Exploring Risky Play Taking risk is a necessary part of play. It's part of how children assess what they can do, what challenges them and what to leave until a later date to try. However, many of us face obstacles, barriers and reluctance to accept this into children's play. Join me as we discuss what […]
Transitioning to the Alberta Curriculum Framework Are you looking to learn more about the Alberta Curriculum Framework? Whether you've gone through the training or not, it can still be a little overwhelming switching to this approach to learning. The early learning curriculum framework not only introduces some new language to use (and to share with […]
Inspiring Early Childhood Environments Creating a space that promotes curiosity, exploration, discovery and play is not a simple task. Trends change over time...so what's the latest and greatest in creating an environment that truly does captures the image of the child and children's play? It's a setting that focuses on the child, creates a natural […]
The Magic of Loose Parts: Promoting Play with Loose Parts Loose Parts! The possibilities are endless when we provide an arrange of loose parts (open ended) materials for children to explore. Remember the possibilities of a cardboard box?! Was it a den? A space ship? Or a 3D canvas to paint and draw on? The […]
Caring Connections: Interactions that Matter The comfort of an encouraging smile. The caring reassurance after a fight with a friend. The excitement of co-celebration as they discovery a new skill. How we interact with children has a huge impact on children's growth and development, not only their social emotional development, but also in their abilities […]
Outdoor Fun for Everyone! Igniting Passion for Outdoor Play ~ Summer Edition ~ Let's Get Outside and Play! We just don't seem to hear or see that too much anymore. What happened to connecting with the world around us in a hands-on way, instead of looking at it on a screen? Do you know the […]
The Daily Struggle: Facilitating Conflict Resolution Conflict is something that we all experience on a daily basis. We all have our own perceptions and experiences and opinions, and with children...these opinions can get very vocal! It's up to us, the adults in their lives, to facilitate how to resolve conflicts constructively so that our children […]
Let’s Move! Including Movement & Active Play Everyday In a world that seems to promote sedentary activities, and children seem more interested in screen time then play time, it's important that we get children moving from a very young age. After all, this is how children learn! So, how can we get children moving every […]
Cultivating Creative Hearts and Minds: Open Ended Art Experiences for Young Children Creativity is intelligence having fun! Alberta Einstein had it right with his quote on creativity. Children are natural artists, as all their masterpieces are a visual representation of how they see the world around them. Let us foster this self expression through open-ended […]
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 […]
