Early Years Learning- Introducing woodwork in the early years – find out how
- A Chinese New Year (Feb 10th) inspiration station
- For Christmas learning ideas inspired by Holland, see my article in Teach Nursery magazine.
- Celebrating Diwali (Nov 13th) – see my article in the Oct/Nov issue of Teach Nursery
- Revised EYFS – great self-evaluation audits
- A great new free teaching resource
- Playful practitioners
- What turned my children into bookworms
- Daily reading to children boosts social and emotional development
- Create a Thinking House and Bodhi Tree for Wesak
Category Archives: Creative learning
Playful practitioners
An inspiring way to start implementing Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage http://www.early-education.org.uk is to become engrossed in the distinctive Cosy catalogue ( Tel: 0133 370152). It really is full of truly imaginative resources, with an emphasis on … Continue reading
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Writing’s not just for the writing area
A bright, inviting and well resourced writing area is, of course, essential; however, it is just as important to encourage children to write in any provision area. Here are a few ideas, some general, and some specific to an area, … Continue reading
Posted in Creative learning, Letter formation, Literacy, mark making and emergent writing, Outdoor play, Writing through role-play
Tagged boys' writing, child development activities, child-initiated learning, emergent writing, get boys writing, mark making, role play, Writing through role-play
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Read to your Dog
Following on from my blog Teach your Bear to Sing, you must read about the wonderful initiative, to increase children’s reading confidence, involving how they read to dogs in school. The initiative is now about to be rolled out nationally … Continue reading
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Build a 3D poem
This is a ‘hands-on’ idea to ‘put a poem together’ – literally! Wonderful for seasons and festival times too. Creating a 3D poem is a fun, and simple experience to enjoy with young children. They love looking for signs of … Continue reading
Posted in Creative learning, Outdoor play, Seasons
Tagged autumn, creative learning, outdoor play, seasons
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New ideas for Road Safety Week role play (November 22nd-28th)
Children love road safety role play. Here are a few new ideas. Hold my hand Talk about how children must always hold a grown-up’s hand when walking along the pavement, stopping at the kerb, and crossing the road. Give individual … Continue reading
Encouraging boys to draw
Boys can need active encouragement to draw so they do not start thinking, at a young age, in terms of ‘can’t draw, won’t draw’. The trick is to present drawing to boys in imaginative ways compatible with their physiological need for movement and plenty of space. Continue reading
Letter formation (2)
Children as young as three will have plenty of space to ‘make their mark’ as they become police officers, firefighters, car rescuers, vets , doctors and nurses, dentists, refuse collectors and recyclers or postal workers, writing as they go about their important business, Continue reading
Posted in Boys' writing, Creative learning, Letter formation, Literacy, mark making and emergent writing, Outdoor learning, Outdoor play, Role play for children, Writing through role-play
Tagged boys' writing, child-initiated learning, children's role-play, emergent writing, letter formation, mark making, Writing through role-play
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Role play – the key to learning
Have you ever been astonished by the accuracy of young children imitating adults? Ever seen the facial contortions of a little boy as he uses a comb to ‘shave’ his chin, or a little girl as she applies imaginary make-up? … Continue reading
What’s the story? Evening Glory
Bring back the Bedtime Story! Fewer and fewer parents today are telling their children bedtime stories, and children are being deprived of a wonderful opportunity for emotional and linguistic nurturing. Children’s brains are hard-wired for narrative, an incredibly powerful tool … Continue reading
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