Getting Started in Preschool Education
Classroom Organization
Learning Through Play
Observation of the Child's Progress

  • Observation Cycle
  • Reporting
Physical and Motor Development

  • Gross Motor Skills
  • Fine Motor Skills
Emotional and Social Development

  • Self-Awareness and Executive Function
  • Social Skills and Belonging
Language Development

  • Oral Language
  • Emergent Reading
  • Emergent Writing
  • Second Language Learning
  • Literacy Opportunities Through Play
Cognitive Development

  • Fostering Wonder & Inquiry
  • Learning Centres
  • Math
  • Science
Universal and Targeted Actions
Outdoor Education
Technology

  • Learning Situations
  • Interactive White Boards
  • Tablets
  • Robotics and Coding
  • Image and Sound Banks
  • Procedures and Tools
Additional Resources

  • Teacher Resources Beyond This Web Site
  • Partnering with Parents
About Us
  • Observation Cycle

    This tool helps teachers observe and reflect with intention.

  • The Power of Play combined with keen observations

    This document can help you reflect on the play practices in your classroom so that you can maximize its potential and offer rich play experiences.

  • Organization of the Preschool Education Classroom

    This document shares insight into suggested materials that can be included in various centres of the classroom. A great resource for new and seasoned teachers when purchasing classroom items.

It's Playtime!

This document from la Table sure le mode de vie physiquement actif (TMVPA) explains that stimulating environments which foster unstructured active play and promote motor skill mastery, lead to increased confidence in children, and have a dominoe affect on their success in the other domains. 

 

 

 

 

The Preschool Report Card: Companion Guide

This guide supports teachers with the new MEQ report card to be used with all children in preschool education (K4 and K5).  

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Function

Executive Function skills have a prominent place in the Preschool Cycle Program.  "The skills associated with executive functions that are commonly evoked in early childhood research are inhibition, working memory, flexible thinking and planning" (p. 13).  Preschool is a time of rapid and critical development of executive functioning and this infographic, created by the Center on the Developing Child, Havard University, shares some important insight on the topic.