Fostering a love for learning is the goal at the core of every teacher’s pedagogy. Ensuring your students feel they can confidently navigate their learning journey’s ups and downs is a big part of that, making it incredibly important to help your students feel safe while challenging themselves and making mistakes. Teachers can achieve this in so many…
Using visual brainteasers in the classroom encourages critical thinking in your students, and let’s face it: Kids love this kind of game-based learning! We have searched the internet for some simple, yet effective, visual brainteasers that will encourage logical thinking and help your students develop those all-important problem-solving skills. Teachers may get some enjoyment out of trying…
Walking through the hallway at Sullivan West Elementary School in Jeffersonville, New York, you might be tempted to start jumping on one foot or scooting sideways. Maybe you’ll even stop and do a few wall push-ups or jumping jacks. Welcome to the world of sensory pathways or sensory hallways, a trend popping up in more…
Catharine Hydon speaks to Jean Eden who is retiring after 44 years in the early childhood sector. A chance conversation got me thinking. How does an early childhood professional sum up their career as they prepare to step into retirement? How does the legacy of decades of hard work and dedication to the wellbeing of…
Missing work haunts every teacher at the end of the school year. Whether you’ve had absent students for a lesson or a whole day, having them catch up on missed work can be exhausting, and sometimes, the time needed to help students complete old work is more time than a teacher has to spare. And…
The benefits of an outdoor classroom are pretty hard to ignore. The science is in, and better academic performance, enhanced attention, increased enthusiasm and engagement, and improved behavior are just some of the positive outcomes you can expect if you take your lessons outdoors. Outdoor learning improves children’s health, engages them with learning and leads…
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, and after a year of spending a whole lot of time in front of computer screens, kids could use it more now than ever! Experts have been warning us that the reduction in physical activity could have long-term effects on our kids, hiking childhood obesity rates and…
There’s something about space that can’t help but fascinate young learners. Maybe it’s the fact that there’s so little known about the universe, or maybe it’s just knowing that there’s something that’s so much bigger than even the grown-ups in your life? Either way, astronomy units are often some of students’ favorites which makes teaching…
Please note: this article and the websites linked therein may contain images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have passed away. “National Sorry Day remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as ‘The Stolen Generations’”,…
The end of the school year is upon us, and you know what that means? For some of us, this will mean handing our kids over to other lucky teachers within our school. For others, it will mean saying goodbye as our students head off to another building next year. Scratching your head for goodbye…