSIC-
Music helps us to express ourselves! Rainbow Spring!! After Rainy season is over, it’s time for Mr. Golden Sun out and we see Rainbow! When I’m feeling sunshine, I just [ … ]
Art Party!
(from my Henri Matissse Art Party!) I chose to teach Art and Art History for my first Big Kids Club because I am a visual artist. Art is one off [ … ]
Introducing… Rainbow Robots!
“When students are given explicit instructions, when they are told what they need to know, they become less likely to explore on their own. Curiosity is a fragile thing.” – [ … ]