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Curriculum Coverage vs Depth in Early Years: Why “We Covered It” Isn’t the Same as “They Learned It”

A Level 1 unit on Community Helpers runs for one week. Monday is the doctor, Tuesday the firefighter, Wednesday the police officer, Thursday the…

Healthy Habits Don’t Live in a Unit: Planning Health Into the Early Years Curriculum

Snack time in a Level 1 room. A four-year-old eats the biscuit, pushes the carrot sticks to the side of the plate and asks…

The Scissors and the Climbing Frame: Balancing Fine and Gross Motor Activities in Preschool

Look at a preschool weekly plan and count the minutes. Tracing, cutting, sticking, colouring, threading, playdough. Now count the minutes for climbing, throwing, balancing,…

How to Design Developmental Rubrics for Preschool: Describe the Learning, Don’t Rank the Child

A four-year-old is at the sand tray. He tips a cup into a funnel and the sand jams. He taps the funnel, tries again,…

Early Years Developmental Progress Tracking: How to Turn Snapshots into a Story of Growth

In September, Maya holds a crayon in her fist and makes round scribbles. In November, her teacher notes that she holds it between her…