SCC ECED Student Group

09/08/2026

Thoughts to get you through this short week…..

Just sending over another Monday Mantra to keep your self talk on track!




✏️ Childhood Collective

09/08/2026

It’s that simple….

It really is that simple. Meet children where they are, support what is naturally unfolding, and stop interfering in the name of “getting them ahead.”

09/08/2026

🍂🎃 12 FALL SENSORY BIN IDEAS! 🎃🍂
Fall is the perfect time to bring seasonal learning and sensory play into your classroom! 🍁 From pumpkins and apples to leaves, woodland animals, and harvest themes, there are so many fun ways for children to explore.

09/07/2026

09/07/2026

We can't spend a child’s entire education helping them cheat, then become outraged when they eventually learn to cheat without us.

When you do part of a preschooler’s craft so it looks recognizable, the work is no longer entirely theirs.

When you correct or complete part of an elementary student’s science project or homework to secure the grade, the work is no longer entirely theirs either.

That was technically cheating, too. We just called it “helping” because an adult was doing it.

Then, when teenagers and college students use AI, copy someone else’s work, or find another shortcut to produce the “right” result, we suddenly condemn them for cheating.

We can't teach children that the outcome matters more than how they arrived there, then act surprised when they internalize that lesson.

We have to take accountability for the foundation we helped build.

At every stage, we prioritized recognizable products, polished projects, high grades, and adult approval over honest effort and authentic learning. We repeatedly stepped into the process to improve the outcome, then blamed children when they eventually found someone or something else to do the same.

And perhaps it is time to stop protecting grades as though they are objective proof of learning. Grades often measure how well a child complied, performed, memorized, met an adult-created standard, or benefited from outside help. They tell us very little about curiosity, effort, initiative, attention, persistence, creative thinking, intellectual courage, or genuine understanding.

Ironically, those qualities are far stronger indicators of whether a child will be able to think independently, solve problems, adapt, innovate, and build a meaningful life than a letter or number on a report card will ever be.

And those qualities are developed through the very process we keep interrupting.

Children need to tinker, experiment, struggle, question, make mistakes, revise, and discover how things work. When we take over, we may improve the product, but we eliminate the learning required to create it.

Imagine how much happier and more fulfilled children might become as adults if education helped them follow their interests, pursue their curiosities, and build lives with intention instead of continually performing someone else’s definition of success.

Children are not born believing that getting it “right” matters more than understanding, creating, or learning.

We teach them that. Then we get angry when they continue the pattern without us.

So, from the very beginning, let’s stop doing the parts of the work that belong to them. Deal?

09/04/2026

Messy art is so much more than making a mess! 🎨 ✨

When children squeeze, squish, roll, tear, splash, mix and spread, they’re not simply creating art they’re exploring how the world works through their hands, senses and imagination. 🌈

In process art, the learning happens during the experience. There doesn’t need to be a perfect finished product or an example to copy. Instead, children are given the freedom to experiment with materials, follow their curiosity and discover what happens when they try something new.

🖐 Squeezing glue builds hand strength and fine motor control.
🎨 Mixing paint introduces colour exploration, cause and effect and early science thinking.
👐 Rolling clay strengthens hands, wrists and fingers.
💦 Splashing water encourages sensory exploration and discovery.
📄 Tearing paper develops coordination and finger strength.
🌈 Finger painting invites creative expression and sensory play.

These wonderfully messy moments are full of meaningful play-based learning. Children are making choices, testing ideas, solving problems and expressing themselves, all while developing skills that support future learning.

So when the paint gets on their hands, the colours blend together or the creation looks nothing like you expected… remember: the process IS the learning. ❤️

Download it for free here: https://info.scholarschoice.ca/process-art-printables

09/04/2026

In case you wondered…..

09/01/2026

What approaches have you found helpful when supporting a young child with co-regulation? ❤️

Share your ideas and experiences in the comments—we can learn so much from one another!

Thanks to Cactus Blossom Kids for sharing this helpful resource and inspiration.