Welcome to my blog

My name is Rebecca Henderson, I am a teacher at St Francis of Assisi School in Christchurch. I currently teach new entrant children through to year 2. I teach in a new purpose built collaborative space with five other teachers, we have approximately 100 children in the hub. 

The children in our hub learn through play, this is the foundation of our teaching and learning. This year I have really seen the benefits in how the children learn through play. As a new entrant teacher I have seen how beneficial play is for children regarding the transition to the school environment but also through the skills the children develop through learning through play. Learning through play enables children to develop their social and cognitive skills, play helps to build self confidence, develops children's fine motor skills, furthermore it stimulates and encourages problem solving and creativity. These are all skills we want for our 21st century learners! 

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog! 

Rebecca