Really excited to be at the Froebel conference today in Edinburgh @froebeltrust.bsky.social keen to think more about the value of Froebel beyond early years settings to support all children including those with ASN.

Fiona, our Play Pedagogy Lead, attended the Froebel Conference, it began with an inspiring keynote from Catriona Gill on seeing, unfolding, flourishing, being & belonging. She reminded us that when we create the right conditions children flourish & that inclusion isn’t a policy, it’s a way of seeing

Being&Belonging Edinburgh's Froebel conference subsidised by Froebel Trust offered a thought-provoking inspiring day to 180 delegates. Keynotes magnificent. Thanks all presenters @lintonlass.bsky.social @rachna.bsky.social @froebeltrust.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @sallycave.bsky.social

PLEASE sign the petition to promote interest in a kindergarten stage: early years care & education that is relevant & fit for the 21stC Please repost @falkirkfroebel.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @morayhouse.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social parliament.scot

Spring has sprung! Buds outdoors &wound yarn buds on our seasons wall…spring cleaning our resources. Looking after our environment:life skills. @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @danwuori.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @sallycave.bsky.social

Wester Coates had the privilege & pleasure of introducing MSc students to the joy & benefits of storytelling. Emergent reading & writing in context @morayhouse.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @danwuori.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @suecowley.bsky.social

Guess where we visited last week! 1st hand experience led to expressing learning in different ways…and yes you ‘heard’ the boom of the one o’clock gun! @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social @darrellwakelam.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @creativestar.bsky.social

This is my first popular book. After a very long wait, due to illnesses, the pandemic and other major issues, my second ‘Leading Learning Outdoors from Birth to Seven’ will be published shortly.

Replanting our apple tree involved digging a BIG hole, planting filling & treading down the soil & sweeping up. Understanding how nature works. Holistic learning #beingme @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social @marcellatowler.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social

Woodwork for a purpose…two 4 year olds using palm drills to make holes to create new outdoor pegs: concentration, enjoyment, sense of pride. Froebelian occupation 😀@intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social

Ch should experience nature in all its aspects: form energy substance sound & colour. Froebel in Lilley 1967:148 @givetimescot.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @sallycave.bsky.social @marcellatowler.bsky.social @morayhouse.bsky.social

Community spirit to t fore as families staff& children sorted our garden areas after t storm. Team work & sense of purpose. “Ch & adults shd go out tog & feel in their hearts t spirit & life of nature” Froebel @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @esteamelc.bsky.social @givetimescot.bsky.social

My favourite children's book of the year: SAFIYYAH'S WAR by Hiba Noor Khan. Absolutely beautiful & brilliant; every school & library should have a copy. To which end, I am giving away FREE COPIES TO SCHOOLS & LIBRARIES! Repost & follow to enter; closes 25th Jan 2025! #BooksOfTheYear #books #giveaway

Literacy=listen talk reading (&markmaking). All enhanced by fun experiences today.Thks to Waterstones for making us welcome. Snack &play in park &2bus rides- awesome! @esteamelc.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @suecowley.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

These delightfully decorated cakes were for sale! Card payment only. Play involved dexterity, imagination, collaboration, much talking &use of mathematical language. The sale was followed by a (real) campfire& a day in the sunshine (vitamin D!) @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social

When Tesco don’t deliver your milk you problem solve and go TO Tesco instead! Ch risk assessed ‘take money, bag & phone! Use the green man crossing’. Independent &competent Real life experiences @suecowley.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social

Do you know the Froebel Trust's amazing pamphlet series? It offers loads of sound and practical input for work with young children - and it's all available for free. Spread the word! www.froebel.org.uk/training-and... #earlychildhood #froebel #earlylearning #earlyyears #eyfs #edusky

I'm doing a free giveaway to celebrate the publication of my latest book! Like and repost to enter (UK only). Winner announced on Sunday. See the link below to find out more about the book. #freebie #giveaway

1st wk back. Snow & ice did not restrict some ch- outdoor, meaningful mark-making. “T bus stop will move tomorrow”. Indoors - “the helicopter saw the magic window”. Time to play & imagine - the basis of learning. @sallycave.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @givetimescot.bsky.social

On the first week of advent we explored the Christmas story using puppets & a book made by previous WCNS cohorts. ‘Mary was my sister’ ‘I like the donkey & the church lights’. ‘the Booknook is like a stable’ Festivals Sustainability History @givetimescot.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social

Have a look at this wonderful wee film and see EY practice at its best. @playinpoppies.bsky.social@roddi33.bsky.social @sallycave.bsky.social

Lived experiences! Thank you very much to pupils from George Heriot’s Sch who introduced piping and dancing to the WCNS children & joined them in a ceilidh for St Andrew’s Day. Note 2 ch who then made their own bagpipes. Sharing traditions. @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social

LOVE how nature provides us with a ready curriculum. The sun dictated our science today:shadows which grew or shortened;animal shapes which spoke! Bare trees or evergreens. Singing Here we go Round the Holly Tree.Froebelian holistic learning @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social

This made my day yesterday. A drawing by a 3yr old of a unicorn going to nursery to PLAY 🦄 @suecowley.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social

London please help. I’m praying for a miracle, I’ve just got into the office and noticed my mums locket (in all these photos) that I wear every day has fallen off my neck on my walk in. My mum died when I was seven and her jewellery is most of what I have of her. I’m devastated

Thank you!

The land of ice & frost is where we experimented today. We discovered the sun melted the frost, the heat from our fingers could draw pictures & the pond was frozen. We filled containers with water to see what happens overnight. Holistic science. @roddi33.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social

Perhaps not creative in a Froebelian sense but upcycling concentrating & dev fine motor skills to make a Pudsy Candle and raise £70. for Ch in Need. Learning to give. @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @givetimescot.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social

Hello @alisonjhawkins.bsky.social we will build a new Froebel community over here @lintonlass.bsky.social @kdn.bsky.social @helwasmuth.bsky.social @brimblegaynor.bsky.social Froebelians please join us #Froebel.