If you want to add more opportunities for nature play to your early learning environments, start with these simple ideas from educators!
The Role of Educational Leader
So you have accepted the role of Educational Leader for your service…awesome….but what do you do now? There seems to be a whole lot of uncertainty surrounding this role so it’s no wonder I’m answering more and more messages lately from educators asking for help and clarification for this relatively new role. Is there a difference between the role of…
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Early Learning Play Ideas, Activities & Programming for Educators
If you are feeling a little unmotivated to setup or create at the moment you will find a HUGE collection of playful ideas, inspiration and programming support for educators and parents when you scroll through 2018’s most visited posts and pages here on The Empowered Ed blog – I’ve already categorised them into my Empowered Ed 8 Essential Learning Areas…
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Simple Christmas Activities for Children.
Do you begin hyperventilating and wishing there was a corner to hide in when you realise it’s already time to do those Christmas activities and gifts with the children again? Hopefully it’s not just me, but as both an educator and Mum I sometimes feel like my festive cheer is a little on the low side. It can be…
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Playful Storytelling – Using a Story Bag, Basket or Prop Box
Have you ever tried using a story bag , basket or prop box to help you share a story with young children? If you sometimes get frustrated trying to keep a child’s attention while reading stories why not try making this time a little more playful and interactive for those short attention spans and put together a few story bags…
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How to organise planning folders & files
Early childhood documentation can often become complicated and confusing but by organising planning folders and files it doesn’t need to be! Have you ever sat down to do your documentation paperwork with only 30 minutes to spare and then realised you have spent that entire time just trying to find the bits and pieces that you need to link everything…
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