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Learning & Development: Play - Get hooked

Friday, July 6, 2012

| Nursery World

In this extract from the guide Playing to Learn, author Di Chilvers points out that, in order to teach children, we need to tune into their existing world of play.

Healthy Living: Well, well!

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Monday, July 14, 2014

| Nursery World

Setting children on the path to a healthy life should start with supporting their well-being and capitalise on their instincts, imagination and freedom to choose. By Pat Gordon-Smith

Eyfs best practice: Prime time ... Communication and Language

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Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Ability to communicate and use language is recognised as the foundation for children's development across other learning areas. By Nancy Stewart

EYFS Best Practice in Schools - Fighting their corner

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Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

How can Reception teachers protect the ethos of the EYFS, asks Annette Rawstronein the first of a twice-termly special focus on early years best practice in schools

Positive Relationships: Home Learning - Roll on!

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Rolling and crawling develop strength, stamina and co-ordination for physical activity. Lala Manners provides guidese for practitioners and parents

Learning & Development:: Back to basics

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Friday, February 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Ideas on how to use bicarbonate of soda and other basic cleaning products in sensory play are now available at www.dri-pak.co.uk/kidsfun.html.

Learning & Development: Practitioner Role: Part 3 - Under control

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Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

There are important differences in the adult role when supporting child-led, rather than adult-led, learning, as Julie Fisher demonstrates.

Learning & Development: Assessment - Measuring up

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Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

Ferre Laevers' Process-Oriented Monitoring System builds on his 'well-being' and 'involvement' scales to create a highly sensitive form of assessment. Jan Dubiel takes a look at how it works.

Learning & Development: Foreign Languages - In other words

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Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

With foreign language learning being introduced in primary schools for Key Stage 2, practitioners have an opportunity to help children prepare. Opal Dunn considers the best approach.

Learning & Development: School Readiness: Part 3 - A better way?

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Contrasts between early years provision in different countries can help us reflect on whether education is for teaching children readiness for life, argue David Whitebread and Sue Bingham.

EYFS Activities - Early Years on a Shoestring: Name your number!

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

| Nursery World

In both the indoors and outdoors environments, loose parts are an ideal resource for involving children in maths activities, explains Shardi Vaziri

Early Years Pioneers: Friedrich Froebel

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

| Nursery World

The once-radical teachings of Friedrich Froebel about early development were so fundamental that today we take them for granted, says Professor Kevin J Brehony

Learning and Development: Supporting role

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

| Nursery World

A traditional story from Diwali became an opportunity for role play, narrative and creative expression that was eagerly grasped by a whole class, as teacher Tessa Fenoughty explains.

Learning & Development: ICT - Switching on

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

| Nursery World

Enthusiastic practitioners, well-chosen equipment, and curious children were the perfect ingredients for a county-wide ICT project. Amy Stancer describes the outcomes.

Our bright idea - Magic potions

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

| Nursery World

Getting children to make potions at the nursery and at home helped engage parents, says Laura Wayman

Learning & Development: Intelligence - Smart thinking

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

| Nursery World

Published to critical acclaim, the book New Kinds of Smart argues that intelligence is expandable. Here, co-author Professor Bill Lucas considers the opportunities this new thinking presents for early years education.

Learning & Development: Reading - Willing and able?

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

| Nursery World

'The earlier the better' when applied to young children learning to read is an orthodoxy that needs to be challenged, says Dr Sebastian Suggate.

EYFS Best Practice - Learning from Froebel… the Gifts

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Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

In part one of their new series, Professor Tina Bruce explores ‘the Gifts’ and the theory behind them, while Jane Dyke reveals how this is being absorbed into the practice at her group, Yellow Dot Nurseries

Enabling Environments: Risk - Under the surface

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Monday, January 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Risk-taking is a key ingredient of healthy development, but its place in practice can still be limited by how it is perceived, says Kathryn Solly.

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Mark my words

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Monday, May 30, 2016

| Nursery World

Delay in language development can negatively impact emotional well-being and relationship-building. Jo Parkes discovers how one nursery school is helping children to overcome it

Enabling Environments: Learning Experiences - A world of difference

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Monday, January 9, 2017

| Nursery World

Giving children a wide range of stimulating experiences has a vital influence on their development, from communication to role play, says Penny Tassoni, who gives some tips on how to provide them

Learning & Development: ICT - Sound and vision

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

| Nursery World

Digital storybooks add a fascinating new element to using narratives. Marianne Sargent provides a step-by-step guide to creating them.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Place-based learning

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

| Nursery World

Going out of the classroom and getting involved in their local environment is the best way for children to become members of society, says Will Coleman.

Learning & Development: Activities - Our bright idea - Wedding bells

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

| Nursery World

Anticipation of a real event gave the opportunity for the young children at Busy Bees nursery in Durham City to play and learn via a pretend nuptials.

Learning & Development: Creativity - Let’s think

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Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

How a creative thinking and learning project in Newham benefited both the children and practitioners who took part. By Anni McTavish

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Learning & Development: Play - Get hooked

Healthy Living: Well, well!

Eyfs best practice: Prime time ... Communication and Language

EYFS Best Practice in Schools - Fighting their corner

Positive Relationships: Home Learning - Roll on!

Learning & Development:: Back to basics

Learning & Development: Practitioner Role: Part 3 - Under control

Learning & Development: Assessment - Measuring up

Learning & Development: Foreign Languages - In other words

Learning & Development: School Readiness: Part 3 - A better way?

EYFS Activities - Early Years on a Shoestring: Name your number!

Early Years Pioneers: Friedrich Froebel

Learning and Development: Supporting role

Learning & Development: ICT - Switching on

Our bright idea - Magic potions

Learning & Development: Intelligence - Smart thinking

Learning & Development: Reading - Willing and able?

EYFS Best Practice - Learning from Froebel… the Gifts

Enabling Environments: Risk - Under the surface

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Mark my words

Enabling Environments: Learning Experiences - A world of difference

Learning & Development: ICT - Sound and vision

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Place-based learning

Learning & Development: Activities - Our bright idea - Wedding bells

Learning & Development: Creativity - Let’s think

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