The Wonder Years Pre School

We love all our visitors …

This week I was reminded about something a teacher should always be mindful of …

It may seem like a no-brainer, however it’s not always top of mind to separate our intentions from our children’s perceptions.

We need to ensure that we're using the right words to explain how we feel or think but not words that make children feel defeated.

There should never be any phrases that we assume are ok, because they cause a child's self-worth to be diminished.

The easiest way for me is to approach the time spent with each child, no matter their age or their skill level with love and to put myself into their shoes.

Meet each child where they are … in that moment it can be everything 💕

A cuppa tea to dip a morning buttermilk rusk ….

Happy first of September 2023

I love this dreamy little expression … the stretchy soft squishy playdough from will do this to anyone 💕

Counting …. At every opportunity …

Listening to instructions …
Using a sheet of shapes … working with words like ni and small or small, medium and large or small, smaller, smallest and then following the colour coded instructions, working on holding out pencils, colouring inside lines and colouring evenly in one direction … not an easy task for little hands, ears and eyes.

Dinosaur ….
Fingerprint animals for our alphabet books - self-made books