Five to Eight Years

Fishing Game

January 7, 2011

One game that the Kindergarten children really enjoyed was the fishing game. I created two sets. I would have 10-20 fish and would create a matching pair. I did this for both Mathetmatics and English. For Mathematics I would write either the numeral or dot representation of that number. For other age groups you could [...]

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Setting The Scene

January 5, 2011

When I was working casually within a primary school, I would rush back to the classroom before the end of lunch on some days and set the room up. A lot of teachers thought I was crazy and when I bounded down the stairs on an extremely hot day. One teacher asked why I was [...]

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We Play: With PAINT!

December 7, 2010

One thing that I just don’t feel is used enough within school settings is paint. One thing that was commented on a lot whilst I was there, was that I like to paint. Um, no, I like the children to be creative and expressive, therefore, I like to do painting to allow this to occur. [...]

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Design and Technology

November 14, 2010

Welcome to the November Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival. The Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival hosted by Science@home is for anyone, because we are all teachers and learners all the time. This month our theme is “Technology and Design”. This is about being able to design or make something to solve a problem. Check out the links at the [...]

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We Play with LEGO + LEGO DUPLO

September 28, 2010

It has been a while since I participated in one of these! I feel absolutely terrible because I have been so flat out! I was lucky enough to receive not one but TWO LEGO + DUPLO packs. I have the LEGO Minotaurus game and the LEGO DUPLO Fishing Trip. Just quietly, I loved receiving these. [...]

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