Tag: preschool
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Why sensory play matters for toddlers?
Yesterday, my 3-year-old neighbour visited us. He was allured by the green garden we have and a lot of interesting things it has to offer – pinecones, shells and many other wonderful nature loose parts. A kindergarten teacher at heart, I quickly set up water play with food dyes and eye droppers, and he played…
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Why children are stuck inside on a rainy day?
I went into the Toddler Room during the rain, and it was clear the children had so much bottled-up energy. There was screaming, there were behaviour issues, and you could see the educator was trying to run an activity. She even pulled out some sort of balancing cushion for them to walk on. But it…
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Let’s talk money…
Hey educators, A quick chat about money, I mean our educators’ award. As we work across diversity of centres, it may be confusing when it comes to salary and getting your paycheck. First, let’s talk about the difference between these three: Award vs Enterprise Agreement vs VECTEA You may ask: why the differences matter? Let…
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The power of imaginative play
Have you ever sat and watched children playing, wondering how they can shift from one scenario to another so quickly, and yet somehow keep it all together? From the outside, it can look random or even chaotic, but inside their world, there is an order and meaning that makes perfect sense to them. Vygotsky theory…
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Susan Isaacs: Let Children Think for Themselves
“They had been chasing him round the garden and teasing him, and he had run away and hidden. And in the morning, he was dead. He was very old and had had a long life. The children had looked after him and loved him. But now he was dead. They put him in a box…