Inspiring ideas, training and resources for early learning.
Early childhood educators are very familiar with the requirement to observe and understand a child’s learning and development but it seems many become confused and overwhelmed when we begin talking about ‘assessment of learning’ or writing summative assessments. This might sound familiar to you…. “So I already have to do observations including learning stories, running records, photo collages and more as well…
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Repurposing and reusing tyres in outdoor play spaces is not only fantastic for limited educator and parent budgets but also helps play a small role in protecting our environment – tyres take a long time to break down in landfill so why not try and reuse them and create something useful instead if we can. They are usually given away…
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Providing open ended play materials allows children the opportunity to be curious, creative and direct their own play. There are no rules or expectations for how a play item must be used, no specific steps to follow, no right or wrong way, no ultimate goal to reach or achieve. An environment filled with safe, yet challenging open ended materials that provide…
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As both a parent and educator I love finding ways to plan and create children’s recycling projects and our plant pot scarecrow was a whole lot of fun to work on together! We never throw out empty plant pots here because they get reused for so many things – to plant new seeds, in the sandpit, for water play, to…
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Planning and creating engaging outdoor play areas for children is one of my favourite things to do – another is inspiring other early years educators to get creative with their own outdoor play environments. There is no need for big budgets or fancy materials, just a little outside the box thinking and commitment to upcycling and recycling! Some projects require…
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I love DIY Bath Salts because they are one of the easiest gifts that children of all ages can have fun making for a special someone – perfect for Mother’s Day! When children are creating their bath salts they are also engaging in some wonderful sensory and fine motor play. We recently made some bath salts to share as gifts and…
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