May 2011
23 posts
14 top Australian Teacher Blogs →
The number of Australian teachers with blogs is on the rise - a couple of years back when I first started hunting for them they were few and far between. Either that or I was looking…
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a day in the garden at preschool →
All in a days work. What have your children been up to in the garden lately?
May 27th
creating a fairy garden in a pot →
As soon as I saw this tub on the side of the road - yes, I’m one of THOSE people who pick up other people’s junk at council clean-ups - I knew that it was going to be reborn as a…
May 24th
loose parts + imagination = their own obstacle... →
In a preschool playground filled with loose parts that the children are free to move around as they please, anything can happen. Using anything they could get their hands on -…
May 21st
creative thinking in preschool →
“Can you move the water from the new water pump to the hole in the sandpit without using buckets?” “Yes we can.” And they even threw in…
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It's Playtime - let's make music →
Welcome to It’s Playtime Join our community of play and share your ideas for playful learning and find inspiration from around the blogosphere. New to It’s Playtime? Full instructions on…
May 19th
splat painting →
Here’s an art idea for preschoolers that is guaranteed to interest “the boys who don’t paint at the easel” crowd. Splat Painting is messy, fun, big. outdoors, creative and it goes SPLAT -…
May 18th
it's playtime - let's head outdoors →
Welcome to It’s Playtime The Imagination Tree, Quirky Momma, hands on: as we grow, Messy Kids and I would love you to join our growing community play space. Join in and share your…
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May 9th
teaching is like a game of "Whack a Mole" →
Sometimes teaching preschool can feel like you are playing a game of “Whack a Mole.” Do you remember the arcade game where a mole pops up out of a hole and you whack him on the head,…
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the joys of playing in puddles at preschool →
I’ll let you in on a secret. When my boys jump in puddles it does my head in. Wet shoes, socks and pants…argggh. When you are up to your umpteenth change of clothes, the washing is piling up and…
May 2nd