Learning and growing together One size fits all? Who decides how children learn? May 28, 2025 Vicki McKinnon What if the push for explicit instruction is actually pushing us back toward Montessori? Read more Easy brain building? April 23, 2025 Vicki McKinnon What if the simplest way to support brain development is something we’ve stopped doing? Read more Orienteering and Education March 26, 2025 Vicki McKinnon Education should meet the child where they are, not leave them wandering without direction or tools. Read more Get out of the educational pressure cooker! February 12, 2025 Vicki McKinnon Children’s mental health is in crisis. What role does our practice play in supporting their wellbeing? Read more How many observations? October 9, 2024 Vicki McKinnon A simple question from an educator led to a deeper reflection on purpose over paperwork. Read more Sitting Still August 30, 2024 Vicki McKinnon A quiet room impressed a parent… but raised a deeper question about ‘good behaviour’? Read more “I already naughty” June 25, 2024 Vicki McKinnon How parents and educators can support a healthy self-concept in children. Read more How to Choose a Montessori Early Childhood centre for your family June 5, 2024 Vicki McKinnon What information can be relied on to ensure the service you choose will meet your expectations? Read more Rocks in Noses and other great childhood adventures. Why? April 22, 2024 Vicki McKinnon When a child puts a pebble in their nose, it’s more than curiosity – it’s developmental science at work. Read more So simple and so much March 10, 2024 Vicki McKinnon The Pink Tower isn’t just a stacking toy—it’s a powerful tool for movement, focus, and early maths. Read more Excessive safety is its own risk January 20, 2024 Vicki McKinnon Overprotection can lead to real harm. Children need preparation – not just shielding. Read more The planning cycle and the Montessori method July 28, 2023 Vicki McKinnon Documenting Montessori in line with the ACECQA Planning Cycle Read more Connection-based behaviour support June 5, 2023 Vicki McKinnon What if every behaviour was a message? Connection-based support listens before it labels. Read more A love strategy for a difficult relationship February 20, 2023 Vicki McKinnon Nine tips for breaking through those stalemate situations with challenging behaviours in children. Read more What is Observation? January 15, 2023 Vicki McKinnon How Your Child’s Day removes the confusion in the language of program planning. Read more Why Documentation? December 15, 2022 Vicki McKinnon Only 2 out of 3 reasons to document are valid. Are you doing the third? Read more A child’s progress in early childhood November 28, 2022 Vicki McKinnon A solution to understand and provide for development without tests. Read more Doing what you love! October 28, 2022 Vicki McKinnon Tapping into your own intrinsic motivation to make your work fun! Read more Supervision – it’s all in your head! September 29, 2022 Vicki McKinnon The educator’s brain handles a mass of information even when just ‘looking’. Read more
