Reflections of Playful Learning ~ Enriching your Emergent Curriculum Approach After a full day of play, everyone is exhausted! Oh, but what fun we had! What learning transpired! It was a success! Before we forget of all the adventures and discoveries, it's time to reflect. Reflection is a main factor when enriching your emergent curriculum […]
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 […]
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, people and environment, children can thrive and build those skills required to manage […]
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 up to us, […]
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 possibilities are endless! Join me […]
Including Movement and Active Play Everyday In a world that seems to promote sedentary activities, it's important that we get children moving after a long day of school and stress. After all, this is how children learn! So, how can we get children moving every day to ensure they are healthy in body, mind, and […]
Igniting Passion for Outdoor Play 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 names of local flora and fauna? Can you […]
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 to problem […]
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 way when […]
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 […]
