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Are we expecting too much from our preschoolers?

by Robyn Papworth
Are we expecting too much from our preschoolers?
Are we expecting too much from our preschoolers?   I write this blog article as a frustrated kinder mum, and now a confused, child development th...
Posted in change in primary school curriculum, play based kindergarten

Teacher feeling overwhelmed by children's classroom behaviour

by Robyn Papworth
teacher overwhelm emotional support
A letter to the teacher who feels like they're just not getting anywhere with their students.   I see you every morning, pacing your classroom befo...
Posted in emotional support for teacher, teacher overwhelm article

Early childhood education - building connection with children is key

by Robyn Papworth
early childhood building connection with children
Early childhood education - building connection with children is key I recently saw a photo of my primary school admin lady's face on Instagram, a...
Posted in early childhood building connection, early learning connection with children

What does crossing the midline mean?

by Robyn Papworth
What does crossing the midline mean?
What does crossing the midline mean?   The Child Development Centre describes crossing the midline as the ability to "move our arm or leg across th...
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Support for children who are struggling to learn to read

by Robyn Papworth
toddlers learning to read
Some children learn better while moving and playing   I want to introduce you to a student that I worked with. For this article I will call her 'Sa...
Posted in how to help children learn to read, how to help children with sensory difficulties, some children learn better while moving

Design an active learning classroom for children with developmental delay

by Robyn Papworth
Design an active learning classroom for children with developmental delay
How to design an active learning classroom for children with developmental delay When most of us went to school many years ago, we were often told ...
Posted in active learning classroom ideas, classroom activity ideas, design an active classroom

What makes children school ready? How do I know my child is ready for school?

by Robyn Papworth
what makes children school ready
What makes children 'school ready'? How do I know my child is ready for school?   This is a question I get asked every week from playgroups, kinder...
Posted in how do I know my child is school ready, kindergarten school readiness, what is school readiness, what makes children school ready

What is w-sitting? How to reduce w-sitting.

by Robyn Papworth
how to reduce children sitting in w position
What is w-sitting? W-sitting refers to the seated position whereby children sit with their feet resting behind their bottom. It is termed 'w-sitti...
Posted in help children sit still, how to help children sit in cross legged, how to reduce children w-sitting, what is w sitting

Pipe Cleaner and Play Dough Fine Motor Activities

by Robyn Papworth
pipe cleaner fine motor activities
Pipe Cleaner and Play Dough Fine Motor Activities My favourite pipe cleaner activity for encouraging fine motor skill development is creating chara...
Posted in how to improve fine motor skills, how to improve handwriting, pipe cleaner fine motor activities, play dough fine motor activities

Screen time in our kindergarten classrooms - surely it's unnecessary

by Robyn Papworth
kindergarten classroom screen time
Screen time in our kindergarten classrooms - surely it's unnecessary I apologise if this offends anyone, but I feel concerned about smart devices ...
Posted in children screen time, kindergarten classroom activities, kindergarten classroom screen time

Why movement and exercise is important for children's learning and development

by Robyn Papworth
why movement is important for learning
Why movement and exercise is important for children's learning and development   As you may already know I am a Masters qualified Developmental Ed...
Posted in why exercise is important for children, why movement is important for learning

Why is balance important for children's learning and development?

by Robyn Papworth
why is balance important for children
Why is balance important for children's learning and development? Imagine being unsteady on your feet with poor confidence in your balance, and the...
Posted in improve children balance, why is balance important for children