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Girl playing with loose parts
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Slow pedagogy
When we see a child absorbed in their ‘play’, perhaps watching a caterpillar or maybe building a block city or painting a picture, we can sense the importance and rightness of this. So why do we as adults so often find ourselves…
Loose parts arranged as a mandala
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Invitations and Provocations
How can materials be used to provide a richer learning experience for children?
Loose parts banner
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Loose parts for children with diverse abilities
Create inclusive and equitable loose parts play opportunities.
children playing with a treasure basket
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Sensory play for children with special educational needs
Regardless of SEN, many children find paying attention a key challenge. A number of proactive strategies can help, such as allowing the use of sensory-rich resources to provide feedback; providing quiet spaces to sit in calmly and take…
counting
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Developing children's mathematical learning outdoors
The value of the quality of interaction, alongside meaningful contexts for learning, is one which has to be shared with parents and carers. We need to consider the family learning opportunities for that extended shared understanding of how…
girl looking bored
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Making time for boredom
Having moments of boredom is a good thing. It allows children time to simply float along, daydream, or imagine. Boredom is useful in that it compels children to invent, to switch gears, to think of something new, and to learn to enjoy…
nursery children singing with teacher
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Singing through transitions
How can you keep from singing when the tune is engaging and fun? The stress of transition time can be eased when the instructions are sung to a familiar tune.
a group of children discussing something with the teacher
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The power of storytelling
Children are hardwired to make sense of the world through stories, just as a baby learns to communicate without formal lessons.
boy climbing on outlast block structure
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Play – a right of childhood
Throughout the world there is a growing concern that children are being exposed to a range of cultural pressures that may be damaging to their long-term health and wellbeing. How can we ensure we are promoting the form of adult life that…
children climbing on logs
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Risk-taking and child behaviour: Remove the bubble wrap
We expect three-year-olds to behave like elementary-aged children, then wonder why we see “behaviours” in them. Sometimes I wish we could go back to the days when children didn’t start school until age five, and then only in the mornings.
A teacher helping children play with blocks
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The adult’s role in block play
More than 100 years ago Carolyn Pratt, inventor of the Unit Block, founded City & Country School in New York City. Still today their curriculum is built around learning with blocks. Here are some time-tested tips for teachers and…
two children show nature objects to their teacher
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Laying the groundwork for life:
The more I think about ways to support children in growing into productive, happy, and kind individuals, the more I realise that time outdoors may be the missing ingredient. Spending unstructured time in nature opens a world of wonder and…