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The defining elements of active learning, the second characteristic of effective learning and teaching identified in the Early Years Foundation Stage review, are set out by Jan Dubiel, national development manager of training and resource centre Early Excellence.

Areas of Learning and Development: Specific area: Understanding the World

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Friday, April 27, 2012

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Ann Langston explains the changes to Understanding the World in the revised framework

Positive Relationships: A parent's guide to ... heuristic play

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Monday, August 22, 2011

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Having looked at 'treasure-basket play', Penny Tassoni looks at how this type of play can be developed with toddlers into something known as 'heuristic play'.

Learning & Development: Bread-making - Flour power

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Monday, August 22, 2011

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A visit from staff at the local Kingsmill bakery helped children at Busy Bears and Busy Bees Children's Day Nurseries in Durham to explore the process of bread-making, as Laura Wayman explains.

EYFS Activities - Let’s explore…space

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Monday, January 25, 2016

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Tim Peake’s space mission is a great hook for getting children interested in astronomy. By Marianne Sargent

EYFS Activities - Let’s explore…science

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Monday, February 22, 2016

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Children at a Bright Horizons setting turned into willing little scientists, explains Marianne Sargent

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.

EYFS Activities - Birth to two…Action rhymes

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Monday, March 21, 2016

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Doing action rhymes with young children has many developmental benefits, as Penny Tassoni explains

Grow Your Own...Onions

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Monday, February 18, 2019

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Onions are easy to grow from baby onions, which are called sets. While you can buy seeds, sets are less prone to disease and more likely to provide good crops in poorer soils.

Health & Well-Being: Grow Your Own… Chives

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Monday, April 15, 2019

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CHIVES are grown for their pungent-smelling but mild-tasting leaves which can be chopped finely and mixed into a salad. They also have edible pink flowers that can make an attractive garnish.