Tools

Two tools.
One philosophy.

Built by a preschool teacher with ten years in Reggio Emilia-inspired classrooms. Each tool is designed to augment how educators think — not to replace it.

"The educator remains the thinker. These tools offer patterns, questions, and provocations — you interpret what they mean for each child and each classroom."

Tool 01 — Provocation Generator

Spark by Sher

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From topic to provocation in seconds. Type a topic — or something a child actually said — and Spark generates a full set of Reggio Emilia-inspired inquiry tools grounded in ten years of real classroom experience.

"The knowledge was always there. What I didn't always have — especially late on a Sunday — was the blank-page energy to produce it."

Environment provocations Inquiry questions Loose parts & materials Big anchor question Environment setup guide Toddlers to K2
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What it looks like

✦ Built by an educator, for educators

Spark by Sher

A thinking companion for inquiry-led, Reggio-inspired educators.

Start with a moment you noticed

e.g. they kept pressing their faces against the glass in the rain, pointing at their own reflections…

Or just a topic (optional)

e.g. shadows, puddles, roly-poly bugs…

Age group

Toddlers
1.5–3 year-olds
Nursery
3–4 year-olds
K1
4–5 year-olds
K2
5–6 year-olds

Tool 02 — Documentation Reflection

Documentation Reflection Companion

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One place for all of your children's observations — organised, searchable, and built for the kind of documentation we actually write. Revisit entries through three lenses: patterns, questions, and connections worth exploring.

"I was the teacher scrolling through iPhone Notes trying to find what a child said three weeks ago. The observation was real. The moment mattered. But by the time I found it, the conversation with the parent had already moved on."

Observation log per child Photo & voice memo Cross-documentation reflection Group observations Equity visibility PDF & clipboard export Co-educator access NEL 2022 aligned
Try the Reflection Companion → Behind the tool →

What it looks like

Your students
B
Belle
6
R
Rod N2 · Age 4
4
N
Niki
Not yet documented
Reflection across documentation — Belle
Patterns noticed
Consistent focus on building and creating across entries.
Strong verbal expression when sharing ideas with peers.
Recurring interest in how things are assembled and taken apart.
Reflection questions
How might Belle's confidence in building connect to her sense of self?
What does Belle's choice of materials reveal about how she understands structure?
When Belle leads others in building, what role does language play for her?
Connections worth exploring
How her approach to problem-solving shifts from solo to collaborative work.
The link between her verbal confidence and her willingness to take creative risks.
Whether her interest in assembly extends into other areas — narrative, drawing, play.

Both tools are free to use and in active development.
Built by one educator, for educators — with zero background in code and ten years of classroom knowledge.

Spark by Sher