Make it Tangible
If you want your children to really get a feel of the subject matter, give them something to hold, something to touch and move. Something
If you want your children to really get a feel of the subject matter, give them something to hold, something to touch and move. Something
I love science! This is the first MRI of a mother kissing her baby. Her kiss has caused a chemical reaction in her baby’s brain
If you want your children to the become readers of tomorrow, then one must designate time to promote such activities. If you’re a teacher who
If you’re finding that your class are disengaging with your lessons, the reality is that they are probably getting a bit stale. It may be
If you want your children to be engaged in every lesson you teach, there’s one question you need to add into each and every lesson
To expect happiness on a daily basis is unrealistic. Not everyday in your job or in your relationship will be amazing. Not everyday will bring
Be carefully where you look for success criteria. Not all children grow in the same way. #children #Education #teacher
When we make competition the focus of all achievements in school, nobody wins. Yes, there’s always a winner who comes in first, but there’s the
1. Show me how to do it please, show me how to behave, how to be fair and how to be a good person. I
Our job as teachers has changed. The fact based curriculum is dead. Facts come easy. I mean just ask Siri or look on google. Our
As teachers it’s important to let go! Don’t try to control the outcome of each lesson and magic will happen. Feel free to say yes!
Limit the amount of time watching screens, but don’t eliminate them altogether. It’s the 21st Century and technology is a part of our lives and
Einstein once said that compound interest was the 6th wonder of the world. To be able to understand that if we set the foundations, the
By allowing your child to pack and carry their own bag to school, you are teaching them about responsibility, independence and self-regulation. They will learn
Montessori designed her materials so that childrem can not only understand the numbers as part of a greater system, they could feel the weight of
A small note: Academics are important, but it is important that we focus on more than this when we assess the development of our children.
Innovation in education may seem difficult, but it may be a lot simpler than we think. “To prepare children for the real world we must
If money was no object, what would you do with your time? Think about that for a while until you have an answer. What would
If you’re finding that your students are uninspired by mathematics, there are numerous ways in which you can teach it without insisting that your class
All my teacher friends will relate to this. Each day the children are dropped off at the classroom door where they say goodbye to their
Add this simple exercise to your school and you’ll notice a huge improvement in the engagement and academic ability of your students. “Going out’ as
Here is an example of two variations of the introduction to the same lesson. Which one do you like best? 1. Good morning children today
You may think your toddler is relatively dependent and that the things they do around the house don’t matter, but you’d be wrong. Simple actions
Teachers shape the future of our world. They educate our future leaders, and the responsibility of our planet lies in their hands. Quite often we
Attempting to get children interested in poetry can be difficult. Lots of children see poetry as a subject that’s similar to dance. They like to
When 60 trainee teachers cram into a tiny room in the back streets of Tiger Market in Kathmandu just to understand more about how the
Spending time listening to people who have lived a life we can only imagine, allows us to see what has gone before, what is happening
What happens when children draw? Why do they love it so much and should we be encouraging more of it? When children draw a picture
When the children arrive at school late do you punish them, give them detention or tell them they have to miss recess? None of the
The world is demanding, it expects us to be alert and ready to operate at any given moment. With emails being delivered to your watch
This week in classrooms across NSW, students are being given a slip of paper that tells them their rank in class, relative to their peers.
Before flying to Nepal on Saturday to build a library for the community of Bagmati, I spent the night buying the essentials to make the
Building resilience in children is never easy. Here’s 30 ways to build natural resilience in children: 1. Validate their emotions 2. Encourage routines in the
It was a hot dusty day in Bangalore, India. 100 Muslim ladies attended a 3 day workshop on “Innovations in Education.” We talked about parenting,
1 year ago I had a vision. A vision to break down the barriers between primary and secondary school. A vision to allow essential skills
Whilst teaching polygons to a group of 8 year olds, I asked the children how they would like to represent their research. Some made books,
Nature is truly wonderful. If there’s one video you watch with your class before the weekend, make it this one. 1,000,000 starlings trying to find
Purposeful play is a wonderful subject to discuss and observe. It is an aspect of Maria Montessori’s work that is linked highly to the cognitive
As a child I was prettified if speaking in front of audiences. Even crowds of 5 would cause me anxiety. It would show itself as
5 simple ways in which adults can allow children to develop a sense of emotional intelligence and they’re ridiculously simple; Listen (actively). It is so
The more we involve our students in the process of teaching and learning, the more they will feel part of the journey. They more they
What does ranking our children do to them mentally? Speaking from a teacher’s perspective, ranking our children serves no purpose at all. In fact the
You gotta dream? You wanna change the world? You wanna make a difference? Then get out there and do it!!! Take it, make it happen.
Within reason, allowing our children to figure situations out for themselves is absolutely crucial. Whether it is a little argument in the playground or a
“If we don’t put our childrens’ mental health first on our priority list, then we may as well be talking to a brick wall, because
Yesterday I drove out west to attend the annual Eid celebrations in the Muslim community. It was a beautiful night with beautiful people. As I
Are you a parent, teacher, coordinator or school principal? Are you interested in s free document listing ever single lesson a child needs between the
School leaders, executives, leadership teams, parents and the government all want the schools in their communities to improve. They want more engagement, higher student retention,
I live by my very own 20% teaching rule. Tell them the inspirational facts only! Make it a story, inspire them. Like this……. The earth
Be a teacher they said, it’s fun they said. You get to work with children, make a difference, do something you love. They said it
The world, life, love and the natural environment are filled with experiences that etch their way into your mind. They reside there like an old
Finding and enrolling your children into a new school is possibly one of the hardest decisions parents will ever make. The future of your little
The university of York has released a study confirming that as adults we must expose our children to a huge amount of words from a
Maria Montessori designed her entire pedagogy for the poor children of Italy. Her philosophy was based around a sharing of good pedagogy, education for all
The true objective of a leader is to water the garden that is in front of you. To watch the flowers of philanthropy grow and
I always tell my students that there’s 6 senses. I knows it’s wrong scientifically, but there have been so many times when my stomach has
As we all know, education is is an all encompassing entity that has roots that run deep into our society and communities. With the well-being
When we educate the children in our care, when we act as the bridge between the child and the knowledge. We must remember to not
15 ways to raise responsible children. 1. Raise your child with the expectation that we always clean up our own messes. 2. Kids need an
2 years ago he wrote to me on Facebook inviting me to give some training in his Centre in Kathmandu. 3 schools, 1 library, 2