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

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

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

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

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. He rolled it using a rolling pin and formed a sausage roll at the

Claire grabbed a big chunk of playdough, then she pressed it with her hand until it was flat. Later on, she used her fingers to poke on the flat playdough. She looked at me and said, "Look, Mrs. V!"

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,

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

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

At Kindy, I observed two boys working together in constructing something out of the big wooden blocks. When I asked them what they were doing, they said that they were making a "house for their

Image Source It's always a delight to see children taking interest in solving a jigsaw puzzle. Today, I observed a child at our Learning Centre showing perseverance and problem-solving skills as he turned

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,

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

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

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