Published by Alix Marschani on 7th July 2020 at 11:20 am | 1 Comment
The Rainbow Bubble group of five to seven year olds wanted to share with you their information poster. The COVID 19 pandemic has changed our behaviours and our poster explains how to stay safe during the school summer holidays. Let’s all be sensible, enjoy the outdoors and have a safe […]
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Published by Alix Marschani on 17th June 2020 at 8:25 am | No Comments
What do you do when disaster strikes your hens? If your garden is a home to hens then this bit of news from Debbie the gardener will delight you. Sadly a fox got into our fully enclosed hen run recently and left a trail of carnage behind. We rescued a badly injured young Yokohama cock […]
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Published by Alix Marschani on 15th June 2020 at 11:52 am | No Comments
‘When we go outside let’s play with hoops, please!’ Another joined in adding, ‘and snails.’ ‘Well, hoops and snails then.’ It was settled quickly. Our bubble bucket contained the hoops and everyone knew where the snails lived. But as with all 5 to 7 year olds, the activity changed as more children added their ideas […]
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Published by Alix Marschani on 8th June 2020 at 5:00 pm | No Comments
Learning how to manage behaviour from a different discipline can bring insights into the work of any educator. While reading this book written by a master of horsemanship, I became reflective of practice, confirming in my mind the need for educators to be more questioning of directed teaching, enforcing rules and how we deal with […]
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Published by Alix Marschani on 7th June 2020 at 11:45 am | No Comments
So what did you do at school today? ‘We were outdoors and had fun!’ replied a member of the bubble. And that was my educator intention. When I asked the question ‘did you spend time outdoors in nature with your families?’ the reply was ‘a little’ or ‘no’. Many of these 5 to 7 year […]
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Published by Alix Marschani on 26th May 2020 at 7:26 am | No Comments
If you want to read about plants and a ‘science deeper than data’ then this is the book. The author combines a blend of botany, Native American mythology, natural history, which she entwines with a personal, homespun philosophy to explain the gift that is the natural world. Robin Wall Kimmerer urges the reader to ‘extend […]
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Published by Alix Marschani on 22nd May 2020 at 9:40 am | No Comments
With the sun blazing, an unmown field with weeds aplenty, Outdoor Classroom Day had arrived. The difference this May 2020 was in the reduced numbers of children attending this event at school. Instead of fourteen classes we had as many children you can count on two hands, but we went ahead because being in nature […]
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