EYFS Activities - neuro-musical networks: Musical minds
In a new music-based series, Boogie Mites’ Sue Newman considers how involvement in regular...
Activities
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… castles
Children showed improved attention to detail, perceptiveness and confidence after a project which...
EYFS Activities - Supporting SEND… Tree of friendship
How to help children make friends and build relationships with staff. By Georgina Durrant
EYFS Activities - Early Years on a Shoestring: Name your number!
In both the indoors and outdoors environments, loose parts are an ideal resource for involving...
Your outdoor calendar: July
While babies should be kept out of direct sunlight, older children can slip on a hat, spray on...
EYFS Activities - Supporting SEND… Maintaining continuity
In a new series exploring supporting children with SEND as they go through transitions, Georgina...
Outdoors - Your outdoor calendar: June
Early summer is so very full of promise – get active outdoors to make the most of warm days and...
EYFS Activities - Early Years on a Shoestring Big build up
Shardi Vaziri focuses on loose parts in the construction area, where children can let their...
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… growth and change
From plants to wildlife, the children at one setting paid attention to seasonal shifts in their...
EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability The big picture
In the final part of this series on introducing UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goals to an early...
Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers - Natural curiosity
In a new series celebrating the pioneers and influencers of early years education, Nicole Weinstein...
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… a bus
A double-decker bus visited one primary school in London as part of the setting’s investigations of...
EYFS Activities - Early Years on a Shoestring: pick up and keep
What are loose parts, where can you find them, and how should settings use them as part of their...
EYFS Activities: Supporting SEND… - Working memory
How can we support children with SEND’s working memory, asks Georgina Durrant
EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability: Working together
For the final UN Sustainable Development Goal, Dr Diane Boyd considers how early years settings can...
Your outdoor calendar: May
Spring has sprung! The natural world is overflowing with joy, so make the most of the bounty on your...
Your outdoor calendar: April 2022
Wet, wild and windy April is a brilliant month to spend quality time outdoors, experiencing...
EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability: Right from wrong
It has never been more important to introduce to children the themes of ‘peace’, ‘justice’ and...
EYFS Activities - Supporting SEND… Sensory regulation
Two activities to increase and decrease children’s body alertness. By Georgina Durrant
EYFS Activities - Early Years on a Shoestring: Recycled, Upcycled…
Enabling environments full of rich, open ended learning resources are a vital feature of strong...
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… dissecting fish
An interest in marine life led to the children at one setting dissecting cod and sea bream to learn...
Children in poverty miss out on dress-up days
Children from poorer families are missing out on dress-up days at school and other special occasions...
EYFS Activities – We’ve explored… our hair
Reading a book inspired one setting in London to explore differences in types of hair and styles,...
EYFS activities – Education for sustainability: Branching out
For Sustainable Development Goal 15, Dr Diane Boyd examines how early years settings can introduce...
EYFS Activities – Supporting SEND… Emotional regulation
Visual and auditory activities can help calm overstimulated children. By Georgina Durrant
Your outdoor calendar – March 2022
The ascent into springtime is gathering pace and there’s so much going on outdoors, so try not to...
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… Jupiter
The children at one setting focused their interest in planets on Jupiter, which led to scientific...
Your outdoor calendar: February 2022
Brrrrr! February is the coldest month of the year in the UK, so make sure everyone – children and...
EYFS activities - Supporting SEND… Motor skills
What can settings do to support fine and gross motor skills? Georgina Durrant reports
EYFS activities - Education for Sustainability: All at sea
How can early years settings introduce the topic of protecting the world’s marine habitats to their...
EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: X, Y & Z are for eXhibition, Yes and Zeal
In the final part of this series, the Rachel Keeling Nursery School team discusses displaying...
Music – the magic key
SPONSORED CONTENT: Boogie Mites Music Programmes are informed by the neuroscience evidence...
EYFS Activities - An A to Z of Learning: V & W are for Visits, Values & Watermelons
What do visiting local shops, promoting the setting’s values and exploring a really big watermelon...
EYFS activities - Supporting SEND… Problem solving
Ways that practitioners can help support problem-solving skills. Georgina Durrant reports
Your outdoor calendar: January 2022
This year’s outdoor calendar will focus on physicality and physical development outdoors with Julie...
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… Minnie Pwerle’s work
How the work of Aboriginal artist Minnie Pwerle sparked the children’s interest in shape, colour and...
EYFS activities - Education for Sustainability: Hot topic
The environmental crisis is a problem that is going to affect many generations to come. Dr Diane...
EYFS Activities - Supporting SEND…Social skills
Here are some activities to help children develop social skills. By Georgina Durrant
Essential Resources: Containing Scheme - Going all in
Why the ‘containing scheme’ is an important part of play and learning in the early years, and how...
EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability: Nothing wasted
How can early years settings get children involved in reducing waste? Dr Diane Boyd considers the...
EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: U is for understanding the world around them
For children, understanding the world around them is about the people, communities, places and...
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… a building site
The demolition of their former nursery and construction of a new one drew children’s interest to the...
Your outdoor calendar: December
Midwinter is a special time of year. Julie Mountain suggests how you can make the most of its...
Music in The Early Years - Strike a chord
How does music link to learning and development, and what are the best ways to introduce musical...
Your outdoor calendar: November
This month, Julie Mountain is focusing on STEM because quick science, technology, engineering and...
EYFS activities - Education for Sustainability: Map it out
From making maps of the local area to finding out about homelessness in different countries, Dr...
EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: T is for talk
The way adults talk to children and interact with them plays a vital role in supporting the...
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… fairies
The children at one setting expanded their interest in fairies into collaboratively building and...
EYFS activities: Supporting SEND… Concentration
Georgina Durrant outlines play-based activities that encourage the concentration skills of babies...
EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: S is for stories
Giving children the chance to share books and tell their own stories develops confidence,...
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