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Supporting Growth Through ELECT and How Does Learning Happen?
CARE provides aftercare programs for children ages 6 to 12, servicing the West end of Toronto in Trinity Bellwoods Partk and Community Centre.
We follow the ELECT (Early Learning for Every Child Today) framework to nurture children’s growth across essential areas such as physical development, creativity, problem-solving, language, and social skills. Each photo in our gallery showcases an activity designed to support these key developmental milestones.
To learn more about the ELECT framework, click here.
To discover more about How Does Learning Happen?, visit this site.
Slime (Skill 4.1: Self Regulation • Regulating Attention Becomes More Selective, Planned and Adaptable): Children create slime by measuring glue, activator, and shaving cream. After mixing the materials, the children have a sensory toy to take home!
Minute To Win It! (Skill 4.11: Games with Rules • Using Strategies to Improve Performance During the Game): The children participated in exciting, fast-paced "Minute to Win It" challenges that encouraged teamwork, quick thinking, problem-solving, cooperation, and friendly competition.
Dungeons and Dragons (Skill 1.0: Taking Another's Point of View • Understanding That Others Think, Believe, or Feel Differently from Self): Children work together in a collaborative roleplay to go on an adventure in a fantasy world setting!
Perler Beads (Skill 4.8: Completing Number Operations • Representing and Describing Patterns): Children used fine motor skills and patience to place perler beads on a grid to create Among Us characters that were then ironed for the children to take home and turn into magnets!
Sumigashi (Skill 4.3: Representation • Creating complex 2D and 3D drawings and constructions): The children created these Suminagashi designs by alternating drops of ink and drops of soap in a tray of water. Then they placed the canvas on the water, and it picked up the ink! Suminagashi is considered a mindful practice and embraces uniqueness and imperfection.
Finger Knitting Mat (Skill 5.2: Fine Motor, Holding and Transferring Objects from Hand to Hand): From finger-knitting a long snake to transforming it into a mat using a hula hoop as a frame, this project combined creativity, planning, and coordination, while also fostering tool handling and dexterity.
CARE Aquarium (Skill 4.7: Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions): Children created an aquarium using plasticine and perler beads as they learned about sea creatures while using problem-solving and creativity.
MARBLE MAZE (Skill 4.2: Problem Solving • setting goals, and solving problems with actions by trial and error): Designing and building a marble maze from cardboard and recyclable materials encouraged children to plan pathways, cut and position barriers, and test marble movements to create a maze.
House Constructions (Skill 4.3 Representation): Some of the children constructed a house for their stuffies using the materials available in our woodworking area, such as cardboard, paint and glue guns, to a design lounging room.
Ludo Board (Skill 4.9: Spatial Relations, Directions, Map): The children made a Ludo board and worked on understanding directions like left and right, organizing the layout to represent space and depth while practicing how to give and follow clear and simple game instructions.
Sewing Stuffies (Skill 5.3: Fine Motor Skills, Tool Use): The children used fine motor control and tool handling to make their own stuffies. They practiced precision and patience as they worked with needles, thread, and scissors.
Village (Skill 4.3: Representation): Building a 3D village helps develop spatial awareness and creative design, improving construction and representation skills.
Beaded Bracelets (Skill 4.8: Completing Number Operations, Patterning): Children extend patterns and sequencing while designing their beaded jewelry, strengthening their math and organizational skills.
Fimo Pendants (Skill 4.3: Representation): Making Fimo clay pendants promotes both 2D and 3D art creation, helping children represent objects realistically and creatively.
Painted Clay Pot for Seedlings (Skill 4.5: Inquiry): Children painted clay pots and planted seeds, exploring the connection between art and nature. They observe the growth of their plants, ask questions, and track their progress over time.
Watercolor Painting (Skill 4.3: Representation): Children develop skills in colour use and artistic techniques to create detailed 2D representations, enhancing their ability to express ideas visually.
Magic Foam Blocks (Skill 4.3: Representation): Children used water-activated foam blocks to build various structures. This activity encouraged problem-solving and spatial reasoning as they experimented with different configurations and designs.
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