OUR 5 STAR BUG HOTEL
Our garden and its creatures are treasured and cherished by our bug-loving community, and a bug hotel has always been a staple in our outdoor area. This specially built structure …
HABITAT FRIENDLY NATIVE GARDEN
Our gardening activities and our project: “Who Lives in Our Garden” have allowed us to become more acquainted and connect more deeply with the wildlife in our backyard. These positive …
SNAILS AND OUR LEARNING TRAIL
Working with young children truly opens our eyes to fresh curiosity and a sense of awe, helping us become more alert and open to the marvels of the world right …
TREE CLIMBING
The sight of a child fearlessly making their way up a tree is a beautiful thing to see, especially in our increasingly urbanised and technological society, where children are more …
LOOSE TEXTILES: When dress up ideas have no limits
There is something magical about dress ups because it allow us to be whatever we want to be. When you give children not just the possibility to dress up but …
DISCOVERING THE DARK SIDE OF PLASTICÂ
Our beach clean up sessions generated the desire to understand why there was so much rubbish in our beach? Where it was coming from? and How we could prevent it …
OUT AND ABOUT AT THE BAY
Who said classrooms need to have 4 walls? Out and About is a nature play project created to provide opportunities to my preschoolers to enjoy extended periods of free play …
CLEAN UP AT THE BAY
In 2015, when our preschool began visiting Rosebay beach as part of our Out and about program, we were shocked by the overwhelming amount of rubbish we found there. We …
HOW MANY WAYS CAN WE USE A MILK CRATE??
Exploring the playful potential of this oversized building blocks. When we take a look at a milk crate usually we don’t see anything beyond its storage capacity. But, the cheap, …
DISCOVERING HOW PLANTS WORK
A good way to support little green thumbs in gaining basic knowledge of how plants work is through engaging in a simple yet captivating science experiment. By observing the germination …