We’ve explored… hats
A delivery of hats at one setting in Scotland gave children the chance to try them on and discuss their different styles and functions, as well as set up a role-play hat shop. By Annette Rawstrone
Children's Books
Book Reviews: Pick of the best picture books
Karen Hart reviews six excellent picturebooks, spanning both fiction and non-fiction, whose subject matter ranges from the human digestive system to mermaids
We've explored… tadpoles
A visit to a pond inspired the children at one setting in West Yorkshire to learn about tadpoles and frogs and recreate their environment in their play. By Annette Rawstrone
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 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 inventive ways to use books to deepen learning
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… growth and change
From plants to wildlife, the children at one setting paid attention to seasonal shifts in their garden, such as emerging daffodils and transforming frogspawn. By Annette Rawstrone
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...
Children's books: Best of the bunch
- Children’s Books | Picturebooks | Equality & Diversity | Equipment & Resources | Practice | The Learning Environment
Karen Hart takes her pick of the best recent releases. These include Time to get Dressed – part of a...
Christmas: Books - Catch the magic
Here are six books that will get children in the Christmas spirit. By Karen Hart
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...
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...
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...
Guides & Supplements
Early Years in School
Nursery World’s special report on school early years provision to inspire and support learning.
Two-year-olds by Penny Tassoni
This 12-part series by Penny Tassoni, renowned early years expert, author and trainer, offers invaluable advice on all aspects of learning, development and behaviour of two-year-old children.
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.
Picturebooks 9 – In the bag!
- Practice | The Learning Environment | Children’s Books | Equipment & Resources | Early Years Curriculum | Literacy | Picturebooks
How story sacks can extend the learning and play potential provided by picturebooks. Andy McCormack explains
Picturebooks 8 – Sum it up!
- Practice | The Learning Environment | Children’s Books | Equipment & Resources | Early Years Curriculum | Literacy | Mathematics | Picturebooks
How do picturebooks support early mathematics, and what are some of the best books to choose? Andy McCormack reports
Picturebooks, part 7 - In a flap
- Practice | Children’s Books | Equipment & Resources | The Learning Environment | Early Years Curriculum | Literacy | Picturebooks
What’s under the flap? Andy McCormack explores the rich variety of interactive picturebooks from the UK and internationally
Picturebooks, part 6 - Mirrors and windows
- Activities | Practice | Equipment & Resources | The Learning Environment | Children’s Books | Early Years Curriculum | Literacy | Inclusion | Equality & Diversity | Picturebooks
We are all beautifully different – so it is important for children to see themselves and others portrayed positively on the pages of picturebooks. By Andy McCormack
Picturebooks part 5 - Hands on!
- Practice | Children’s Books | Equipment & Resources | The Learning Environment | Early Years Curriculum | Communication and Language | Literacy | Birth to Threes | Picturebooks
Introducing babies and toddlers to books will set them on the way to being confident readers later on. Andy McCormack offers some advice and explores examples of age-appropriate titles
Picturebooks part 4 - A world view
- Practice | Equipment & Resources | Children’s Books | The Learning Environment | Early Years Curriculum | Literacy | Understanding the World | Picturebooks
How sharing stories about the environment feeds into the Understanding the World strand of the EYFS. By Andy McCormack
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