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We Heart Animals

14 August 2019

Animals have been a top priority for the children and teachers at Learning Adventures Rosedale lately.

Not only did they recently participate in SPCA cupcake day, but they’ve been saving all their food scraps for the local pigs - and now they have started up a collection box to help animals in need.

Says animal lover and centre manager Elsje Van Heerden, “Thankyou to those that have made the first donations. Follow us…we cannot wait for the day to take all these lovely donations to the SPCA.”

Initiatives such as these bring a plethora of benefits. As well as helping the animals themselves, children learn about giving back to the community, helping others and developing compassion.

Everyday in lots of different ways, opportunities present themselves for our children to engage in mathematical concepts.

No doubt over the years we’ve all had a wee dabble playing with play dough- whether it be the commercial play-doh brand that was first marketing as a play product in the 1950’s or the homemade version that has been whipped up in kitchens all around the world. There are many reasons why playdough is so popular and the skills developed through playing with this medium go far deeper than just imagination and creativity!

There’s no denying the delight that bubbles can bring for children and adults alike! As an adult it comes naturally to us to be able to blow bubbles, but have you ever thought about the different skills it takes?

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