by kindlinglily | Jul 23, 2011 | Crafts and Projects
One of the elements I find really rewarding about working with lots of different groups of children and adults in different contexts is that the ideas and inspiration that develops with one group feeds into another and I often find themes emerging at certain times. As...
by kindlinglily | Jul 9, 2011 | Case Studies
I have been working closely with a school as they went through some massive changes. When I first worked with them in March last year the Foundation stage; nursery and reception class were two separate entities. Hilary who leads the unit, has been inspired by a trip...
by kindlinglily | Feb 4, 2011 | Theory and Ideas
Last night a group of newly qualified reception teachers came to the Foundation Stage Unit where I am doing some work with three to five year-olds. The lead teacher was talking about the ethos of the setting where I work and how the planning is built around the...
by kindlinglily | Dec 29, 2010 | Theory and Ideas
Even in that frantic run up to Christmas the Foundation stage children (aged three to five) who had been working on the treehouse were reflective of their experiences. The tree house building which has been recorded here and here ground to a halt when we found we had...
by kindlinglily | Nov 19, 2010 | Case Studies
After the popularity of the work bench in the Atelier I was reflecting on how we could keep developing our skills with the tools and make a collaborative project. I also wanted to take the work bench outside. Over the next few sessions we have some different tools,...