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Stuart Smith

@Stuartski

Father of 2 amazing sons. Canadian.Passionate, Reggio-inspired, Early Years Teacher. PYP Early Years Online Facilitator, Chess, Pingpong fanatic

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How do children demonstrate their thinking during uninterrupted play?

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What if preschool teachers stopped setting up invitations / provocations in indoor and outdoor spaces. The children can learn to choose materials from where they are stored. It works in the preschools in Anji county.


The way you see your child is the way they will learn to be. It's about the image you have of your child at home or as a teacher at school.


Outdoor learning with the 4-year-olds from Ascot international School Bangkok. After telling a story about the history of writing, I invited the children to write their name and draw a little picture. They were all very interested in the texture of the clay.

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"Direct teaching of vocabulary is not as efficient as acquiring vocabulary via listening to stories, and the effect of direct instruction...fades more with time. The time dedicated to skill-bldg would have been better spent listening to stories & reading": is.gd/tml6FW


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1/2 Sitting in on a law school class on civil procedure offered fresh confirmation of a distinction I've been thinking and writing about for some time: "Academically rigorous" and "intellectually engaging" are two very different things. And, boy, do we overvalue the former.


Crab Art Naiyang Beach Phuket @TheSlatePhuket

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This 8 minute film Professional Love: The dance of Reciprocity youtu.be/OVSn8BwgdlI is based on my latest research project with @LizClarkDance @JuneOSullivan @LEYFonline @uniofbrighton


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As much as I do not enjoy discussing ‘behaviour’ on social media, can’t let this one go without challenge. Play is learning and it is the work of children. Play as a reward is not a sustainable behaviour strategy


At the Bonn international school in Germany we often went to a large forest for 2 hours of interrupted play. It was clear that children are significantly more imaginative in nature. @BISBonn thesector.com.au/2024/04/23/uni…


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The past 3 weeks in my class 🧵 Yesterday, shared a piece of writing that was produced following 3 weeks of play. Our school engaged with @DycePrimary planning structure using the four contexts to embark on an expedition to explore ‘Our City, Our Seas, Our Hills’


Children want time. Children want space. Children want love. Children want challenges. Children want to play with other children.


Transdisciplinary learning is natural for young children when they are given time and space to play. It is like Malagguzi's 100 languages of children. Unfortunately many schools focus on individual subjects, which take away possibilities for transdisciplinary learning.


Play sharing reflection

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Down to earth kindergarten video. Simplicity and freedom to play youtu.be/6cbev7x9-XE?fe…


youtu.be/kLSsAFB9tGA?si… 1966 CBC film Paddle to the Sea. Wonderful film for children to explore the concept of journeys


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