Enjoy a browse or search for something specific.
![Teacher reading a picture book to children](https://bloomingcurious.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/getty-images-38DhmncNcRc-unsplash-scaled.jpg)
Lesson Planning with Picture Books
Picture books are a great catalyst to delight, and engage children and get them curious and questioning. Research around reading to children Reading also has
![Asking a question: What do you mean?](https://bloomingcurious.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/jon-tyson-RUsczRV6ifY-unsplash-scaled.jpg)
How Questions Lead to Curiosity and Knowledge
Questions spark curiosity which in turn leads to acquiring knowledge. Asking questions that spark curiosity, encourage thinking and wonder is a skill in itself. Like
![Nature Pedagogy Children playing and learning in nature](https://bloomingcurious.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/laura-ohlman-sW6TRpgZLMw-unsplash-scaled.jpg)
The Meaning of Nature Pedagogy in Practice
What is nature pedagogy? Nature Pedagogy is a way of teaching that works with children in ways that embrace nature. This would include the elements
![Strategies for nurturing curiosity. Adult with binoculars](https://bloomingcurious.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/chase-clark-T69h1_YfR-w-unsplash-1.jpg)
Best Strategies for Engaging Children and Keeping them Curious
How many of us stop to take a moment to consider what it is about our strategies, our practice, our provocations, our environment or even
![Curious child and educator reading from a book](https://bloomingcurious.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/adam-winger-7fF0iei80AQ-unsplash-1.jpg)
How Educators Can Nurture Their Own Curiosity
The Importance of Curiosity in Education – How Educators Can Nurture Their Own Curiosity In episode 19 of Blooming Curious, we delved into a topic
![Child learning to plant an outdoor garden](https://bloomingcurious.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/jonathan-kemper-VTXw4_5SsNA-unsplash-scaled.jpg)
Outdoor Learning – Bringing the Joy back to Learning
Benefits of Outdoor Learning In recent times children are spending increasing time indoors both for learning and leisure. Yet, it’s outdoors that children are happiest.
![Curiosity in children exploring sand on the beach](https://bloomingcurious.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/jelleke-vanooteghem-RPIkYfeEVkw-unsplash-scaled.jpg)
Curiosity is Declining in the Classroom – What to do About it.
The Essence of Curiosity Picture this: every one of us is born with an insatiable curiosity, a burning desire to explore, discover, and make sense
![Children playing in a sandpit](https://bloomingcurious.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fabian-centeno-uY60pJUHqOo-unsplash-scaled.jpg)
The Importance of Play in Children’s Learning and Development
Play is a fundamental aspect of childhood that holds profound implications for children’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. Listen to episode 16 of the
![Teacher observing and helping a child learn](https://bloomingcurious.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/victoria-nazaruk-0nyR0Aw5fCA-unsplash-scaled.webp)
The Power of Observation: A guide for Teachers
As part of the series where we dive into essential topics for educators, here we’re exploring the transformative power of observation in the educational setting.