Welcome to storytime with Kate! Hey Educators! I hope the year has begun kindly for you. The start of a new term can feel noisy. New routines. New children. New expectations. This month, I want to slow things down a little and focus on presence rather than productivity. You donāt need to do everything. You only need to do one thing well.My news - I left my Vocational Education Teacher's job and may now look into bush playgroup positions... New year , new beginnings! Check out my channel...
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Welcome to storytime with Kate! Hey Educators! From my teacher's heart, I wish you all an amazing New Year 2026, and I hope you will stay safe and achieve more in your careers as educators. Let kindness and community connections spread, and let it be peace in the world. This year, Iām not aiming for more. Iām aiming for clearer, calmer and more intentional. One small step is enough. A 10-minute goal-setting activity for educators January does not need big resolutions. This short activity is...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 6 min read
Welcome to storytime with Kate! Happy Holidays! Hey Educators! Check out my channel Kate's story from practice Indoor Gym I went into the Toddler Room during the rain, and it was clear the children had so much bottled-up energy. There was screaming, there were behaviour issues, and you could see the educator was trying to run an activity. She even pulled out some sort of balancing cushion for them to walk on. But it was obvious that many of the children just wanted to jump and run. One girl...
2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 4 min read
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2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Welcome to storytime with Kate! Hey Educators! Check out my channel Kate's story from practice The other day, I had a small revelation. Two little children came to visit me by chance. One was about one and a half, the other almost four. One was neurotypical, the other with some neurodivergent traitsā¦While they were exploring the house, the garden, and everything around, they finally discovered the piano. I invited them to play. Both sat down and started to press the keys with great...
3 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 5 min read
Welcome to storytime with Kate! Hey Educators! Check out my channel Kate's story from practice I once worked with a child who had a hard start in life. He was anxious and on edge, so we let him move between two rooms to feel safe and know what to expect. He was four and a half, still in nappies, with sore skin that needed care. One day, he walked to the easel. I always set one up with jars of paint. He asked to paint. He chose a dark, muddy colour and covered the whole page. The paint was...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 5 min read
Welcome to storytime with Kate! Hey Educators! Check out my channel Kate's story from practice During my second teaching placement, I thought I was on the right track. New ideas, engaging activities, and materials matched to each child. My placement was at a council-run early childhood centre near home. I was using a scooter to get there. Mixed age groups, strong relationships, a security-based approach. I enjoyed it! I had a focus on a 1.5-year-old toddler, who loved red cars, so I brought...
5 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 6 min read
Welcome to storytime with Kate! Hey Educators! Inviting play space celebrating imaginative play Kate's story from practice Because of my short height and somewhat childlike face, postmen and delivery people often ask me if my parents are home. Well, of course ā who would think to call this person a mum? Now Iāve grown up, quit smoking a long time ago, stopped eating meat, and stopped snowboarding and surfing. But I managed to do so many fun and interesting things while I was in that mum-teen...
6 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
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7 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Welcome to storytime with Kate! Hey Educators! Childhood isa a time to be and should be respected as is, not preparation for "future life" only. Kate's story from practice People often say, āYou must be so patient to work with young children.ā But honestly? Iām not sure patience is what we need most in this job. Take James, a fiery four-year-old who pushes a peer off the scooter to claim his turn. Does this moment call for patience? Or does it call for understanding? Patience, as defined, is...
8 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 4 min read