Kids song: The Banana Boat Song sung by Pamela Sunshine

My kids at school love singing this song. The 'huh' part just spontaneously happened one day and became integral to the way we do it. I hope you enjoy it and introduce it to the children in your world.

Free Play at Centres Time

My kids love Centres Time.

They have free choice on what to do and work together building relationships and learning how to work cooperatively. These play experiences develop communication skills and allow for creativity. Each day something else evolves as they explore and imagine.

Here you can see the intense involvement in playing with the characters inside the base.

 Focus and concentration.

 When I had Magic Puddle Playschool Preschool I used some of the Waldorf philosophy and we had lots of natural materials and toys. Here we see the trees and animals used alongside wooden blocks to create an environment.

 My students love Lego and incorporate it into all kinds of building projects. Here we can see the soft blocks, wooden logs and cardboard bricks being used alongside the Lego.

We can see how small motor skills are developed
in this activity.  So much is being learned while building this structure.










Here you can see how things develop outwards.

Puppet Making ideas with Jim Henson

This is a great video from Public Television in 1969 of Jim Henson showing innovative and simple ways to make puppets with children.
I was reminded of all the different puppets I have made with my kids over the years, especially the wooden spoon and we even used dish soap bottles and all kinds of recycled things for making puppets.

This has truly inspired me to revisit these activities with my class.
I hope you all enjoy this and find it useful.