Mixed Emotions (3 and 4 year olds)
Mixed Emotions This blog post is going to be used to add a brief daily entry based on a different emotion in response to my current inquiry into learning and teaching with 3 and 4 year olds. Keeping the spirit of Ruby Tuesday, I will share a 'gem' I have noticed or discovered in each entry (how fitting that it is a Tuesday that I am starting this journalling!), and keeping the reference to the Rolling Stones, this series of entries will be collectively known as 'Mixed Emotions'. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - Enlightened Belonging I am in London on the first day of my summer holidays, and I have just seen a wonderful musical Standing at the Sky's Edge. A strong theme of the show is 'belonging' and it resonated with me so strongly as I thought about how many learners at the ages of 3 and 4 are faced with extended time away from their parents and carers and need to feel a sense of belonging to feel safe, be well and develop strong, trustfu