Alison J Hawkins
@alisonjhawkins.bsky.social
Mum & Grandma to many! Head at Wester Coates Nursery School, where, whatever the weather we spend more time outdoors than in. Passionate believer in the power of play to support development & learning. Staunch upholder of Froebelian principles. MSc Froebel
Spring has sprung! Buds outdoors &wound yarn buds on our seasons wall…spring cleaning our resources. Looking after our environment:life skills. @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @danwuori.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @sallycave.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Spring has sprung! Buds outdoors &wound yarn buds on our seasons wall…spring cleaning our resources. Looking after our environment:life skills. @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @danwuori.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @sallycave.bsky.social
Wester Coates had the privilege & pleasure of introducing MSc students to the joy & benefits of storytelling. Emergent reading & writing in context @morayhouse.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @danwuori.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @suecowley.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Wester Coates had the privilege & pleasure of introducing MSc students to the joy & benefits of storytelling. Emergent reading & writing in context @morayhouse.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @danwuori.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @suecowley.bsky.social
Guess where we visited last week! 1st hand experience led to expressing learning in different ways…and yes you ‘heard’ the boom of the one o’clock gun! @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social @darrellwakelam.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @creativestar.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Guess where we visited last week! 1st hand experience led to expressing learning in different ways…and yes you ‘heard’ the boom of the one o’clock gun! @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social @darrellwakelam.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @creativestar.bsky.social
Replanting our apple tree involved digging a BIG hole, planting filling & treading down the soil & sweeping up. Understanding how nature works. Holistic learning #beingme @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social @marcellatowler.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Replanting our apple tree involved digging a BIG hole, planting filling & treading down the soil & sweeping up. Understanding how nature works. Holistic learning #beingme @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social @marcellatowler.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social
Woodwork for a purpose…two 4 year olds using palm drills to make holes to create new outdoor pegs: concentration, enjoyment, sense of pride. Froebelian occupation 😀@intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Woodwork for a purpose…two 4 year olds using palm drills to make holes to create new outdoor pegs: concentration, enjoyment, sense of pride. Froebelian occupation 😀@intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social
Ch should experience nature in all its aspects: form energy substance sound & colour. Froebel in Lilley 1967:148 @givetimescot.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @sallycave.bsky.social @marcellatowler.bsky.social @morayhouse.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Ch should experience nature in all its aspects: form energy substance sound & colour. Froebel in Lilley 1967:148 @givetimescot.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @sallycave.bsky.social @marcellatowler.bsky.social @morayhouse.bsky.social
Community spirit to t fore as families staff& children sorted our garden areas after t storm. Team work & sense of purpose. “Ch & adults shd go out tog & feel in their hearts t spirit & life of nature” Froebel @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @esteamelc.bsky.social @givetimescot.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Community spirit to t fore as families staff& children sorted our garden areas after t storm. Team work & sense of purpose. “Ch & adults shd go out tog & feel in their hearts t spirit & life of nature” Froebel @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @esteamelc.bsky.social @givetimescot.bsky.social
Literacy=listen talk reading (&markmaking). All enhanced by fun experiences today.Thks to Waterstones for making us welcome. Snack &play in park &2bus rides- awesome! @esteamelc.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @suecowley.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Literacy=listen talk reading (&markmaking). All enhanced by fun experiences today.Thks to Waterstones for making us welcome. Snack &play in park &2bus rides- awesome! @esteamelc.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @suecowley.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
These delightfully decorated cakes were for sale! Card payment only. Play involved dexterity, imagination, collaboration, much talking &use of mathematical language. The sale was followed by a (real) campfire& a day in the sunshine (vitamin D!) @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
These delightfully decorated cakes were for sale! Card payment only. Play involved dexterity, imagination, collaboration, much talking &use of mathematical language. The sale was followed by a (real) campfire& a day in the sunshine (vitamin D!) @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social
When Tesco don’t deliver your milk you problem solve and go TO Tesco instead! Ch risk assessed ‘take money, bag & phone! Use the green man crossing’. Independent &competent Real life experiences
@suecowley.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social
@suecowley.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
When Tesco don’t deliver your milk you problem solve and go TO Tesco instead! Ch risk assessed ‘take money, bag & phone! Use the green man crossing’. Independent &competent Real life experiences
@suecowley.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social
@suecowley.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social
1st wk back. Snow & ice did not restrict some ch- outdoor, meaningful mark-making. “T bus stop will move tomorrow”. Indoors - “the helicopter saw the magic window”. Time to play & imagine - the basis of learning.
@sallycave.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @givetimescot.bsky.social
@sallycave.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @givetimescot.bsky.social
January 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
1st wk back. Snow & ice did not restrict some ch- outdoor, meaningful mark-making. “T bus stop will move tomorrow”. Indoors - “the helicopter saw the magic window”. Time to play & imagine - the basis of learning.
@sallycave.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @givetimescot.bsky.social
@sallycave.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @givetimescot.bsky.social
On the first week of advent we explored the Christmas story using puppets & a book made by previous WCNS cohorts. ‘Mary was my sister’ ‘I like the donkey & the church lights’. ‘the Booknook is like a stable’ Festivals Sustainability History @givetimescot.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 8:50 PM
On the first week of advent we explored the Christmas story using puppets & a book made by previous WCNS cohorts. ‘Mary was my sister’ ‘I like the donkey & the church lights’. ‘the Booknook is like a stable’ Festivals Sustainability History @givetimescot.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social
Lived experiences! Thank you very much to pupils from George Heriot’s Sch who introduced piping and dancing to the WCNS children & joined them in a ceilidh for St Andrew’s Day. Note 2 ch who then made their own bagpipes. Sharing traditions. @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Lived experiences! Thank you very much to pupils from George Heriot’s Sch who introduced piping and dancing to the WCNS children & joined them in a ceilidh for St Andrew’s Day. Note 2 ch who then made their own bagpipes. Sharing traditions. @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social
LOVE how nature provides us with a ready curriculum. The sun dictated our science today:shadows which grew or shortened;animal shapes which spoke! Bare trees or evergreens. Singing Here we go Round the Holly Tree.Froebelian holistic learning @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 5:48 PM
LOVE how nature provides us with a ready curriculum. The sun dictated our science today:shadows which grew or shortened;animal shapes which spoke! Bare trees or evergreens. Singing Here we go Round the Holly Tree.Froebelian holistic learning @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social
This made my day yesterday. A drawing by a 3yr old of a unicorn going to nursery to PLAY 🦄 @suecowley.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 8:43 PM
This made my day yesterday. A drawing by a 3yr old of a unicorn going to nursery to PLAY 🦄 @suecowley.bsky.social @sachapowell.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social
The land of ice & frost is where we experimented today. We discovered the sun melted the frost, the heat from our fingers could draw pictures & the pond was frozen. We filled containers with water to see what happens overnight. Holistic science. @roddi33.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 7:03 PM
The land of ice & frost is where we experimented today. We discovered the sun melted the frost, the heat from our fingers could draw pictures & the pond was frozen. We filled containers with water to see what happens overnight. Holistic science. @roddi33.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social
Perhaps not creative in a Froebelian sense but upcycling concentrating & dev fine motor skills to make a Pudsy Candle and raise £70. for Ch in Need. Learning to give. @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @givetimescot.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Perhaps not creative in a Froebelian sense but upcycling concentrating & dev fine motor skills to make a Pudsy Candle and raise £70. for Ch in Need. Learning to give. @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @givetimescot.bsky.social @roddi33.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social