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Written by Lorrie Holmes
Originally published at BCParent.ca
At School Of Rock Vancouver, performance based music lessons offer these budding musicians an opportunity to build self confidence while playing their chosen musical instruments from Day One instead of starting with scales and other theory exercises. The best part is they are doing this alongside their friends in their weekly group band practice and one-on-one lessons!
What Are Performance Based Music Lessons? was last modified: September 15th, 2023 by Lorrie Holmes
No two children are exactly the same, and neither are any two early childhood educators. Each offers their own unique teaching style & philosophy – and what might be one’s strength could be another one’s weakness.
Written by Lorrie Holmes
We decided to start off the New Year with a story about how it is our wish that everyone who works in this industry has found a place where they can reach their full potential and fill their hearts with happiness – much in keeping with the way we want all the children to feel when they are growing and developing in our care. Of course, the more fulfilled our educators are, the more they have to give to our children and what could be more ideal than that?
A New Hub To Help Early Childhood Educators Reach Their Full Potential was last modified: December 31st, 2022 by Lorrie Holmes
“Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.”
Fred Rogers
Interviewed by Lorrie Holmes
Give a child an open ended toy and they will find ways to create magic with it. Throw in some time and space for them to explore and this play now becomes an opportunity to practice their language, motor, cognitive and even social-emotional skills. The exciting part of all this is that there are so many ways we can help set up such play for our children to learn and grow.
The Magic of Child’s Play was last modified: December 24th, 2022 by Lorrie Holmes
Felt Story Created by Meg Felt Stories
Featuring early learning themes was something I struggled with and pondered about for quite some time, until I thought about how powerful it could be for preschool aged children to be able to explore strong concepts in many different ways. This all felt potentially positive as long as after the initial introduction, children were invited to take this learning where they wanted it to go as us educators stood by, ready to support any teachable moments – especially guiding and caring them through the social-emotional ones. Considering all of this, starting off with the theme All Around The World seemed a perfect choice as there is so much diversity here to explore. Throughout the unfolding of this unit in the Junior Kindergarten classroom at Bright Horizons Early Learning Centre in South Delta, BC, it proved to be a wonderful place to begin to help support our children to embrace both their differences and similarities.
AROUND THE WORLD WE GO! was last modified: July 18th, 2022 by Lorrie Holmes
We can’t go over it.
We can’t go under it.
We have to go through it.
Written by Lorrie Holmes
This is a musical story that I am so excited to be using and also adapting for young learners in my Creative Arts classes. Whether it be the original story concept of the bear hunt, or something a little bit different such as a dino tour, the premise of having to go through obstacles instead of around or over them remains the same along with the message that this is the only way to work through many of those unexpected challenges that life throws at us.
We’re Going On A Resiliency Hunt – We’re Going To Find An Empowering One was last modified: February 23rd, 2022 by Lorrie Holmes
Reviewed by Lorrie Holmes
For me, Christmas is a magical time that happens once a year, when we can come together, from every diverse corner of the world, and share our love with each other – and never stay separated.
Rainbow Mosho, Author/Artist
The Gift Of Inspiration was last modified: December 24th, 2021 by Lorrie Holmes
Written by Lorrie Holmes
As an early childhood educator and preschool teacher, I am thrilled to be introducing TekyGo! to young children, their families, and anyone else who Guides & Cares for them. TekyGo! is the perfect platform to bring children inside these stories in a very magical, interactive way. Within these fun, energetic and educational games, children are gifted with the opportunity to practice important age appropriate skills: from gross and fine motor skills to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and even creative arts (music & movement and visual arts).
PELOTON MEETS SESAME STREET WITH TEKYGO! was last modified: December 8th, 2021 by Lorrie Holmes
Interviewed by Lorrie Holmes
Meet Hollis. She’s 16 years old and the founder of Juggling For Jude where she raises a lot of money an awareness for cancer research using her talents juggling soccer balls. That’s not all she does, she also spends a lot of her time at appearances at special events and public speaking where she inspires a lot of other youth and adults to join in her cause. To date, she’s raised $496,000 with more than 3,000 different individuals donating to her cause.
YOUTH CHANGEMAKER – HOLLIS OF JUGGLING FOR JUDE was last modified: March 21st, 2021 by Young Contributors
If you have a story to tell, then tell it, and never give up until the world hears it.
-Esabella Strickland, Award Winning Author, 15 years old
If you told me at age 10 that I would write and have a novel published by the time I was 15, I would have laughed at you. When I was 10 years old, I hated reading because of my Dyslexia; also, because I was being bullied and socially alienated at my old school because of the way I learned. I was often separated from the class to get “extra help”. As a result, my confidence was so low, and I felt so alone and sad.
Award Winning Teen Author, Esabella Strickland, debuts Orabella The Oracle Novel One. was last modified: March 4th, 2021 by Young Contributors