The Construction Discussion
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A 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.
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Choosing Work
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Children love using recycled materials to create. The open-ended nature of the materials invite children to explore and dream about what is possible.
Read MoreCrumpled Paper
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The provocation was inviting the children to use simple materials and go on a journey, a journey without a known destination.
Read MoreA Learning Journey
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This 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 MoreHop in a Restaurant
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Children 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 MoreOnline Learning at Possibilities ECE
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At 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 MoreThe Rubber Egg
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All of the wonderings we explore together in child initiated or educator initiated work, is the basis for our coming together.
Read MoreGeometric Stripes
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As 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 MoreThe Paper Locket
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Children often gravitate toward a favorite material and combine that with a new material they are interested in exploring.
Read MoreThe Apple Bed
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Part 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 MoreTaking Flight
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Paper 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 MoreIce Castle
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Children 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 MoreFinger Knitting
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Children 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 MoreSalt Dough Animals
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Slime 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 MoreTissue Paper Prints
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This 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 MoreTwo Materials and a Mirror
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At 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 MoreThe Magna-Tile Exploration
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Whenever 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.
Read MoreChildren Come First
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Looking closer at the philosophies of different schools, there are guiding lights in the practice of these programs that stand out as lighthouses for all people who work in early childhood education.
Read MoreElectronics Day
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Technology can be wonderful. The potential of computers and online learning to expand our knowledge is amazing. In our field, schools exist that frequently utilize computers and other technology in meaningful work.
Read MoreCurating Mindful Inquiry - Part Three
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When we enter into learning as co-learners, we construct our practices together. Our dialogue with all members of the learning community involves diverse perspectives that help to shape our ideas of children.
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