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EYFS Activities – The joy of music

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| Nursery World

In the fourth instalment of this series Sue Newman of Boogie Mites looks at music’s capacity to inspire joy and the associated benefits

Music - Sound control

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Monday, June 11, 2018

| Nursery World

The creator of The Greenfield Method tells Hannah Crown how it is teaching children self-regulation and other life skills through the production of sound

Early Years in School: Two-Year-Olds - The 3Rs

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

With more two-year-olds heading for a school-based setting, Julia Manning-Morton offers some starting points for effectively meeting this age group’s needs

Learning & Development: Self-regulation - A good match?

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Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

A secure and trusting relationship, in the right environment, is key for children to develop internal self-regulation. Megan McClelland and Shauna Tominey explain

Learning & Development: PSED part 2 - Mind out

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Monday, July 27, 2015

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How can practitioners help children to play in a manner that best supports their development? Marion Dowling explains.

Learning & Development: Boredom - Dream on!

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Monday, January 13, 2014

| Nursery World

In seeking to ensure children are always busy, have we overlooked the value of simply doing nothing? Dr Natasha Kirkham considers the issue.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... supporting babies' emotional development

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Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Ensuring that babies mature in a positive manner is an important but challenging task, says Bernadette Duffy

Learning & Development: Schemas - Interior worlds

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Friday, July 26, 2013

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Observing children's schemas is not only a useful way to shape play - there is evidence that these patterns of behaviour offer guidance to individuals' emotions. Kath Tayler looks at a case study.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Empathy

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Friday, May 17, 2013

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A lack of consideration for others is seen as the root of many social problems - hence the key role of the early years in developing empathy in children.

Learning & Development: Two-Year-Olds: Part 3 - Can do!

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Friday, March 8, 2013

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When two-year-olds begin to show signs of greater independence, how and when adults intervene is crucially important, says Penny Tassoni.

Learning & Development: Two-Year-Olds - Part 2 - Side by side

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Growing interest in each other will affect the social development of two-year-olds. Penny Tassoni suggests ways of supporting them in interacting socially

EYFS Best Practice: Prime time - Under threes ... Personal, Social and Emotional Development

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Friday, August 3, 2012

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In promoting PSED, Norland Nursery chose to focus on the elements in isolation as well as how they weave together. Clare Crowther explains.

EYFS best practice: Prime time ... Personal, Social and Emotional Development

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Friday, July 20, 2012

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The right kind of experiences in the earliest years build the nerve networks in the brain that a child needs for good PSED. Caregivers carry a huge responsibility, says Anne O'Connor

Learning & Development: Emotional Literacy - Feeling fine

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Friday, May 25, 2012

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Emotional Literacy has been identified as key to a child's development. But what is it, why is it so important in the early years and what can practitioners do to nurture it? asks Yasmin Mukadam.

EYFS: Progress Check at two - Step two

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

The 'Know How' guide will see you through the progress check at two, says Susan Soar, development officer, National Children's Bureau.

Learning & Development: Childhood - Listen up!

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Monday, October 31, 2011

| Nursery World

The feelings of children about their early years learning experiences have been captured in new research by Jacqui Cousins.

Learning & Development: Transition - House to house

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| Nursery World

Help children cope with an unsettling experience in their lives with suggestions from Jean Evans.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Friedrich Froebel

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| Nursery World

The principles and practice of one of the most influential thinkers on early childhood are outlined by Froebel scholar and early years writer Tina Bruce.

Learning & Development: Boxes - It's not a box!

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| Nursery World

When is a box not a box? When it's a bus, a train, a boat or a bed. Michael Jones describes one innovative nursery project using both child-initiated and adult-led activities.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Listening to children

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

| Nursery World

The value of seeking children's opinions and some ways practitioners can initiate it in an early years setting are described by Pat Gordon-Smith.

Learning & Development: Small-world play - It's fantastic!

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

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Play with small, fantasy figurines is an ideal way to address language impoverishment and help to meet the aims of the 'Every Child a Talker' project, says Michael Jones.

Learning & Development: Leuven Scales - All's well

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

| Nursery World

Practitioners used observation tools developed by academic researchers to assess provision outdoors, as Annie Davy explains.

Learning & Development: Intelligence - Smart thinking

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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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: Play - Play is what I do

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

| Nursery World

This extract from a new book, 'Play Is What I Do', explains the different aspects of young children's play and activities.

Learning & Development - Well-Being: Part 4 - Spiritual growth

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

| Nursery World

The spiritual dimension of life is a challenging aspect of early years development, but a vital one to emphasise, says Marion Dowling.

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EYFS Activities – The joy of music

Music - Sound control

Early Years in School: Two-Year-Olds - The 3Rs

Learning & Development: Self-regulation - A good match?

Learning & Development: PSED part 2 - Mind out

Learning & Development: Boredom - Dream on!

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... supporting babies' emotional development

Learning & Development: Schemas - Interior worlds

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Empathy

Learning & Development: Two-Year-Olds: Part 3 - Can do!

Learning & Development: Two-Year-Olds - Part 2 - Side by side

EYFS Best Practice: Prime time - Under threes ... Personal, Social and Emotional Development

EYFS best practice: Prime time ... Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Learning & Development: Emotional Literacy - Feeling fine

EYFS: Progress Check at two - Step two

Learning & Development: Childhood - Listen up!

Learning & Development: Transition - House to house

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Friedrich Froebel

Learning & Development: Boxes - It's not a box!

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Listening to children

Learning & Development: Small-world play - It's fantastic!

Learning & Development: Leuven Scales - All's well

Learning & Development: Intelligence - Smart thinking

Learning & development: Play - Play is what I do

Learning & Development - Well-Being: Part 4 - Spiritual growth

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