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Kiwi Teacher: May 2014
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A kiwi teacher passionate about early childhood education, working for the community and all things art. Saturday, 17 May 2014. A tour of the outdoor environment. Recently at 4 kids. My colleague Skye and I set up the outdoor environment for one of the tour groups who came through. Dramatic play in the sand pit. A provocation in the vegetabe garden. Books, magnifying glasses and torches to investigate with. It's always nice to read in the garden. Our children love to build rivers! I hope you enjoyed this!
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Kiwi Teacher: April 2013
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A kiwi teacher passionate about early childhood education, working for the community and all things art. Wednesday, 24 April 2013. The language of carpentry. Construction began with Nathaniel nailing milk bottle caps to the wood base. Kylie soon filled them with water. Nathaniel: This is the bath and another one for the toilet. Kylie: And a water bowl! Kylie: I’m working on the stairs! Teagan: What about a tunnel? Kylie: He needs some carpet. Teagan noticed a gap in the roof they had made. The house is c...
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Kiwi Teacher: A tour of the outdoor environment
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A kiwi teacher passionate about early childhood education, working for the community and all things art. Saturday, 17 May 2014. A tour of the outdoor environment. Recently at 4 kids. My colleague Skye and I set up the outdoor environment for one of the tour groups who came through. Dramatic play in the sand pit. A provocation in the vegetabe garden. Books, magnifying glasses and torches to investigate with. It's always nice to read in the garden. Our children love to build rivers! I hope you enjoyed this!
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Kiwi Teacher: August 2014
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A kiwi teacher passionate about early childhood education, working for the community and all things art. Thursday, 7 August 2014. Blair (2 years old) and Thomas (2.5 years old) are keen explorers of our garden and venture into it everyday! Some days we come to 4kids and there are lots of puddles! Lou Lou’s plants made it! There are fish in the puddle. It rained.theres a puddle. They are like mud and splashy. And some days there are no puddles. I’ll find more puddles. The sun is here, it dried it all.
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Kiwi Teacher: April 2015
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A kiwi teacher passionate about early childhood education, working for the community and all things art. Thursday, 2 April 2015. RIE Foundations Course - My reflection. I can’t help but marvel at the splendid miracle that is the child, to observe in awe children's development unfolding. Through out the RIE foundations course, my mind kept going back to Psalm 139:13-141 which says;. For you created my inmost being;. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. Your works are wonderful,. I know that full well.
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Kiwi Teacher: March 2013
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A kiwi teacher passionate about early childhood education, working for the community and all things art. Monday, 25 March 2013. I noticed Maria (3.5 years old) sitting on the edge of the sandpit crying. I went to investigate and asked Maria “Why are you crying? Peyton and Emily then invited Maria back in to their play. Peyton, Maria, Emily and Amy then played happily together in the sandpit for the afternoon. After all they are definitely going to require these social skills in life! I have been challeng...
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Kiwi Teacher: September 2014
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A kiwi teacher passionate about early childhood education, working for the community and all things art. Saturday, 13 September 2014. Its spring, get outside! I have been so excited to finally have a few sunny days where I can get outside with the children and do a bit of work on our outdoor environment. For months and months we have been staring out a window at a patch of dirt which once was a lovely patch of green grass. It was driving me mad! I really believe that if children are invited to take part ...
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Kiwi Teacher: January 2015
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A kiwi teacher passionate about early childhood education, working for the community and all things art. Wednesday, 28 January 2015. Paving the way for purposeful play! EtonHouse International School - A Reggio Emilia inspired space for infants and toddlers. One day I decided to put out only a small basket of duplo and I was amazed that the children were engaged for a lot longer in their play with this material. My goal now is to de-clutter our classroom! Here is some inspiration I have had for this goal.
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Kiwi Teacher: July 2014
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A kiwi teacher passionate about early childhood education, working for the community and all things art. Friday, 11 July 2014. Pipi Whanau (Infant and Toddler classroom). The Pipi Whanau is the infant and toddler classroom at 4 Kids. Noah's Ark provocation. This is a familiar story for our children and perhaps one that may inspire their play in the construction area. As we all know, young children are very sensory learners. We want our classroom to reflect the sensory nature of children. These ar...Hello...
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Kiwi Teacher: RIE Foundations Course - My reflection
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A kiwi teacher passionate about early childhood education, working for the community and all things art. Thursday, 2 April 2015. RIE Foundations Course - My reflection. I can’t help but marvel at the splendid miracle that is the child, to observe in awe children's development unfolding. Through out the RIE foundations course, my mind kept going back to Psalm 139:13-141 which says;. For you created my inmost being;. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. Your works are wonderful,. I know that full well.
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT