Phoenix Admin It's time to ditch 'behaviour management plans' An excerpt from ‘The Phoenix Cups Framework: An Educator’s Toolkit for Behaviour Dear Educators, Can we talk about ‘behaviour management plans’? Or preferably, can we stop talking about them? Actually... Children's behaviour behaviour management child education early childhood education Jul 31, 2021 Blog
Phoenix Admin 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 service... Jul 31, 2021 Blog
Phoenix Admin Taking the ego out of teaching DOWNLOAD PDF PRINTABLE HERE >>> As we continue to evolve in our understandings of early childhood research and theory, in particular in the area of neuroscience, we are moving in directions that are i... Jun 24, 2021 Blog
Phoenix Admin “I’m into risky play...BUT” DOWNLOAD PDF PRINTABLE HERE >>> ” The new “I’m not racist...BUT” of early childhood. It’s too conclusive to argue with - the research is out, nearly every professional development, conference, blog po... Jun 24, 2021 Blog
Phoenix Admin Recommended Resources Reflections of an Educator Our sister company. Diaries, journals, and more. I need these in my life Early Years TV Interview style PD by Kathy Brodie from the UK. You'll find loads of videos here from... Education Educator Resources early childhood education Jun 10, 2021 Blog
Phoenix Admin Nature Play QLD - Peter Gray Forum Videos This professional learning seminar has been provided for free by Nature Play QLD Peter Gray is an American psychologist and research professor in the Department of Psychology at Boston College. He is ... Nature Play Outdoor Play Peter Gray May 31, 2021 Blog
Phoenix Admin Creating Readers Creating a reader is about joyously reading aloud, modelling good reading habits and having a ready supply of beautiful books always on hand - in the home and in educational facilities. It is never to... Dec 31, 2020 Blog
Phoenix Admin "The little boy" poem I am posting this powerful poem for critical thinking about teacher-led art experiences. The reason is two-fold; 1) I can't find a nice post of it on the internet; 2) I have found two versions of the ... Childhood Children's behaviour poem teacher Oct 31, 2020 Blog
Phoenix Admin A holistic approach to children’s wellbeing When we consider children’s wellbeing, we are looking at their overall physical, emotional, social, and spiritual wellbeing. For children to establish an overall wellbeing, they need to have a strong ... Children's well-being Children's wellbeing Holistic emotional wellbeing physical wellbeing social wellbeing spiritual wellbeing Aug 29, 2020 Blog
Phoenix Admin No Toys from home- really? This is a guest post from Educator and Parent, Jane Kenny. I had been cleaning up this morning and I picked up this case, which my son owns. Before placing it in his room I realised it had some weight... Nov 29, 2019 Blog
Phoenix Admin Creative Craft Activity or Craptivity Creative craft activity or craptivity? It's all in the delivery. You decide. ‘Craptivity’ memes and subsequent support of this term, has recently besieged educator forums. An audience was divided last... children's art children's craft craft craptivity Aug 31, 2019 Blog
Phoenix Admin Getting started with Bush Kinder - Part 2 What exactly is Bush Kinder? Bush Kinder is a general term used for facilitated place session with children in nature. Ideally, bush kinder will involve free time for children to explore a natural env... Bush Kinder Bush Kindy Nature Play Outdoor Play early childhood education Jul 28, 2019 Blog