Mark making part 2: Link projects to your curriculum
In the second and final part of her series, Claire Martin, Reception teacher at the British International School of Boston, looks at mark-making projects with curriculum links
Areas of Learning: Literacy
Essential Resources: Maximise opportunities for literacy
How can settings resource their areas to support children’s early literacy skills, asks Nicole Weinstein, with some suggestions for products to purchase
Mark making part 1: Scribble masterpieces
Claire Martin, Reception teacher at the British International School of Boston, US, suggests ideas and resources for magnificent mark-making
We've explored… gardening
- Child Development | Outdoors | Let's Explore | Practice | Children’s Books | Early Years Curriculum | Literacy
After reading a story about a green-fingered young gardener, nursery school children were inspired to design a plot of their own. By Annette Rawstrone
EYFS Best Practice: Observation – supporting wider learning
- Practice | Observation, Assessment & Planning | Literacy | Mathematics | Understanding the World | Expressive Arts and Design | Early Years Curriculum
In the final part of her series on observation to support wellbeing, Dr Sue Allingham focuses on developing the Specific Areas of Learning
Essential Resources: C&L 2 – playful talk
Which resources can help young children explore language, and what are the basic principles that should be borne in mind when using them? By Nicole Weinstein
Profile - Rhyme writer Julia Donaldson
The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson was Children's Laureate between 2011 and 2013 and was given a...
Essential Resources: Equip to reflect the pedagogy of Vivian Gussin Paley
- Practice | Equipment & Resources | Early Years Pioneers | The Learning Environment | Communication and Language | Literacy
Storytelling is still centre stage in many nurseries around the world, thanks to the inspirational...
EYFS Activities: An A to Z of enhancements - B is for books
- Activities | Children’s Books | Sharing books | Literacy | Learning & Development | Early Years Curriculum | An A to Z of enhancements
Amy Jackson continues her tour of the alphabet of enhancements to continuous provision, looking at...
Dip into our pick of new picture books
Karen Hart road tests some new titles to find out why they will appeal to both children and adults...
Children's books – new for Spring
- Children’s Books | Equipment & Resources | Literacy | Practice | Equality & Diversity | Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Karen Hart road tests some new titles with a variety of different aged children and discovers how...
Curriculum - In focus… ready to write
- Practice | Early Years Curriculum | Literacy | Communication and Language | The Revised EYFS: Areas of Learning
Children should be physically ready before they are expected to write, having experienced...
Guides & Resources
Communication & Language
A six-part series from the team at the University of Liverpool and ESRC International Centre for Language and Communicative Development (LuCiD).
Starting Points – Child Development
A 12-part guide to meeting the emotional and learning needs of the unique child, by Julia Manning-Morton.
Prime Areas of the EYFS
Expert advice on the new Prime Areas of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage - Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development, and Communication and Language. Focus on three to fives and under-threes.
Specific Areas of the EYFS
Leading experts on the new Specific Areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage - Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World, and Expressive Arts and Design - and how to achieve best practice.
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, imagination and communication skills. By the Rachel Keeling Nursery School team
EYFS Best Practice - All about… mark making
Why is mark making an important form of early writing and how can practitioners support and resource for it in their settings? Penny Tassoni investigates
Revised EYFS - In focus… Literacy
How can we ensure that Literacy supports a love of reading and writing which links to all learning areas, asks Phil Armstrong
Picturebooks 12 - Word perfect
- Practice | Equipment & Resources | Children’s Books | The Learning Environment | Early Years Curriculum | Literacy | Picturebooks
In the final part of this series, Andy McCormack provides some essential reading lists, covering a range of subjects, to help you build your own picturebook library
Picturebooks 11 - Lap, not app?
- Practice | Equipment & Resources | Children’s Books | Early Years Curriculum | Literacy | Picturebooks
App’s the way to do it?! The subject divides opinion, but dedicated story apps do offer a wealth of benefits and added storytelling dimensions, explains Andy McCormack
Picturebooks 10 - As a rule
- Practice | Children’s Books | Equipment & Resources | Early Years Curriculum | Literacy | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Behaviour | Picturebooks
Picturebooks can help children get to grips with rules, routines and bedtime. Andy McCormack explains
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