4 January 2001
Combine numeracy with literacy learning by choosing
books based on number rhymes and games, and employing props and story sacks
Numbers are fun. Children like to explore numbers and like...
4 January 2001
Children can be introduced to the joys of language
through ryhmes and rhythms they will be proud to show off and to share Early
years settings all need a wide...
4 January 2001
Non-fiction 'information' books are the preferred
reading of some children and your setting should include plenty Information
books are an essential part of any book collection. There is growing evidence...
4 January 2001
Combine a paper book with software? Whatever next?
Jenny Benjamin discovers a surprising education duo One of the favourite
predictions of the IT (information technology) prophets is the imminent death...
4 January 2001
BabyWOW! (Windows/Mac, CD-Rom, PCtots, £19.99),
for the youngest mouseketeers, age nine months and up, is fundamentally a sound
programme. Introduced by a stuffed blue sun-face toy, it presents attractive
photos...
4 January 2001
Space and equipment for physical play needs to be
challenging but accessible to the children in your setting. Julian Grenier
discusses how to make the most of it Space, fresh...
4 January 2001
Use these ten key questions as starting points for
discussing good practice on promoting physical development at a staff meeting
or with parents and carers. 1 Can children move spontaneously...
4 January 2001
Parents want to be more involved and teachers want to
see more of them, but how? Sharon Wallace shows one way Parents' involvement
with their children's schools usually starts as...
4 January 2001
After listening to the various broadcasts and
interviews concerning the Government's plans to allow registered childminders
to smack children and smoke in front of them, I realise that members of...
4 January 2001
By Eva Lloyd, chief executive of the National Early
Years Network Looking back on the Millennium year we can see that more early
years policy developments were introduced than in...