Experiences by Setting {Prior to School}

Bee, Bee Bumble Bee

February 3, 2011

When with a group of new students, one quick and easy way to learn children’s names is to sing this song: {Teacher} “Bee, bee bumble bee. Can you sing your name for me?” {Child} “My name is ______.” If you have a prop of a bee the children pass this around the group once they [...]

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Chinese New Year 2011: The Year of the Rabbit

February 1, 2011

{image credit} February 3rd is the start of the new Chinese New Year. In China this is a huge celebration and lasts for fifteen days until the moon gets its brightest. Red is the colour to be wearing, painting doors or windows in and carrying around. Red symbolises gladness and is used to ward of [...]

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We Play with Gravity and Speed

January 4, 2011

I don’t know a lot about gravity and I certainly would never be able to answer any questions about it. It would be an opportunity for joint construction of learning. All I can really tell you about gravity is that what goes up, must come down, but you all know that. And speed? Well, it [...]

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Art

October 5, 2010

When most people hear the word art, they immediately think paintings. While paintings are a major part of visual arts, I want to teach children more. So I want to know your favourite artists and when I say artists I mean those that paint, draw, sculpt, photograph, etc. Please share them below, because in order [...]

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Simple Mathematics Games

September 19, 2010

Welcome to the September 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 “Maths”, which isn’t just about counting!  Our bloggers have written about games, materials, memory, shapes, graphs and more.  Check out the links at [...]

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