Intentional teaching for early childhood
Experienced educator and recognised author, Anne Houghton, sets intentional teaching in its big-picture context to show its potential as an effective pedagogical practice.
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Category: Early Childhood
Blogs related to early childhood education teaching and learning and development. Written by recognised author-educators and experienced staff. Each blog is tagged for easy filtering.
How to create infant environments that spark curiosity
Creating environments that spark curiosity and wonder is not difficult and yet, at times, infant environments in early childhood settings can be sterile or uninspiring. Here I explore the notion of creating environments that spark curiosity in infants.
Extending children’s learning
When we spend time talking and playing with children in an early childhood setting, we learn more about what interests them. In that way we gain more opportunities to build on their early experiences, extend their learning and so enhance their development.
Young children’s natural connection with Science
Why teach science to young children? Because young children and science are a natural fit. Early learning science engages young explorers.
Advice for new early childhood educators
Being new early childhood educators can be overwhelming. There are many challenges that present differently in the real world compared to studying early childhood education and care.
Risky play and child development
Adventurous, risky play is often considered too dangerous for young children, something that adults need to protect them from. Yet such play is essential for normal child development, building knowledge, skill, confidence, resilience, and a risk-taking disposition.
Play and learning in the early years
Play and learning. Not opposites, but complementary. Associate Professor Christine Howitt discusses how play is what young children naturally do and how they best learn.
Child learning, development and schemas
The practice of planning provision around schema rests on the premise that by noticing strong drives or interests in children, educators can support development.
Theories into practice – EC learning and development
Bridie Raban discusses how early childhood educators have a significant role to play in children’s learning by supporting children’s change over time.
Reflective practice as an ECE professional
There has been steadily increasing interest from outside the EC sector in what can be achieved through high quality education and care. One of the keys is reflective practice.
