The good, the brilliant and the creative
Don't you agree that the best teachers are the ones who know how to make sense of the world? They know how to capture a child's heart as well as their mind, and how to nurture those magic moments when imaginations go wild! They give whatever it takes so that a child really gets it, feels valued and respected, wants to do their very best and thrives, no matter what the odds are against them.
How do you make a learning environment as inspiring as possible?
In this blog, eco-designers Pod Space highlight how much the environment impacts on learning.
Supporting children to express their scientific discoveries
Artists and Children: Creativity, Imagination and Play
Never a Mermaid
In my webinar interview for Earlyarts I spoke about the power of stories in our lives. Stories are so much more than books we share with children at bedtime, they are powerful tools. Through stories we shape and share our identities, effect change, connect with others and learn about the world and who we want to be within that world.
Can Dance Help Children to Become School Ready?
Last month I was the invited guest speaker on the Earlyarts webinar. This piece is a response to the online discussion I had around the considered topic 'Can Dance Help Children to Become School Ready?' This blog is intended to extend some of those important discussions further.
Laughter joins us together
Talking Without Words
Where is the dance in our education?
Anna Daly from Primed for Life tells Earlyarts about children's fluency in the language of movement and why we should not undermine their innate knowledge and skills to move and interact with their environment.
How do you explain terrorism to children?
Using music and singing to build early communication skills
Lindsay Ibbotson, Music Leader on NYMAZ Early Years Steering Group talks about how music and singing can be used to develop communication skills.
How creativity can help families become co-learners with their children
Lucy Williams, Principal Officer in the Early Childhood Unit at the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) and visual artist talks about her involvement in the 'Making it REAL' project.
Playful Spaces for Playful Minds
'It’s abstract Mummy, art can be anything you want it to be.’ my five year old declared as she presented to me her latest drawing. What a perfect age, completely open to the artistic process whereby a piece of work can provoke ideas and thoughts that are not predetermined by life experiences and contexts. Art to her is simple – it fuels her imagination.
Using clay to scaffold and understand children’s expressions
Imagination, Storytelling, New Media: The Mission Is possible...
Federico Albiero from i-Theatre talks about how important it is to nurture young children's imagination and why is it so important to our lives and development.
Using Clay to Nurture Young Children's Development
How to successfully answer the question, ‘So, what do you do?’ …
A funny thing happened to me on the way to the campsite
Enabling young children’s language in musical ways
Emma Hutchinson, Director and Founder of Music House for Children, discusses the ways in which music can make enhance a young child's development.