Learning Areas

Primary Block

Learners in Kindergarten through Grade 2 develop many ideas before they enter the Primary Block. They are curious, and have individual interests, abilities, and needs. They possess varying histories, funds of knowledge, life experiences, and cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Learning in the Primary Block nurtures individual interests and engagement while connecting background knowledge with new experiences. Investigating objects, events, local environment, their own physical changes, and unique characteristics is a key part of learning in this block.This may be the first time that a Primary Block learner has entered formal learning spaces and must follow a daily schedule. Primary Block learning is embedded in everyday activities, such as playing, reading, making, and storytelling. Curiosity is fostered when learners are engaged in meaningful and culturally relevant activities.

Learners in the Primary Block are:

becoming independent and making friends outside of family groups.
developing important skills in fair play and learning how to cooperate.
encountering family units and routines different from their own.
making sense of their environments through observations and interactions at home and in their communities.

Primary Block learners need:

to have their basic needs met before they are ready to learn.
validation and affection from educators and peers.
to feel safe and appreciated in order to learn.
to communicate and reason so they have the necessary resources to observe, explain ideas, and negotiate with families and friends.

Primary Block learners experience:

opportunities to practice and explore a variety of areas to nurture identity, foster learning and increase engagement.
learning collaboratively during various experiences within their households and close contacts.
collaborative learning and exploration of their interests
looking for patterns, observing using their senses, engaging in reciprocal communication, and working towards shared goals.
positive and consistent affirmation of expressed identities and needs.

Other Blocks

Resources

Stone Soup

How can the story that three monks and their stone soup teach us about the idea that giving can lead to happiness and the joy of simple act of kindness? Students will be introduced to the folktale genre with this read aloud.

Exploring Tactile Texture and Sculpture

This bundle is intended to introduce the topic of texture to students. In this bundle, students will explore the presence of texture in art and in their surroundings. Students will have the opportunity to identify, describe, and experiment with texture. Students will create a textured collage, a metal embossed project, a paper mache sculpture, and a plasticine clay piece.

Dan Brown – Wild Symphony

EECD is partnering with Sistema New Brunswick and bestselling author Dan Brown to give schools access to cross-curricular resources to accompany Brown’s Wild Symphony. Resources have been created by EECD to support learning in Grades K – 8.