The Balanced Approach! Following a recent survey on my social media pages, it will come as no surprise to many that there is a high level of trepidation amongst teachers around how a safe return to school will look. Uncertainty, questions and debate hover around teachers like vultures waiting to pounce should schools interpret the guidelines in the wrong way! Anxiety is building, and we want answers. How can we offer a high-quality learning experience and keep everyone safe at the same time? ​The reality is there will be risk involved in reopening schools, and there is no guaranteed safety. B ..read more

Playful Lesson Planning...   Strand: Energy and Forces ​Strand Unit: ​Magnetism Learning outcomes:  1) Investigate the fact that magnets attract certain materials 2) Use magnets of different shapes and sizes in purposeful play to explore their effects on various materials Skills:​ carry out simple investigations, make observations and collect Data Focus Language: Materials, magnets, magnetism, attract, attach, metal, copper, screws, fabric, wood, plastic I Do! It is always nice to start a new lesson by gathering together to have a group chat on the carpet. To start off the dis ..read more

Stress Free, Mess Free... This is my second year making bread in a bag with my infant learners. It's a really fun activity and relatively easy to do with infants. What I love most about it is there is a lot less mess involved because it's all contained in a bag. In this post I share the 'how to' steps and at the end I'll go through a few different activities you could do to integrate some other subject areas into this lesson!  What you'll need: 3 cups of flour 3 tbsp Sugar 1 packet of yeast 1 cup warm water 3 tbsp oil 1 1/2 tsp salt Step 1 First, divide the children into groups of ..read more

Creating the 21st Century Classroom... Chances are if you're reading this post you have already heard about flexible seating and your curiosity has been piqued or perhaps you are already trying it out and looking for some ideas the help it run smoothly in your classroom. Maybe you've never before heard of this progressive type of seating arrangement and you want to know more... all of the above are addressed in this post!  To start off it might be easier to start by explaining what flexible seating is not... You'll probally be happy to know flexible seating does not require any level ..read more

Getting creative with play-doh... Play-Doh is probably one of the all-time favourite resources in the infant classroom! It's not just a sensory incitement that compels the children to reach for the play-doh at every opportunity. It's also a very useful and versatile resource for a teacher to use throughout the day, in any lesson. They one down side about Play-Doh is that it is expensive! And because of an already stretched budget, I started to make my own play-doh about 5 years ago. So, as you can imagine I've tried a fair few different recipes over the years. Slow Cooker Play-Doh Recipe ..read more