Inspiring ideas, training and resources for early learning.
I think it is really important to ensure your outdoor play environment provides opportunities for a child to use their imagination. I love being an observer and listening to their play – children truly are masters of imaginary play and if you listen carefully you will hear them working through problems, trying to understand the world around them, exploring the…
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Outdoor play provides many opportunities for children to investigate, problem solve, learn new skills and challenge themselves. I love thinking of different ways we can get outside and continue to try new experiences. Just because an activity may usually be done indoors doesn’t mean educators and parents can’t consider new ways to take the play outdoors! My twins have been…
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Early childhood educators are often asked how they engage and communicate with families effectively as a regular process. It is certainly an important part of every early childhood educator’s role and service provision. No matter where in the world you work with young children it is usually considered best practice and part of early learning guidelines and frameworks for educators to…
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We have entered the world of sight words! My 5 year old twins have recently started their first year at school and it was a bit of a shock to see them bring home homework after only 3 weeks. I don’t mind sharing with you that I found it confronting to realise that we have entered the world of flashcards…
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Welcome to my new series celebrating and offering inspiration for all things outdoor play and learning! Each month I am going to share a post that will hopefully inspire you to reflect on your outdoor play with children and make you want to get out there and try something new! In this first topic in the series I am going…
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We have been busy recycling wooden pallets in the backyard again. This time we decided to make a small cubby for the twins (they *may* have been asking for a cubby for a year now!) As soon as His Patient Self had finished collecting the pallets he needed for his design it was all systems go. It’s not fancy and…
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