Reflection too often gets shoved aside over the school year. This system will immerse it into your classroom routine so it gets the attention it deserves.
By: Diane Kashin, Ed.D, RECE. I have been thinking about pedagogical documentation and specifically learning stories. Learning stories are based on the work of Dr. Margaret Carr and Wendy Lee of New Zealand. I first heard about learning stories about ten years ago at a conference that featured Margie Carter and Deb Curtis from Harvest Resources…
Kids Hut family presents "Best 5 Moral Stories For Kids" by KIDS HUT.1. Rory The Quick Witted Rabbit 2. The Wise Lion 3. The Mighty Tiger and His Stripes4. T...
This learning story: “Challenging Perspectives – Don’t Let Your Mind Get Toad Away With The Tide” is a useful tool to use with clients who could benefit from...
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This template can be used as a yearly report for individual children. The Making Learning Visible template can be used to share the child's individual...
Explore Maori words and learning stories in Te Ara Reo Māori with resources for teaching and remembering quotes.
This template is used as a Learning Story. The Learning Story Animals template can be used as an assessment tool in interpreting a child’s learning an...
This year for the child care children's birthdays, they will be getting a Playdough Learning Kit. The kit is full of items that promote fine motor skills, math and literacy, along with imagination and creativity. Below you can see what I put in the kit, where you can get it and where to download…
The Interest Area Posters 2.0 provide a brief description of the play area as well as links to the EYLF learning outcomes version 2.0. These are great...
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This Milestone Observation Booklet is a 6 page template with each developmental domain used to write observations for an individual child and link to...
The Empowered Educator - Writing Engaging and Useful Newsletters for Parents
Feb 11, 2014 - This is the third page I put in all of my portfolios. i get the parents to take the portfolios home at the end of the first week and complete it.
I firmly believe that the best way for young children to learn music is through free, hands-on self-directed play. Formal music lessons can be wonderful for older children but for young children nothing beats exploration and free play. I made this poster about music play and I think it explains my beliefs about young children…
Hands-on, play-based music incursions for primary schools, education support, child care centres and more in Perth & Mandurah, Western Australia
Children begin to create theories about their finds. "A dinosaur got into the playground and stomped around. Some of the parts of the teeth are in the...
When you enter into the world of Early Childhood Education it's no doubt just about play and teaching! Educator's alike would agree that observing and documenting children's learning makes up a huge part of the job. Assessment and documentation is crucial for educators, parents and other professionals to collate information and reflect on individual children's…