When one of my daughters was small, she used to climb everything! She would climb on toys to get up the back of the sofa and then roll down onto the cushions. At the beach, she’d find cliffs or...
Posts by Esther Evans
Something amazing is going on in the world of early education at the moment. Teachers are beginning to realize the true value of their children playing with natural and authentic resources. And it...
Is your child going through the stage when they want to tip everything out? Do they seem to tip over anything and everything in their path? You might find this hard to believe, but the answer to...
My two-year-old nephew visited me recently. Within seconds he’d managed to tip the cat's water and food bowl up, and while I dealt with that, he tipped all the shoes off the shoe rack and emptied...
Teaching phonics needs imagination, creativity, and...a bit of DIY thrown in! In my twenty-plus years of teaching phonics, I have tried all sorts of fun games. In this post, I'm going to share the...
Have you ever tried playing throwing and catching with a pre-schooler? If you have, the chances are they weren’t very coordinated. It’s only to be expected and certainly nothing to worry...