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When it comes to assessing your book corner for two-year-olds, take a look at it through children's eyes and provide a feelgood experience, advises Anne O'Connor.

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… The Mitten

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Monday, December 10, 2018

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by Jan Brett (1989)

EYFS Activities - Five things to do with… favourite stories

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Monday, June 26, 2017

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Children’s favourite books can be used to encourage imaginative play outdoors, finds Julie Mountain

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Pirates!

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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Set sail for adventure, imagination and creative activities across all areas of the curriculum with a topic on these popular characters, outlined by Helen Bromley.

Reading to Children - The magic of books

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Monday, May 28, 2018

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With fewer parents reading to their children, Penny Tassoni explains how practitioners can best share books

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Puffin Peter

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Monday, July 23, 2018

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by Petr Horacek (Walker Books, 2011)

EYFS Best practice: All about ... Communication friendly spaces

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

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Imagination is the most valuable resource for creating spaces where children love to talk, says Elizabeth Jarman.

Enabling environments: Let's explore ... Cats and dogs

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Help young children explore their love for - or fear of - the most popular family pets with activities in every area of the early years setting, suggested by Judith Stevens.

Enabling Environments: Tried and Tested - New scientists

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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Early years settings put resources designed to encourage scientific research and exploration to the test with young children and tell Sue Hubberstey about their conclusions.

Learning & Development: Reading - Pride and joy?

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Monday, October 3, 2016

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In an extract from his speech last month at the first BookTrust Annual Lecture, Michael Morpurgo presents the case for encouraging children and young people to develop a love for reading

EYFS activities: Sharing books… The Perfect Sofa

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Monday, May 27, 2019

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By Fifi Kuo (Boxer Books, 2019)

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Wet and dry

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

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Contrasts, and cause and effect, are just some of the concepts within the learning to be found in an investigation of 'wet' and 'dry' by Carole Skinner, Fran Mosley and Sheila Ebbutt.

Enabling environments: Around the Nursery - Water Area - Splash out

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

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Make the most of water play by offering the best experiences and stocking the essential resources, as suggested by Jane Drake

Enabling Environments: music and language outdoors

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

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Practitioners put their ears to the ground when thinking how to promote language development, as Nicola Hutton and Laura Leddy explain.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... the Reggio Approach

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

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Find out about the principles behind the renowned early years centres in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and see how they have inspired practice at settings in the UK with early years consultants Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton (www.alcassociates.co.uk)

Practitioners want EYFS left as it is

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

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There is 'overwhelming' support among most early years practitioners for the EYFS framework, new research by the Institute of Education suggests.

Enabling Environments: Book Corner - Come on in!

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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Observe, then give your book corner a makeover, advises Michael Jones.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Autumn leaves

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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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Now's the time to go out on a leaf hunt and discover how many areas for learning they can lead you to. Try starting with these ideas from Carole Skinner, Fran Mosley and Sheila Ebbutt.