Possibilities in Early Childhood Education
I read a quote that said the two most important days in a life is when you are born and when you find your calling. Personally, I am searching for what finding your calling actually means. What does it feel like to find your calling?
Read MoreWhen educators observe children and stay in the moment, their actions and words give us clues about their interests and provide the direction our explorations will go.
Read MoreInstead of focusing on drawing, the children were utilizing the whiteboard as a tool to make social connections.
Read MoreA discussion started amongst the children about if using others ideas was acceptable, to look at another design and then incorporate those ideas into your creation.
Read MoreChildren love using recycled materials to create. The open-ended nature of the materials invite children to explore and dream about what is possible.
Read MoreThe provocation was inviting the children to use simple materials and go on a journey, a journey without a known destination.
Read MoreThis is an opportunity to see professional development in a new light. To value it in the same way we value the practices we do with children on a daily basis.
Read MoreChildren are amazing at living in the moment. They move about their day taking in the world with all of their senses. Children get to experience the true meaning of life.
Read MoreAt Possibilities ECE, we want to share small acts of service within the Early Childhood Education Community. The classes we offer come from a desire to use our experience and knowledge to share with others, so children, families, educators, and the learning community will grow and thrive.
Read MoreAll of the wonderings we explore together in child initiated or educator initiated work, is the basis for our coming together.
Read MoreAs an educator working with school age children, I find there is a delicate balance between working together and taking away from the children’s work.
Read MoreChildren often gravitate toward a favorite material and combine that with a new material they are interested in exploring.
Read MorePart of my practice as an educator is moving throughout the learning space and engaging in conversation with different children. During these interactions, I am looking for an opportunity to observe a child or a group of children, as they work on an exploration that invites further investigation.
Read MorePaper planes are a classic activity for children. We have come along way in plane design from the classic dart to the modern craft of today. What has not changed is the connection the children create around an activity the love.
Read MoreChildren use pre-made and created props as a backdrop to their imaginative play. These props add depth to the story they are creating and give children motivation to continue developing their characters and the adventure.
Read MoreChildren when excited about the work they are doing are more verbal, and socializing is a big part of the work itself. This expression enhances the experience for the group and leads to further exploration and social connection.
Read MoreSlime is still trending, so I wanted to continue the exploration of slime and different gooey tactile materials with the children. This week I decided to try a classic recipe and make salt dough
Read MoreThis is the gift children can give all of us, no one cared what another child’s technique looked like, they were just happy to be together laughing, talking, and experimenting with two kinds of paper and water.
Read MoreAt the beginning of this provocation, I wondered how the children would approach the work. They started off slowly, but through experimentation and supporting each other, new discoveries were made about how materials can be used in ways different from what we think they are capable of.
Read MoreWhenever I think that the Magna-Tiles have been assembled in as many ways as humanly possible, I delight in seeing a new creation by the children, born by weaving and interchanging the Magna-Tiles in a form I would have never thought possible.
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