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The word ‘play’ must be seen to be equal among agendas

* "I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Marc and his work for many years now. Every time I hear him speak about the theory behind playwork, I get so pumped about this movement. When I read this article, t...

Jun 6, 2022

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Let there be light!

*DOWNLOAD PDF HERE:* None [1] Sleep. What an intense conversation topic particularly amongst new parents, whose group gatherings often sound like this: “Who sleeps through the night? Wh...

Nov 14, 2021

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Being professional in Early Childhood Education

Being a member of a few Early Childhood Educator Facebook groups, I often see there is a lot of disagreement among these groups (and throughout the sector) about what being a professional in Early Chi...

Oct 30, 2021

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The day we met Jet Pack Man; A story about fun cup filling

Transitions were not Jaxon’s favourite thing. In fact, he would resist every one of them. Time to go inside? Nope. Time to wash our hands? I don’t think so. Group time? Not happening. Jaxon taught his...

Fun Cup Phoenix Cups

Oct 29, 2021

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Schematic Play

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Oct 29, 2021

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Behaviour Guidance from my point of view

The Short Story* My approach to guiding children’s behaviour comes from understanding behaviour as communication to meet human needs. I believe that once educators have a deeper understanding of this,...

Oct 29, 2021

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Reflecting on "school readiness" and transitions to school

Transitions to school and school readiness** We have a long way to go in Australia to apply emerging research about early years appropriate pedagogy to teaching and learning in Kindergarten, pre-schoo...

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Oct 28, 2021

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Angry about 'under the roof ratio'? You're doing it wrong

**If you cringe when the words 'Under the roof' are uttered, then chances are you’re doing it wrong.** The Australian National Quality Framework (NQF) brought with it ratios intended to improve out...

NQF National Quality Framework Under the roof

Aug 31, 2021

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Connection Plan

The Connection Plan - A behaviour reward chart that will actually work!** ** Sandi Phoenix - Children's behaviour specialist Children don’t ‘misbehave’ to get our attention, ...

Aug 2, 2021

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Need a behaviour chart?

The power of positive interactions in supporting children's behavioural learning** By Sandi Phoenix B.Psych.Sc* Sticker charts, rewards, and positive reinforcement systems are commonly used to ‘shape’...

Aug 1, 2021

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It's time to ditch 'behaviour management plans'

An excerpt from ‘The Phoenix Cups Framework: An Educator’s Toolkit for Behaviour [1] Dear Educators, Can we talk about ‘behaviour management plans’? Or preferably, can we stop talking about them? Ac...

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Jul 31, 2021

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Educators - Know your Stuff

Four things that Educators who know how to exceed do that/ Educators working towards the National Quality Standard don’t. /* I have noticed something interesting… the difference in the practice of se...

Jul 31, 2021