In this post I’m going to give you a collection of playful learning activity ideas using colour, light, shadows and…
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How to Prepare for the Assessment and Rating Process – Stepping Stones Series Part 1
How do you as an early childhood educator prepare for the assessment and rating process?Perhaps it feels like the process…
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How to Use Treasure Baskets for Play and Open-Ended Learning
Have you ever heard the phrase treasure baskets for play and wondered what they are or how you can buy…
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How to Collaborate & Connect with Parents to Support Playful Learning at Home
Although many primary/elementary schools moved fairly quickly to online learning at home utilizing online tools like zoom and google classroom due to…
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Mother’s Day Gifts Children will Enjoy Making!
If you have left it a little later than usual to help children make their Mother’s Day gifts you are…
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How to Include Earth Day Activities into Everyday Early Learning
Instead of only doing Earth Day activities with children on one day of the year, why not incorporate simple yet…
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Easy Play and Learning Ideas for Home
If the children are getting bored at home, you can’t get out to stock up on craft supplies and you…
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20 Ways Educators can use Tuff Trays to Invite Playful Learning.
Why would early childhood educators want to use Tuff Trays to invite playful learning opportunities within their program?Personally, I like…
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Interesting Indoor Learning Environments for Children
You don’t need a big budget or endless imagination and creativity to set up an engaging and playful indoor learning…
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Music and Movement Activities for Children
Incorporating music and movement activities for young children is a valuable part of any early childhood program…and there are many…
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16 Ways Educators can help young children self-reflect & why it’s important!
How can we, as early childhood educators, help children of all ages regularly self-reflect and therefore contribute to their ongoing…
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How to Setup Invitations to Play Using Nature
Many educators tell me they find planning nature play invitations difficult because they don’t have the budget for fancy resources…
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