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Cut Out Snowflakes

By Pauline On April 2, 2012 · Add Comment · In Activities for Children, Fine Motor Skills, Kids Arts and Crafts, Pre school, Preschool, Work
  Scissors are very attractive tools at our working tables.    Cutting, like drawing, is a skill that develops as a child’s fine motor skills matures. The more control children have over the scissors in their hands, the more complex their cutting skills become.   When children begin to cut with scissors, teach them to hold [...]
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Drawing Circles

By Pauline On March 30, 2012 · 6 Comments · In Activities for Children, English, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Kids & Writing, Pre school, Subjects, Work
Children’s drawing skills progress as their fine motor skills mature. The more control over the pencil or crayon they have in their hands, the more complex their drawing skills become. At 12 months – 2 years the crayon is held initially in the palm with the thumbs pointing upwards (in a dagger grasp); the child [...]
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Squishy Worms Painting

By Pauline On March 26, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Activities for Children, Kids Arts and Crafts, Pre school, Toddler, Work
The rains have arrived in Sydney; a sure sign that Autumn is here. I take a deep breath of the crisp cool air as I savour the arrival of my favourite season. The rains have brought my sons delights of their own. The rains have beckoned worms to the surface. My preschool twin sons N&M [...]
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Small Space Solutions for Playful Learning

Small Space Solutions for Playful Learning: Writing Centre & Atelier

By Pauline On March 21, 2012 · 12 Comments · In Kids & Writing, Spaces & Organisation, Work
We live in a small home and I am grateful for what we have. As with any home, there are always some challenges. The needs of our family have changed dramatically within the last four years. Four years ago, it was just my husband and I. We had a room that was a “spare” room [...]
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