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boy sticking petals to nature bracelet
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Nature bracelets
Looking for a simple, fun project to get the little ones out into nature? This multisensory outdoor learning activity works well for a Forest School, or gives focus to your nature walk.
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Drawing inspiration from the Reggio Emilia approach
One child peers through a magnifying glass at a seedling, while a group of children dance in from of a light and watch their shadows. This is a Reggio Emilia inspired classrom – a space created entirely for children’s creativity and…
Loose parts arranged as a mandala
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Invitations and Provocations
How can materials be used to provide a richer learning experience for children?
Three children playing, illustrating one of Mildred Partens Six Stages of Play
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Mildred Parten and her Six Stages of Play
Read about Mildred Parten’s groundbreaking theory on the Six Stages of Child’s Play in this richly illustrated article.
A child with glue
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Nurturing Creativity
Investigating ways to foster creativity, set up stimulating environments and encourage creative thinking in young children.
A girl is building a house out of wooden unit blocks
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Froebel’s gifts and block play today
When Friedrich Froebel gave his cousin a set of wooden blocks for her two young sons as a present and asked her to observe how they played with them, he gave us two gifts in one – a practical resource designed for children’s learning and…
Froebels gift #5
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Learning from Froebel’s Kindergarten
Now is a good time to familiarise ourselves with Froebel’s original ideas, and to use them to challenge inappropriate practices used with our youngest children.
young boy playing with blocks and a toy truck
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The importance of play for learning
Childhood is a time for, well, childhood! It’s not a preparation for school or adulthood. It’s a time for allowing children to go at their own pace, giving them the time they need to explore, manipulate, discover, and practise newly…
beautiful classroom with divided learning areas
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The power of purposeful pre-school environments
Just as a teacher’s most important role is ensuring the safety of her students, this is also the most important role of the environment. The better the environment is set up the less time the teacher needs to devote to this critical…
two nursery aged children sailing bark boats in a tiny pool of water
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Return to kindergarten
Kindergarten is a time for the full flowering of the imaginations of children, the time for “mature role play” as an engine of mental and social-emotional development.
children examining moss
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The importance of nature in the early years
The world is full of expectation and possibility for young children from the moment they are born.
Project approach bees
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The Project Approach to teaching and learning
The Project Approach offers teachers a way to develop in-depth thinking while engaging the hearts and minds of young children.