A Week of Wordy Wisdom – Week 3
Week 3 of A Week of Wordy Wisdom has been posted. Motivation Monday comes from Dr Seuss. It is a message that I have been trying to instill in Megan from when she was really little. Children (and adults) are often so overcome with disappointment when a favored activity comes to an end, that they […]
Tips to Curb Back to School Anxiety
At the beginning of the year (our year starts in January), Megan started at a new school where she knew almost no one. Despite being a confident and eager child, I still anticipated a fair amount of anxiety with the new venture. Seeing that the new school year is drawing closer, I thought to share […]
A Week of Wordy Wisdom – Week 2
Are you ready for Week 2 of A Week of Wordy Wisdom? Today we have a quote by the beloved Winnie the Pooh! I just love his soft, kind-hearted nature! Give your students the opportunity to think about what makes them different from each other and their family. Children are also always up for crafts. […]
Our Number Chart in the Bedroom
Megan has been increasingly interested in numbers. As we drive down the road, she reads the numbers of the houses; she notices the numbers on price tags; she refers to the page numbers of the books we read and so on. She is also aiming to count higher and higher, striving to reach the ‘end’ […]
A Week of Wordy Wisdom – Week 1
Welcome to my first (of many) weekly posts focusing on A Week of Wordy Wisdom. Words are all around us and life revolves being able to communicate. The importance of reading is stressed as an important form of communication but often children are not exposed to different texts and ‘fun’ reading so they are despondent. […]
Planting a Vegetable Garden with Children
I love being in the garden but am not very good at it! We have a small ‘vegetable’ patch in out garden but there is really not much to it. The mint and strawberries have taken over and we are yet to harvest any lemons, tomatoes and capsicum from the plants which were planted. I […]
‘In the Garden’ Theme
I love being in the garden and designed a theme pack for Pre-K/K using the garden as my inspiration. The aim of this pack is to prepare a student for Kindergarten and can also be used to reinforce work covered in Kindergarten. Many of the activities can also be adjusted as your child/students becomes more […]
A Garden Scavenger Hunt
It is winter here now, but we are lucky to have the most wonderful days among those wintery ones. When the sun comes out, I like to get out. My children are ‘outside’ children and grumpiness, more often than not, disappears as they exit the house, into the garden. Apart from normal play, we sometimes […]
A Gift for Grandma
It is my mother’s birthday on June 17 and I needed to think of a meaningful gift. We are not a ‘present’ family, meaning that we do not place a lot of emphasis on expensive gifts, but I always get both my parents something small and (hopefully) meaningful. This year, I decided to give something […]
Using QR codes in the classroom
Do you consider yourself as a ‘tech-savvy’ teacher? It is such a challenge for teachers now days to stimulate students with paper and pen when they are driven by technology! Technology is all around them and is very much part of their lives. It is our responsibility as teachers, to bring what students know into […]