Create a face loose parts are a fun and engaging way to help your students explore emotions and facial expressions. Find out how easy it is to make these Face Loose Parts. They are a favourite resource in our classroom. Perfect for teaching young students about emotions and feelings.
Read MoreExplore play theories from Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Susan Issacs. See how they can inform your teaching in a play-based learning classroom and help you create a rich and supportive play-based learning environment that nurtures children's development and fosters a love for learning.
Read MoreDiscover the 5 best CVC words activities in this informative blog post. Learn what CVC words are, why they're essential for early literacy, and the best ways to teach them. These tried and tested activities will make learning CVC words a joy for your students.
Read MoreEnhance math skills and engage your students with my FREE Ten Frame Cards Printable for you to download. In this blog post you’ll discover hands-on activities, games, and strategies for teaching number sense, counting, and problem-solving using ten frames.
Read MoreOpen-ended questions for kids are a great way to promote exploration and discovery in young learners. Find out how to use them in your classroom and get plenty of examples to help you.
Read MoreDiscover my tried and tested hands-on weather activities and provocations for play based learning in kindergarten or first grade.
Read MoreLooking for some hands-on maths number activities for kindergarten? In this blog post, we will look at the Australian math curriculum, and I’ll give you 9 engaging activities on numbers for kindergarten kids that will help you teach the Number and Algebra strand of the ACARA mathematics curriculum.
Read MoreWant to unlock the power of open-ended questions for preschoolers? Enhance communication skills and oral language development with thought-provoking prompts and discover the best open-ended questions for preschool kids in this blog post.
Read MoreSupport the Transporting Schema with hands-on play based learning invitations.and discover the benefits of this play schema in early childhood education in this blog post. Explore 28 activities to support this schema in your classroom and help your little ones transport their way to learning!
Read MoreGet started with yoga and provide your children with a peaceful area to calm down and practice yoga and mindfulness. In this blog post, I will show you the yoga calm corner we created in our early years classroom and give you some practical tips and ideas for setting up your very own inviting classroom yoga area.
Read MoreDiscover everything you need to know about the positioning schema in this comprehensive blog post. Learn how to recognise this play schema in your early childhood classroom and get some practical ideas on how you can support it.
Read MoreHands-on learning is learning by doing. It is not only fun and engaging, but it’s the most effective way early childhood students learn. Check out the top 5 resources you need to make your classroom hands on learning activities super educational and entertaining!
Read MoreThe enclosing schema is a natural part of a child's development and can easily be nurtured through play-based learning. In this blog post we explore this play schema and how you can support it in your early childhood classroom.
Read MoreDo you have students interested in wrapping, covering, or hiding objects or themselves? If you do - then you have students with the enveloping play schema. In this blog post, we'll explore the enveloping play schema in-depth and you’ll discover heaps of activities to support it in your classroom.
Read MoreYoga has many benefits for children. It can help children develop their physical, emotional, and mental health, as well as promote self-awareness, concentration, and relaxation. Classroom yoga will benefit your children. Check out this blog post to discover 11 amazing yoga benefits for children.
Read MoreAre your students spinning, twirling, and turning objects or even themselves? They are exploring the rotation schema. This blog post explores the rotation play schema in detail and gives you 46 engaging activities you can use to support the rotation play schema in your classroom.
Read MoreAre you looking for some simple yet highly engaging investigation areas and learning invitations to start the school year? In this blog post, you’ll discover a heap of Investigation area ideas for the start of school. These tried and tested learning invitations are my go-to setups year after year, so you’ll be sure to find some that you can use in your classroom too.
Read MoreThe trajectory schema is all about movement. If you have children in your classroom throwing things, fascinated with moving objects or force and motion, you have children developing their trajectory schema. Discover exactly what this play schema is and get heaps of playful hands-on activities you can use to support them.
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