Strong, positive partnerships between home and school are important for children’s learning. Of course, given the nature of human relationships, these partnerships take time to develop and require regular, two-way communication. Parents and teachers share responsibility for making the time to build trust and shared understanding, an investment well worth the effort when you consider […]
Popular Posts 2012: Early Learning
Today’s collection of popular posts from 2012 explore many facets of early learning, though the one message they do all have in common is one I feel so strongly about – the importance of playfulness to young children’s learning. Learning to Read: Sight Word Activities Let Go and Let Them Learn Longer Stories & Novels […]
A Recipe for Learning: The Printable Version
Back in February I posted a photographic ‘recipe’ for early learning as a reminder of the many important considerations essential to the learning of young children. I have had quite a few readers contact me asking about a printable version and so here it is. Enjoy and feel free to share 🙂 To download and […]
Teacher in the Hotseat: The Challenge of TIME
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 blog has been an inspiration to […]
Changes in Education: A Teacher’s Reflections
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, […]
