Inspiring ideas, training and resources for early learning.
We all know that recycling is important for our community and world as a whole and most adults now contribute in some way to the recycling process but to truly make a difference it is up to us as adults to ensure children understand why we need to recycle and look after our Earth. Regular readers will know I often promote…
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If your children are growing bored of playing in the backyard sandpit you need this list of 10 easy sand play ideas! Sand play offers many opportunities for sensory exploration and also encourages children to use their imagination and move their muscles but they can become bored with the same material offered in the same way each day. Want to get them…
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Playdough is a truly wonderful play based learning tool for children. It can be used as a medium for strengthening fine motor skills and supporting colour , letter and number recognition as well as encouraging sensory exploration and investigation. You can add colour or leave it plain, add different tools for children to find new ways of using and introduce other…
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Welcome to my weekly series of play based learning posts. It is my aim to inspire, support and encourage both parents and educators to provide simple budget friendly play experiences for children under 5 . Each week I’ll take you on a journey through some of the activities I shared with my home daycare children the previous week. If you…
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This is a departure from the usual type of posts I write but it’s a topic I feel really strongly about and I feel it’s time that there is a voice for the many, many professional home based early childhood educators not only in my country of Australia but world wide. There has been a lot of bad press about…
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Supporting children to become effective and confident communicators is an important role for both parents and educators. Right from birth children are social beings who try to communicate with the world around them. If they feel heard and understood it supports their emerging identity and sense of self. It doesn’t matter whether the communication is verbal or non-verbal – it…
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