Category: Pedagogy
Learning Domains vs School Subjects in Early Years: Why the Words We Use Matter
In a curriculum planning meeting, someone asks the team to “list the subjects we cover.” Another person corrects them: “We don’t teach subjects at…
24 September 2026New Structure, Same Classroom: Why Relabeling a Preschool Curriculum Doesn’t Change How Children Are Taught
A curriculum director spends the summer remapping a preschool programme. Themes are replaced with subject strands. Units are renumbered. New books arrive with new…
24 September 2026Balancing Learning Domains in Preschool Curriculum: Is “Covered” the Same as “Balanced”?
On paper, the programme looks complete. The curriculum map lists language, maths, science, social-emotional learning, creative arts and physical development, each with its own…
24 September 2026Dramatic Play Is Not Filler: Designing It Properly Into an Early Years Programme
Two four-year-olds are in the home corner. One announces she is the doctor. The other lies down and says the baby has a hot…
24 September 2026Balancing Fine and Gross Motor Activities in Preschool: Getting the Rhythm Right
Two four-year-olds finish the same morning. One has spent twenty minutes threading beads, tracing dotted lines, and pinching cotton balls onto a sheep outline.…
24 September 2026How to Collect Evidence of Learning Through Play (Without Turning Play Into a Test)
Zoya, four, is the doctor in the role-play corner. She tells her patient to wait, lays out three plasters, and counts them again when…
24 September 2026Assessing Learning Without Interrupting Preschool Play: A Practical Look at Play-Based Assessment
It is 10:40 on a Tuesday morning. In the dramatic play corner, three four-year-olds have turned a cardboard box into a fruit shop. The…