Dealing with Back-to-School Anxiety
A young girl sitting in a green chair in the hallway of a school holding her head in her hands with feelings of back-to-school anxiety.

Dealing with Back-to-School Anxiety

Learn to recognize and manage back-to-school anxiety in children with tips on communication, routine, and coping strategies for a stress-free school year.

Aug 16, 2024 3 min
How to Make the Most of the BP Connect App
A family learning more about the BP Connect app for their child in daycare

How to Make the Most of the BP Connect App

Learn why having a family communication app such as BP Connect can help ensure you are up to date with your child’s daily learning outcomes and milestones.

Sep 23, 2022 3 min
Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 24

Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 24

STEAM Activity: Making Edible Shattering Glass  Glass is made up of tiny grains of the purest sand where heat is added so that it becomes holt and molten o

Aug 26, 2020 5 min
Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 23

Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 23

STEAM Activity: Water Pollution Experiment Use this experiment to support children in learning about how hard it is to undo the pollution that fills our wa

Aug 21, 2020 4 min
Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 22

Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 22

STEAM Activity: Geodesic Dome A geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin shell-like structure. These structures can withstand very heavy loads even if they lo

Aug 14, 2020 4 min
Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 21

Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 21

STEAM Activity: Can You Stand on a Paper Cup? This a simple activity you can do with your children indoors or outside. All you need are paper cups, and car

Aug 6, 2020 3 min
Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 20

Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 20

STEAM Activity: Build a Waterslide Your challenge for this week is to build a waterslide for a Lego man (or another small toy). Some things to think about

Jul 30, 2020 3 min
Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 19

Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 19

STEAM Activity: Paper Chain Challenge Using only one piece of paper, scissors and tape see how long a paper chain you can make. Take a minute to plan, then

Jul 24, 2020 2 min
Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 18

Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 18

STEAM Activity: Build a Treehouse Imagine you are stranded on a deserted island. You need to construct a treehouse to stay in until you are rescued. You wa

Jul 17, 2020 2 min
Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 17

Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 17

STEAM Activity: Newspaper Structures All you need for this activity is some newspaper (finally a use for those advertising flyers) or any other scrap paper

Jul 10, 2020 3 min
Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 16

Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 16

STEAM Activity: Build a Ferris Wheel Let’s get ready for summer by building a Ferris wheel!  You will need 2 pieces of cardboard 12 inches by 12 inches, a

Jul 3, 2020 3 min
Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 15

Learning at Home OSC KidZone Week 15

STEAM Activity: Pop Bottle Greenhouses For this activity, cut a 2-litre soda bottle in half.  Cut a perpendicular slit into the bottom half of the bottle t

Jun 26, 2020 3 min