Phoenix Admin Nature Play QLD - Peter Gray Forum Videos This professional learning seminar has been provided for free by Nature Play QLD Peter Gray is an American psychologist and research professor in the Department of Psychology at Boston College. He is ... Nature Play Outdoor Play Peter Gray May 31, 2021
Phoenix Admin Creating Readers Creating a reader is about joyously reading aloud, modelling good reading habits and having a ready supply of beautiful books always on hand - in the home and in educational facilities. It is never to... Dec 31, 2020
Phoenix Admin "The little boy" poem I am posting this powerful poem for critical thinking about teacher-led art experiences. The reason is two-fold; 1) I can't find a nice post of it on the internet; 2) I have found two versions of the ... Childhood Children's behaviour poem teacher Oct 31, 2020
Phoenix Admin How do I 'manage' children's behaviour during group time? FAQ – How do I ‘manage’ children’s behaviour during group time? Children’s behavioural learning needs to be guided, supported and encouraged, NOT managed. Children “behave” as they do because they are... Children's behaviour Children's growth behaviour management group time Aug 31, 2020
Phoenix Admin A holistic approach to children’s wellbeing When we consider children’s wellbeing, we are looking at their overall physical, emotional, social, and spiritual wellbeing. For children to establish an overall wellbeing, they need to have a strong ... Children's well-being Children's wellbeing Holistic emotional wellbeing physical wellbeing social wellbeing spiritual wellbeing Aug 29, 2020
Phoenix Admin The Relationship Impact Critically reflecting is about constantly challenging your status quo. It’s always asking yourself “Where do I stand and how does that interact with everyone and everything in my world?” It can be as ... Critical reflection Relationship impact Sustainability challenging status quo Jul 31, 2020
Phoenix Admin Coronavirus and Me; an explanation for 3-6 years Gemma Mickan is an early childhood educator at Woden Valley Child Care Centre who wrote and illustrated a picture book to read to children. She has generously made the resource available free to all e... COVID-19 Coronavirus Kids and covid early childhood education Jun 30, 2020
Phoenix Admin No Toys from home- really? This is a guest post from Educator and Parent, Jane Kenny. I had been cleaning up this morning and I picked up this case, which my son owns. Before placing it in his room I realised it had some weight... Nov 29, 2019
Phoenix Admin Creative Craft Activity or Craptivity Creative craft activity or craptivity? It's all in the delivery. You decide. ‘Craptivity’ memes and subsequent support of this term, has recently besieged educator forums. An audience was divided last... children's art children's craft craft craptivity Aug 31, 2019
Phoenix Admin Getting started with Bush Kinder Written by Birdwings Nature, Jennifer McCormack and Narell Neville All children should have the opportunity to engage with nature. Fortunately, it is not difficult to get out and about to learn outsid... Bush Kinder Bush Kindy Nature Play Outdoor Play early childhood education Jul 30, 2019
Phoenix Admin Getting started with Bush Kinder - Part 2 What exactly is Bush Kinder? Bush Kinder is a general term used for facilitated place session with children in nature. Ideally, bush kinder will involve free time for children to explore a natural env... Bush Kinder Bush Kindy Nature Play Outdoor Play early childhood education Jul 28, 2019
Phoenix Admin A butterfly, a vine and a wish “Could it be? Could it really be?” I started to get excited. The Bush Club kids looked at me with suspicion as I leapt up and squealed. Fumbling for my phone I tried to capture what I knew was a rare ... Jul 1, 2019