The Me, the You, the We: Facilitating Social Emotional Learning Feelings! Feelings! And more Feelings! The everyday struggles of identifying and understanding big emotions is a tough gig for young children. It’s all so hard! But with the right positive supports and environment, children can thrive and build those skills required to manage these big […]
Mighty Transitions: Discovering Transitions that Work! Oh those transitions! From here to there and back again. They could be a time of chaos or a time of calm - which one do we plan for?! That's right! Transitions can be calm, fun and effective if we intentionally plan for them! A planning goes a long […]
NEW! The Inner Child! Developing the Spiritual Well-Being of Every Child A relatively new term in early childhood that we are seeing more and more is the term 'spiritual development.' What does this mean? How can we support spiritual development in the early learning environment? In this session we will discuss what spiritual development is […]
We All Belong: Inclusive Practices in the Early Years We live in a world that is wonderfully diverse - not only culturally but also in our unique abilities. Some of us can sing while others can solve Sudoku in a couple minutes. Children all learn at their own rate and in their own way. It's […]
Observing Play with Intention: Enriching your Emergent Curriculum Approach Every take the time to sit back and simply observe children playing? The conversations they have, even by themselves. The curiosity they show when they are exploring something new. The expressions of satisfaction when they are deep in thought in play and when they reach a […]