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Time to get messy?
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Last week our theme included a bucket of agar agar jelly (if you follow me on Instagram/Facebook you’ll see I…
Connecting with the world around us
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This topic is a big one for me. I love the outdoors, I love nature, I love trees and being…
Filling and Refilling
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Filling and emptying things is a big part of childhood… like, really big! My almost 1 year old loves it,…
Giving Control to Learn
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How do you give children the opportunity to take control of their own learning journey? And more importantly, how can…
Learning to Enhance Learning
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This weeks #steammsunday isn’t an activity. For you parents it’s something to think about and perhaps begin to integrate into…
It's time to excavate!
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It’s time to excavate This weeks #steammsunday has got to be the dinosaur excavation. It was a real divider, some…
Jump, Jump, Jump
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There are so many precursors to being able to jump. When a child is able to jump for the first…
Repetitive Movements
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Over the last term it’s been amazing to see each child get something different from the classes. The age range…
#STEAMMSUNDAY And breathe...
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Slightly off topic from the colours theme last week. On this journey of child led learning it’s been incredible to…
The Secrets of Construction Play
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The Secrets of Construction Play This has been a big part of the Wood themed classes this week. It’s really…
#STEAMMSUNDAY 10 reasons why thixotropic Oobleck is better than slime!
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1. No Mess: The clean up is sooo much easier! I’m talking, let it dry and get out the hoover!…
Why we need to let children get bored
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I vividly remember the day my Mom handed me a “What To Do On Rainy Days” book during the summer…
School in September
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As the summer holidays draw to a close, there may be mixed feelings about heading back to school, or even…
The Fern Club Philosophy on Repetition
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There’s a phrase I love; “practise makes permanent” a sidestep from the old “practise makes perfect”. We’re not looking for…
Why we love wooden rocker boards!
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These curved wooden boards on the surface look simple; stand and rock. For a child though the possibilities are endless.…
The Fern Club Philosophy of Play
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The Fern Club Philosophy of Play Play… where do we begin? A topic which has been talked about, ripped apart,…
The Fern Club Philosophy of Movement
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The Fern Club Philosophy on Movement From the very moment you feel your little one begin to kick in your…