<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:07:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/earlychildhood/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Logically yours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I am pretty interested in skill development and what we can influence, I was listening to a podcast yesterday that looked at how genetics can predict outcomes. Currently, they are at the point where]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@tarazkp/logically-yours</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@tarazkp/logically-yours</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114105]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tarazkp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2020 10:41:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PfoCxi33KmQBGRMVc3LuPSdqaxkc4VTC4w3DcqvmA77rgbn2ZXtqZytpSArsfGqjdWx8iayTb89wAkVF5k9GufedszavkUBg22r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[March 20, 2019 - Time Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a really crazy day today. We had lots of kids and children were very rowdy. Sometimes I feel like this vocation is not for me, because I do believe that children should be put on time-out and lose]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@evlachsblog/actifit-evlachsblog-20190320t130300353z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@evlachsblog/actifit-evlachsblog-20190320t130300353z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[evlachsblog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPcLkHtjKRVWu2N2uvBRfNLKJYb8XFwmE8SqoND81W5A7A2FqAtPGvrFjKn7rSxRhjKVNKpyqMbzhbV4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smiley Face on a Pegboard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamie used his fine motor skills playing with the pegboard. At first, he was putting the pegs on the board in random and then taking the pegs out by pushing each one through the back of the board. He spent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/smiley-face-on-a-pegboard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/smiley-face-on-a-pegboard</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[evlachsblog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 04:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZWBXFXnbnQ1FtoZhRqrTWozhqoqWHpGmpmoJz5aFkbq7oTQ6p4PUnhiehsQAuBwsuidom37XqmRNW4unE9DFuXtMJSZJrEG3Nfjk4w2n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad, Yucky Water!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three boys, Jamie, Fergus, and Jack, were at our "mud kitchen area" helping each other pour in and fill up the buckets with water and dirt. They were delegating tasks to each other on who]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/bad-yucky-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/bad-yucky-water</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[evlachsblog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:42:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqrfo9qRm83f2sVRy339gS38xs3e6Hz9DTENY5mNZNhKaTb2eggBLebyrbQTYVehzqgNvZwzJz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playdough Creation: Rocket Ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Fergus saw that Claire made a moon using playdough, he joined in the play and grabbed a big chunk of playdough from the container. 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She looked at me and said, "Look, Mrs. V!"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/playdough-creation-moon-craters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/playdough-creation-moon-craters</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[evlachsblog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 10:06:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqrfo9o65V6zu7bLrtgwzM1rurGfaR58nTGsVDmmM5rNoSt5kWwksXitmc3JWD2nSktzc73X9G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Child's Idea of a Tree House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claire used the materials on the table to create a shelter for her dinosaurs. First, she put some stones around the dinosaurs, and then covered them with leaves, pine cones, flowers and a log. She said,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/earlychildhood/@evlachsblog/a-child-s-idea-of-a-tree-house</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/earlychildhood/@evlachsblog/a-child-s-idea-of-a-tree-house</guid><category><![CDATA[earlychildhood]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[evlachsblog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 06:10:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjnzafxcY6FQm8GXchHMh47FN7Bh3YqAD9MKustMVRy8PgDZQ9rdTDLGhPAJTcyMnNW6xvpdKzuYwk2mzp4N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my previous post, Writing Observations in Early Childhood Care Settings, I explained why making and writing observations in early childhood settings is important not only for the Educators but also]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/road-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/road-work</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[evlachsblog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:37:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvNfbzZHF2bEAjgkPDERqsuhz6Q6coDHR7PbViVBqr9xY4EoFNFpV4hFhFeboY8Ab4QHxfzXorUUTiNZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing Observations in Early Childhood Care Settings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writing an observation on children's learning and engagement is one of my responsibilities as a Preschool Educator. It is very crucial for all early childhood settings to write observations because this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/writing-observations-in-early-childhood-care-settings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/writing-observations-in-early-childhood-care-settings</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[evlachsblog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 23:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqriQcNDEgsWJPvqgAoXTxb9PhABJJDQt2Rs5jSYwEyjeBJH1QVBMPuaF375h44rGTmezb2PYa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["House of Cars" (A Sample Observation on Children's Learning)]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Kindy, I observed two boys working together in constructing something out of the big wooden blocks. 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Today, I observed a child at our Learning Centre showing perseverance and problem-solving skills as he turned]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/the-benefits-of-jigsaw-puzzles-in-early-childhood-development</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/the-benefits-of-jigsaw-puzzles-in-early-childhood-development</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[evlachsblog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 14:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VHcpb4XLeBxGkL1HavH8KBPqv2qyc55N9Ty5nBxgE6b5nQj7iPSVbt1pNRWV2sNnrf1i4bFJYu7kaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Setting up an Active Learning Environment (Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my post, Setting up an Active Learning Environment (Part 1), I detailed how I would plan and execute the outdoor activities for the children. This gets changed either on a daily or on a weekly basis,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/setting-up-an-active-learning-environment-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@evlachsblog/setting-up-an-active-learning-environment-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[evlachsblog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:31:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZdiZFzeaU6jztXDaToq5JHZpcuX7oNJVQnh1ncv27i588PsKN51sbefMPRhFYbzpyuwLuje5wLVL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EDUCATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[source Early childhood/pre-primary education according to the National Policy on Education document is the education provided in an educational institution to children prior to their entering the primary]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@omoyiwolabusayo/early-childhood-care-education</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@omoyiwolabusayo/early-childhood-care-education</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omoyiwolabusayo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:09:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZsNpVZVL97LkkUbphwG1JvdXBSDwZNPVrzRaU4CHk59VcvZBy8oDg9J9FW1HCnuDGvRQGZ5DMd6ZL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Searching for the Dragon]]></title><description><![CDATA[My dad is one of those annoying people who thinks there should always be a lesson in everything.He is the one who buys educational games for kids when all they want is one of those oh so awesome cryptokitties]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@smallsteps/searching-for-the-dragon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@smallsteps/searching-for-the-dragon</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smallsteps]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 23:32:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dtDpxwh7AsSVh3kyRJuq8vAzoHbB2z64rpv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hi, I'm Annie from Melbourne, Australia :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm Annie from Melbourne, Australia. I lived my first twenty eight years in Singapore before migrating in 1987 with the family. I was introduced to Steemit by my son Bryan. I am not confident with all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@annie-kho/hi-i-m-annie-from-melbourne-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@annie-kho/hi-i-m-annie-from-melbourne-australia</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annie-kho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBrWfYqAiyeS9WvkMDGPrHSNPPfhAJaEAvbDnX3F8UVbqT4hiWxbQHFRirBzNbWgTLPYqnBquMe1ejf1XQS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>