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EYFS Best Practice: All about… Intergenerational Co-location

Monday, April 2, 2018

| Nursery World

Intergenerational co-location is the way forward in developing early years practice to meet the needs of young children and the elderly today. Lorraine George explains why

EYFS best practice in schools - In the balance

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Monday, March 19, 2018

| Nursery World

The recent ‘Bold Beginnings’ report by Ofsted has only added to the uncertainty about what is expected of children in their first year of school. Charlotte Goddard investigates

Learning & Development: Music: Part 7 - Far and wide

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Monday, March 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Use music and instruments from around the globe to help children understand the world, says Linda Pound

Learning & Development: Music - In tune

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Monday, March 5, 2018

| Nursery World

How a project in London is training early years practitioners to deliver quality music opportunities for children. By Meredith Jones Russell

Learning & Development: Digital Technology - Into focus

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Monday, March 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Children at Balham Nursery School embraced digital technology and used it to work together on creative projects. By deputy head Nicola Turner, artist educator Eloise Robinson and SENCO Camilla Alton

EYFS Best Practice: All about… care routines

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Monday, March 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Feeding, dressing and nappy changing support learning and development, explains Penny Tassoni

Learning & Development: Music: Part 6 - Pitch in!

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Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Mathematical development and music go hand in hand, with the latter enabling us to take pleasure in exploring the abstract subject, says Linda Pound

Learning & Development: Books - Double act

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Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

We profile Book Trust Lifetime Achievement Award winners John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury, with tributes from judges and peers

EYFS Best Practice: All about… literacy

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Monday, February 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Effective literacy teaching involves much more than synthetic phonics, explains Annette Rawstrone

Learning & Development: Violent Play - Rough stuff

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Monday, February 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Violent play is often disturbing, but if managed properly it can be a useful outlet for some children. By Charlotte Goddard

EYFS Best Practice in Schools - Being bold

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Monday, January 22, 2018

| Nursery World

As concerns grow about the over-formalisation of Reception learning, Charlotte Goddard hears how some academies are protecting early years

Learning & Development: Music: Part 5 - Take note

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Monday, January 22, 2018

| Nursery World

Music plays an important role in helping children to read, write and enjoy literature, says Linda Pound

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

EYFS Best Practice: All about… spatial reasoning

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Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Spatial reasoning skills are critical to early learning, particularly in mathematics, and need to be supported by engaging children’s entire bodies. Dr Jennifer S Thom explains why

Learning & Development: Music: Part 4 - Give voice

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Monday, December 11, 2017

| Nursery World

Communication, language and music are intrinsically linked, and it is important to understand this in the early years, writes Linda Pound

EYFS Best Practice - All about… embodied learning

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Monday, November 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners need to see learning – particularly in mathematics – not as abstract and ‘disembodied’ but as inherently concrete and ‘embodied’. Dr Jennifer S Thom explains why

Learning & Development: Computational Thinking: Part 4 - Mirror, mirror

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Monday, November 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Activities that use computational thinking, such as giving a robot very simple instructions, teach problem-solving and encourages children to take a creative approach to technology. By Marc Faulder

EYFS Best Practice in Schools: Foundation Stage Units - All in one

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Foundation Stage Units are in the spotlight amid Government plans to greater align EYFS and Key Stage 1 goals. Anne O’Connor outlines how they work and examines their benefits and challenges

Learning & Development: Music: Part 3 - In the mood

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

How experimenting with music aids children’s personal, social and emotional development and promotes self-regulation. Linda Pound explains, and offers practical advice for practitioners

EYFS Best Practice: All about… action research

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Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

Action research might sound like the last thing that time-pressed practitioners will want to do, but it is a really useful tool to demonstrate the improving quality of your practice, finds Dr Kay Mathieson

Learning & Development: Literacy - As hard as ABC

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Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

A defunct alphabet that was used in schools in the 1960s and 70s provides important lessons for current approaches to the literacy teaching of young children, discovers Caroline Vollans

Learning & Development: Computational Thinking: Part 3 - It’s logical

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Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

Computational thinking can take place in the kitchen, when sequencing stories, in experimenting with floating and sinking objects, and even when playing with toy cars, explains Marc Faulder

Learning & Development: Music: Part 2 - Move it!

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Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

Physical development and music go hand in hand, and the key to success is variety, explains Linda Pound in the second part of this series

EYFS Best Practice - All about… memory

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Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

How does the ability to form and retrieve memories develop in children, why is it important to early learning, and how can adults help to stimulate it? Anne O’Connor reports

Learning & Development: Computational Thinking, part 2 - In sequence

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Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

Pattern-spotting and decomposition are two of the six fundamental skills required for computational thinking. Marc Faulder examines how they best fit with what is already practised in the early years

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EYFS Best Practice: All about… Intergenerational Co-location

EYFS best practice in schools - In the balance

Learning & Development: Music: Part 7 - Far and wide

Learning & Development: Music - In tune

Learning & Development: Digital Technology - Into focus

EYFS Best Practice: All about… care routines

Learning & Development: Music: Part 6 - Pitch in!

Learning & Development: Books - Double act

EYFS Best Practice: All about… literacy

Learning & Development: Violent Play - Rough stuff

EYFS Best Practice in Schools - Being bold

Learning & Development: Music: Part 5 - Take note

Learning & Development: Creativity - Let’s think

EYFS Best Practice: All about… spatial reasoning

Learning & Development: Music: Part 4 - Give voice

EYFS Best Practice - All about… embodied learning

Learning & Development: Computational Thinking: Part 4 - Mirror, mirror

EYFS Best Practice in Schools: Foundation Stage Units - All in one

Learning & Development: Music: Part 3 - In the mood

EYFS Best Practice: All about… action research

Learning & Development: Literacy - As hard as ABC

Learning & Development: Computational Thinking: Part 3 - It’s logical

Learning & Development: Music: Part 2 - Move it!

EYFS Best Practice - All about… memory

Learning & Development: Computational Thinking, part 2 - In sequence

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