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Why Play?
The importance of play for children cannot be overstated. Not only is play essential for a child’s physical, cognitive, and emotional development, but it also plays a cruci
The Inquiring Nature of Play
With the recent uptake and growing popularity of play-based learning in the school context, teachers find themselves reviewing and reflecting upon play and its relative existence t
“But What Do I Do About the Kids Who” … Why Play is the Answer, Not the Problem
The benefits of play for children’s learning and development are well researched and articulated across international literature. So much so that teachers and play advocate
The Role of the Teacher in a Play-Based Classroom
The Role of the Teacher in a Play-Based Classroom Download a print-friendly version of this article here. Descriptions of the ways in which adults interact with students as they pl
Loose Parts in the Primary Classroom
Loose Parts in the Primary Classroom Download a print-friendly pdf version of this article here. The term ‘loose parts’ refers to the resources used to support learning and tea
He Kupu: While they play, what should I do? Strengthening learning through play and intentional teaching
Play lies at the heart of quality early childhood education (ECE) with the benefits to children and their learning and development well documented throughout early years literature
Principal and Senior Managers Seminar Nov 2019
Sarah and Linda recently spent an afternoon with over 20 principals and school leaders in Taupō to discuss the benefits and challenges of effective teaching through play in the pr
Critically Endangered: The Art of Teaching
In a time of evidence-based foci, teachers are required to ensure that the way in which they teach reflects practices associated with positive outcomes for kids. That best-pra
Reform and New Zealand Education -Why we need to look in our own back garden…..
Recently New Zealand has been honoured with visits from some of the most highly regarded international movers and shakers of the education world. In March, Sir Ken Robinson pr
The Misunderstood Ingredient in Modern Learning Environments
In the era of Modern Learning Environments and all the various rhetoric around what constitutes 21st Century Learning Environments, one key point seems to be lacking in the co