Education

Teacher in the Hotseat: The Challenge of TIME

May 17, 2012
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To mix it up a little, today I welcome a fellow teacher, blogger and friend, Jeanne of Zella Said Purple, to the hotseat to talk about one of the challenges facing teachers today… First of all, Thank You to Christie for offering me a guest blog opportunity during her maternity leave from Childhood 101. Christie’s [...]

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Changes in Education: A Teacher’s Reflections

March 5, 2012
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When I recently posted about the Hundred Languages of Children and asked whether schools today are sufficiently resourced to support the young child’s capacity for learning across much more than traditional academic subjects and teaching methods, Naomi, a fellow teacher currently working in an Australian kindergarten responded that she felt that positive changes were occurring, [...]

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Making the Most of Outings, Excursions and Day Trips

January 30, 2012
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Immy’s photo of the Books Moove Me artwork at the State Library of WA. We have enjoyed a range of different outings over the Christmas/New Year school holiday period here in Australia. We’ve been to the theatre, travelled on public transport, enjoyed an animal nursery hosted at our local library, shared lunch in the city [...]

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Revisiting the Hundred Languages of Children

January 28, 2012

I first posted The 100 Languages of Children as part of my emergent curriculum series in August 2009. In the context of early education, I believe it is a powerful poem.  I was recently reminded of it’s awesomeness via this visual representation, The Hundred Languages Illuminated Poem by Sarah McRoberts (found via Facebook thanks to [...]

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Making the Decision to Homeschool

May 4, 2011
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As a qualified teacher who has worked in early education for many years I am always curious to talk with parents who have made the decision to homeschool their children, especially in Australia where homeschooling is still relatively uncommon. It is such a big commitment for parents to make and surely cannot be a decision [...]

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Mum 2 Mum: Choosing A School

March 1, 2011
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What is Mum 2 Mum? Mum 2 Mum is a place where as online friends we can share a little of our own experiences, so why not pop in for a cuppa and join the conversation. I was chatting to a girlfriend recently about an important decision we have to make way,way too very soon [...]

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Q & A: Should I Send My Child to Child Care?

January 13, 2011

The following was emailed to me by a friend from my mothers group back in Sydney: I hope you don’t mind me contacting you but I was after a bit of advice from you on the need for childcare, obviously with your experience and also by the fact that you have now chosen to be [...]

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Kids Books 101: 9 Things To Notice When Reading with Kids

November 9, 2010

Following on from 7 Things to Notice on the Cover, here are nine things to notice inside a book when reading with children. Sometimes; 1. As you read a new book, pause to make observations together or ask questions about what is happening in the story. 2. In picture books, illustrations are as important as [...]

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