The Wonderful World of Kindergarten

Welcome to our Reggio Emilia inspired classroom at Dr. David Suzuki School.
JoAnne Pizzuto, OCT & Jocelyne Brent, RECE, BASc (Hons)

Tuesday 28 January 2014

Welcoming Shawn Back From France

Our world traveler has returned to the wonderful world of kindergarten! We couldn't wait to show Shawn where we had been displaying his letters and pictures... and all things 'Shawn'!


We learned so much about how different it was for Shawn when he lived in France. Many of us ate the same food, but the packages didn't have the same colours or pictures. The words didn't sound the same when we sounded them out loud.


Shawn shared his experiences with all the children. He is very good at explaining the things he knows! We all learned so much about France and other countries that Shawn and his family visited.

The children had the opportunity to ask Shawn questions about his time in France. Many questions came from visiting Shawn's blog and discussing the places he visited like the castles.

One of the first centres Shawn visited his first day back was the blocks. With his peers he created a castle which he built many times when he was in JK. After experiencing the real deal in France he creatively added a draw bridge.Isn't it amazing what real experiences will do for children's creativity.







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