Classroom Photographer Child

A classroom photographer child is an important role from the Walker Learning Approach. Discover how having a child as a photographer can enhance learning, engagement, and documentation.

Personalised Writing Goals

Want to improve your student’s writing skills? Use personalised writing goals! Learn how to set achievable and challenging writing goals to improve your children’s writing skills and download my free writing goal template.

Explicit TeachingJanelle McArdle19 May 2020Daily 5, literacy, writingComment

Teaching Sight Words and High Frequency Words

Teaching sight words or high frequency words is still essential for early readers to build fluency and confidence. The Science of Reading isn’t just about decoding! Teachers still need to help their children learn sight words.

Explicit TeachingJanelle McArdle28 April 2020Daily 5, literacy, reading, sight words Comment

The Peace Table

The Peace Table is your solution to managing classroom conflicts effectively. The Montessori-inspired Peace Table teaches children self-regulation and conflict resolution strategies they can use in the classroom and the home to foster inner calm and share peace with others.

DIY Kids Easter Hats Ideas for School

Looking for fun and easy DIY kids Easter hat ideas for school? Discover step-by-step tips, creative hat inspiration, and free planning resources to make your Easter Hat Parade a success!

Explicit TeachingJanelle McArdle17 March 2020Easter, early childhood, art, makerspace, easter hatsComment

Short 10 Week Term Planner

Explicit Teaching, InvestigationsJanelle McArdle12 March 2020play based learning, term planning, teacher planning, curriculum planning, Australian curriculum, ACARA, back to school, planning, early childhoodComment

Using Affirmations to Develop a Growth Mindset for Children

Learn how to use affirmations to build a growth mindset for children with my easy classroom routines, examples, and resources to boost student confidence and resilience.

Phonemic Awareness Game - Cross the River

Explicit TeachingJanelle McArdle13 February 2020literacy, phonics, phonological awareness, playbased, reading, writingComment

Weekly Planning For Play-based Learning in the Classroom

Explicit Teaching, InvestigationsJanelle McArdle29 January 2020investigations, literacy, maths, planning, playbased, provocations, play based Comments

Kid-friendly Classroom Plants

Classroom EnvironmentJanelle13 January 2020early childhood, environment as the third teacher Comments

How to Make a Wet Felted Play Mat

InvestigationsJanelle McArdle14 August 2019handmade, play based, sensory, small world Comments

Setting Up A Tinkering Space for Your Classroom

Create a purposeful and engaging tinkering space in your early years classroom with this practical guide. Learn what a tinkering space is, how to set one up, and why it supports STEM, problem-solving, and creativity in young children.

A Provocation to Explore Procedural Texts

InvestigationsJanelle1 October 2018fine motor, investigations, literacy, maths, play based, provocations, reading, science, social and emotional, writing

Easy STEAM Activities for Kindergarten

Explicit Teaching, InvestigationsJanelle27 September 2018investigations, maths, play based, provocations, scienceComment

The 10 Essential Areas of A Play Based Classroom

Ready to transform your classroom for play-based learning? This detailed blog post outlines the 10 essential areas you need to create engaging and educational spaces for your students to learn through play.

How to Teach Phonics with Play Dough

Learn how to teach phonics with play dough in a play-based classroom through sensory play experiences. Enhance literacy and learning with props and phonics playdough mats for engaging and effective teaching.

How to Teach Phonemic Awareness - Tips and Activities

Learn how to teach phonemic awareness effectively and enhance early reading skills. In this blog post you’ll get strategies and activities for isolating, blending, and segmenting phonemes to use with your young students.

Explicit TeachingJanelle20 July 2018literacy, phonics, phonological awareness, reading, writing, phonemic awarenessComment

Number Playdough Flowers— An Easy Number Provocation

InvestigationsJanelle8 July 2018literacy, living things, loose parts, maths, play based, provocations, science, sensory, playdoughComment

Blog - My Play Based Classroom

I’m Janelle and I’m here to help you implement an engaging, play based curriculum

that STILL has your children meeting academic standards and benchmarks!