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'You don’t always have to read a story, you can make one up'

Thursday, March 5, 2020

| Nursery World

To mark World Book Day, here are some tips to share with parents on home-learning from Dr Elizabeth Kilbey, child psychologist, and a presenter of Channel 4’s The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6-year-olds.

Picturebooks 3 - Rhyme time

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Monday, March 2, 2020

| Nursery World

Poetry has great developmental importance for children, and rhyming picturebooks are a great way to introduce it, finds Andy McCormack

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Hairy Maclary’s Rumpus at the Vet

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Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Hairy Maclary is the star of a series of rhyming books about a shaggy Scottish terrier. In this book, he is at the vet’s surgery, where the busy waiting room is full of different animals – dogs, kittens, mice and a cockatoo called Cassie.

Parents urged to read to their children

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Over a quarter of a million children read at home for less than 15 minutes a week, according to new research.

Literacy - In two minds

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Monday, February 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Concerns have been raised about some early years settings using phonics with two-year-olds. Meredith Jones Russell reports

Picturebooks: part 2 - No fear?

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Monday, February 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Picturebooks offer children safe spaces in which to develop an understanding of their own and other’s emotions, says Andy McCormack

Reading - Prime time

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Monday, January 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Educational neuroscientist Paul Howard-Jones tells Annette Rawstrone why reading is the most important skill we can teach to children

Around the Nursery, Part 5 - Cover to cover

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Monday, January 20, 2020

| Nursery World

How should settings provide books and storytimes for children across the age groups, and what is the role of the adult? Penny Tassoni explains

Learn how to make the most of picturebooks

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Thursday, January 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Top CPD sessions at the Nursery World Show include a vital look at best practice in using picturebooks.

Picturebooks, Part 1 - Not a word!

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Monday, January 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Can ‘silent’ picturebooks speak a thousand words, asks Andy McCormack

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… The Greedy Goat

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Monday, December 9, 2019

| Nursery World

This simple story is about a goat who goes on an eating rampage around the farm.

Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett wins inaugural book award for under-fives

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Thursday, November 28, 2019

| Nursery World

Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett has been named as the winner of the BookTrust Storytime Prize.

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… The Cow Who Climbed A Tree

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Monday, November 11, 2019

| Nursery World

Tina is a cow that lives with her three sisters, and while she is curious and adventurous, her sisters are more conventional. They enjoy eating grass in the meadow, while Tina dreams of flying to the moon.