News & Announcements
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Arts & Crafts: Catapult!
CATAAPUULTT! Did you know you can make a simple catapult out of popsicle sticks? This is an awesome STEM craft project for children of all ages. This fun crafty project focuses on math, physics and engineering. The force, distance, accuracy can all be challenged with the catapult.
Extracurricular Activities
Outside of the classroom Oak Learners also offers extracurricular activities for children to participate in. Extracurricular activities provide...
Teaching
At Oak Learners, children receive the opportunity of individualized learning. This involves incorporating the curriculum in each child’s learning...
School Leadership
Problems are always having the potential to rise to the surface, having a solution to that problem is always reassuring. With that being said the...
3 Reasons Why Children Combine Languages When They Speak
Have you ever spoken with someone and just couldn’t find the right words to express yourself? You searched and searched your brain for the right word, but just couldn’t think of anything? If you’re multilingual, you probably know what I’m talking about.
Language Learning: Expanding Vocabulary With Games
Continuing on the Language Learning series, here are four games that can help your older children expand their vocabulary in their target language!
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness Made Simple
You may be asking what cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is? Well put simply, cognitive behavioural therapy is a short-term therapy that focuses on one particular problem with set goals in place. You will learn techniques and strategies in order to reach your goals. With mental health on a decline due to Covid19 you may not be able to seek treatment from a professional so here are some tools that you can do with the children at school or in the home. These tools are beneficial for everyone to work on strengthening their mental health and mindfulness.
Arts & Crafts: Tape Resist Art
The beauty of art is that there are no limits. It unleashes our imagination and creativity!
Art is used in many ways, such as for therapy, to express ourselves or our thoughts.
Tape Resist art challenges children to use different colours and create their designs with the tape. The best part is seeing what it looks like once they remove the tape!
The Importance of Local Libraries in Building Literacy
Etobicoke Lake Shore Press - March 2021 Learning to love reading can be one of the most important gifts we give to our children. Yet, all too often,...
Language Learning: Engaging Older Children With Games
Here are some common games that require minimal materials and can be played while learning any language. These games are typically for older children but can be modified based on a child’s understanding and level of competency. They can also be easily adapted for children to play online.
“Butterfly Hug” Technique
Life events and our daily stressors can have the potential to create a situation in which our emotions become a destructive form of anxiety. These destructive emotions include but are not limited to a racing heart, obsessive thinking and, inability to breathe.
The “Butterfly Hug” method was introduced to help lighten these emotions. This method is a therapeutic intervention to help relax and calm these rapidly destructive emotions.
Arts & Crafts: Origami Jumping Frogs
Origami, the art of folding a piece of paper and giving it life by turning it into anything; a bear, a plane, or a jumping frog! Folding origami requires diligence and accuracy while following the instructions. This activity will challenge children to think and find solutions to fold the paper accordingly and into its form. Origami may sharpen the children’s imagination and memory by creating the desired shape and channeling their creativity. Today, we will make origami jumping frogs!
Resources & Activities
Learn at home with ideas, activities and helpful content from Oak Learners.
How to Make a Homemade Hologram!
Have you ever gone to see a 3D Movie at a movie theatre? The images pop out from the screen and it almost looks like the characters are right in...
Hands-on Fun: How to Make a Sensory Bin at Home!
A sensory bin is a great hands-on activity to do at home that is fun, educational, and allows you to get a little messy! Watch the video below from...
Science Virtual Field Trips: Understanding the World Around Us
Science offers such a wide range of topics to learn about that there is definitely something for everyone! In our virtual science classes at Oak Learners we have been exploring many areas of science such as learning about animals, outer space, the weather, and even doing some science experiments with materials from home! The science field trips below will help students continue to discover new things about the world and think about questions and curiosities that they want to explore even further.
Learning French from Home: Fun Online Resources
As the school year comes to a close, many parents are looking for resources to continue their child's French curriculum. Parents who do not speak...
Virtual Field Trips: Animal Adventures!
Students of all ages are fascinated by animals! Aquariums, farms and zoos give children and families the chance to learn about animals and discover new things! Due to the pandemic, many of these facilities are not open for in-person visits. However, they have established some incredible (and free!) virtual experiences and programs! Here are just a few of the many animal adventure virtual field trips that exist!
Virtual Field Trips: Amusement Parks and Fun!
One thing that students often look forward to in the summer is visiting amusement parks and carnivals. It’s hard to come close to the real thing, but these virtual field trips offer a taste of excitement that can be enjoyed safely from home.
Virtual Field Trips: Unleash your Inner Artist!
Field trips give children the chance to learn and explore new things outside of the traditional classroom. However, the pandemic has significantly...
How to Make Play-Dough: Only 2 Ingredients!
Slime and play-dough recipes are super fun and this recipe is great to use because you only need 2 ingredients that you likely already have at home!...
Geography Virtual Field Trips: Travel Around the World from Home!
All teachers and parents have done an amazing job adapting to virtual learning over the past few months. It is definitely a challenge to quickly...
Arts & Crafts: Celery Stamped Napkins!
Spring is in the air, friends! Let’s bring some of those flowers inside so we can welcome this warm-weathered season into our homes with celery...
Tie-Dye Effect Painting with Markers
While tie-dye effect painting can be hard using dyes and elastics, especially if you want a specific design, this method gives you more control and...
A Parent’s Guide to Google Classroom
Firstly, I want to COMMEND all parents and guardians for being amazing and stepping into this new digital world of emergency distance learning. This...