Take Learning Outdoors with the Outdoor Magnet Wall
Outdoor learning environments invite children to get out into the fresh air to learn in a space filled with amazing natural colors and sounds. The fantastic thing about being outside is that often when children enter the outdoors they instantly...
Curiosity is a powerful catalyst for learning. Luckily, we are all born curious. It is not something that needs to be taught, but instead, it needs to be nurtured, and supported. Classrooms and other learning environments are the perfect place...
Fostering a Positive Classroom Climate
Classroom climate plays an essential role in how students learn and grow. When students feel accepted, appreciated, inspired, and supported they are more likely to engage in meaningful learning. Play-based learning using open-ended materials helps to Build Positive Relationships...
Embracing Messy Fun: International Mud Day Inspires Playfulness and Discovery
What is International Mud Day? In 2009, Gillian McAuliffe, Pedagogista and Founder of Bold Park Community School in Perth, Australia, attended the World Forum for Early Childhood Care and Education. There, she had an insightful discussion with a Nepalese colleague...
There are a lot of different things that pull our attention and focus. We have worries, obligations, and anticipations occurring simultaneously in various aspects of our lives. Stepping into a classroom of young children with all of those pieces mulling...
This year has been hard. The kind of hard that only feels recognized as you pass your fellow teachers in the hall and you share a nod of knowing. Right now it’s like being a dough that gets stretched from...
