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Fine & Gross Motor Skills-Further

October 27, 2023 |

Hello to all our subscribers. I think I am always apologising for the time in between blogs but I am sure you are all so busy you are happily not inundated. Previously I had promised, a couple of blogs back, to give you some more ideas around fine and gross motors skills using our books.…

A Ginnie & Pinney Update

June 28, 2023 |

It’s been too long! Firstly, I want to thank you for your patience and for those who have recently, or not so recently subscribed! And, of course, a big shout out to our Queensland teachers! Since my last blog in October, writing a new blog has been on my mind. I am not sure why…

About Fine and Gross Motor Skills

October 27, 2022 |

Activity ideas encouraging fine & gross motor skills Hello! It seems a very long time since I wrote the last Blog. I have been away greeting a new grandchild into our family! Meanwhile Winnie has been busy sending out orders and keeping up with emails. I, on the other hand, had little opportunity to read…

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

August 24, 2022 |

‘As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.’ Antoine de Saint-Exupery I found this quote quite interesting as it got me thinking how teaching is really about enabling the future through our children’s education and how the crisis in the early learning workforce is going to impact on…

About Gender Identity

About Identity

May 19, 2022 |

How a little book about ‘self identity’ can be the catalyst for gender identity conversation Firstly, apologies for my long silence. My adult daughter and I got caught in the Northern Rivers floods and were forced to drive back to Melbourne, via a detour through Lismore; would you believe! It was extremely upsetting and I…

Curiosity doesn’t kill the cat!

February 9, 2022 |

New Ideas with Ginnie & Pinney Over the holiday period I realised I wanted to share how the Ginnie & Pinney materials can be used differently, so here are a few ideas which will hopefully broaden children’s learning and increase their curiosity. The more we can stimulate children to be curious, the better. That old…

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About Compassion, Fear and Tolerance-

January 24, 2022 |

Firstly Happy New Year. I really hope you have had a very good and restful break over the New Year. Particularly after such difficult times we have endured in 2020 and 2021. Let’s hope 2022 bring us health, peace and some normality to the school year. I thought I would like to start the year…

Seasons Greetings from Penny & Winnie at Ginnie & Pinney! May all your wishes come true and that we all have a better 2022!

December 22, 2021 |
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Colour your Christmas!

November 8, 2021 |

Hi! Christmas is just around the corner! Can you believe it? I’m sure a lot of you have started preparing for Christmas. To make your Christmas even more fun, here are couple of Ginnie & Pinney Xmas colour-in sheets for you! Colour them, cut them out, hang them in your Christmas tree, stick them on…

Academic References & A Little History

October 11, 2021 |

Hi everyone. How do you like our new website? We think it looks great and want to do a shout out to the clever designers at Department of Creative Affairs, Leigh and Dane. You may not know but Ginnie & Pinney started many years ago when Winnie and I worked with academics in China where…

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