A few weeks ago I was sitting in my bed looking out of the window, appreciating the nature in my garden, the green trees with blossom and the birds chattering away to each other and I had a terrible cold. My eyes and nose were running and my body was achy and tired. I had the flu and I … [Read more...]
16 Tips for keeping cool in the sun.
I'm currently in Greece, where emotions are high because of the crisis, but this is not the only situation affecting the temperature of the people in Athens, it’s so damn hot! The sun is sizzling at an all time high and it’s really difficult to keep cool. I understand fully why having a siesta is … [Read more...]
Fear
Guest blogger Dr Julie Leoni writes about fear The other Saturday night we watched Lost Land of the Volcano on BBC which showed Steve Backshall, Gordon Buchanan, a giant rat (as big as a cat) and a cuscus (a tree climbing marsupial)l in a crater of an extinct volcano in New Guinea. The cuscus … [Read more...]
Cuddling questioned in early years settings and schools!
Some years ago I read a post on a social networking site, from an Independent Early Years Consultant and Tutor, Chelmsford, in the UK. “I have been teaching a regular class of pre-school practitioners today who are nearing the end of their L3 Diploma. In a classroom debate, a student raised the … [Read more...]
A Childcare pledge to inspire creativity
In the midst of all the politics, proposals and changes, I am enjoying, remembering a few weeks ago in one London Borough as part of a series of EYFS workshops a group of inspired child care professional exploring their work with children focussing on the Prime area of Physical Development and … [Read more...]
Music is all around us all we have to do is listen
Music is the universal language of mankind― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Are you interested in this video (just launched). Marjorie Ouvry sent this to me for sharing. She helped to produce it. It's part of a series of videos on YouTube created by the London Early Years Music Network funded by … [Read more...]