Investigation Area Ideas for the Start of School

Are you looking for some simple yet highly engaging investigation areas and learning invitations to start the school year? In this blog post, you’ll discover a heap of Investigation area ideas for the start of school. These tried and tested learning invitations are my go-to setups year after year, so you’ll be sure to find some that you can use in your classroom too.

Investigations, Classroom EnvironmentJanelle McArdle15 January 2023investigations, investigative play, learning invitation, kindergarten, first grade, grade one, starting school, foundation stage, back to school, play based classroom, play based learning, classroom setup, investigation areaComment

5 Engaging Read Alouds for the First Day of School

If you are looking for some engaging read alouds for the first day of school, this blog post has 5 wonderful picture books you can read aloud on the first day of kindergarten or preschool. I am sure you will want to add them to your classroom library!

Explicit TeachingJanelle McArdle31 January 2022back to school, reading, read alouds, picture books, kindergarten, preschool, prep, early childhood, literacyComment

How to Build a Classroom Community

Discover what a classroom community is and why you need to be building a classroom community at school. Find out my easy ways to build classroom community and get some tried and tested classroom community building ideas you can use.

Social and EmotionalJanelle McArdle24 January 2022classroom community, classroom, social and emotional, back to school, teaching, behaviour management Comment

How to Start with Play Based Learning

Interested in play based or inquiry learning but don’t know where to start? Discover how I do it and find out all the benefits of play based learning. You will also get some practical ideas and my play based learning hints and tips on how you can easily get started learning through play in your classroom today.