How to Connect With Parents Without Endless Meetings | EarlyChildhoodEduNet For Teachers How to Connect With Parents Without Endless Meetings On thirty seconds at pickup doing more than a scheduled half-hour ever did. The meeting that never quite happened During my two years working across childcare centres in Melbourne’s east, I quickly ran into a…
How to Enhance Classroom Creativity Without Extra Resources | EarlyChildhoodEduNet For Teachers How to Enhance Classroom Creativity Without Extra Resources On why I left research to go find out what was actually true in a room full of toddlers. Why I left the PhD desk for a childcare floor After I finished my PhD, I…
ADHD Child Won’t Start Tasks? What Actually Helps | EarlyChildhoodEduNet For Parents & Teachers ADHD Child Won’t Start Tasks? Here’s What Actually Helps On why a bright, sensitive kid can stall before beginning, and what genuinely gets her moving — written from experience, as a parent and as someone with ADHD myself. This post shares…
How to Make Learning Fun Without Breaking the Bank | EarlyChildhoodEduNet Learning at Home How to Make Learning Fun Without Breaking the Bank On arriving in a new country with two kids and almost nothing to spare. Landing in Melbourne with almost nothing to spare We arrived in Melbourne in 2010, me starting a PhD,…
How to Foster a Love of Learning Without Overcomplicating Things | EarlyChildhoodEduNet Learning at Home How to Foster a Love of Learning Without Overcomplicating Things On the trouble with treating your own child like a research project. A curriculum for a six-year-old I built a curriculum for my eldest once, she was six, just as…
Building Simple Cross-Curricular Connections | EarlyChildhoodEduNet For Teachers Building Simple Cross-Curricular Connections A practical look at teaching one theme across a few subjects at once, rather than treating each as its own island. Most early learning happens in neat little boxes. Maths at ten, literacy after morning tea, art on a Friday if there’s time…
Teaching Early Math Skills With a Number Line Jumping Game | EarlyChildhoodEduNet Learning at Home Teaching Early Math Skills With a Number Line Jumping Game A movement-based counting game for home or the classroom. No worksheets, no prep beyond a bit of chalk or tape. Little kids learn maths better with their whole body involved,…