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EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Pattern, Part 2

Friday, April 19, 2013

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The patterns in language, movement and music may not be immediately obvious but learning to recognise them helps children make sense of the world, says Linda Pound.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Dance in the early years

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Friday, March 22, 2013

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Young children's experimentation with movements is linked to what we later recognise as 'dance', say Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly, directors of Primed for Life Training Associates.

Learning & Development: ICT - Take notes

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Friday, March 22, 2013

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Apps are becoming the latest must-have in helping practitioners with observation, assessment and planning, says Mary Evans.

Learning & Development: Finger Rhymes - Thumbs up!

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Friday, March 22, 2013

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Picking up rhymes supported by physical actions seems to be innate in children. But how adults mediate is important for later literacy development, says Opal Dunn

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Pattern, Part 1

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Friday, February 22, 2013

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Adults need to know more about patterns themselves to help children develop their awareness. In this article Linda Pound focuses on the visual and mathematical aspects

Red Nose Day: laughing and learning

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Friday, February 8, 2013

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With its focus on raising money by having a laugh, Red Nose Day gives pre-school children the chance to make a difference by doing what comes naturally. Aleks Leimanis, Schools and Youth Manager at Comic Relief, suggests approaches and resources to help practitioners plan powerful, purposeful learning experiences this Red Nose Day

The power of play in the revised EYFS

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Friday, February 8, 2013

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To deliver the revised early years framework, practitioners need to define play and understand its purpose, says Ann Langston, in her latest book The Revised EYFS in Practice - Thinking, Reflecting and Doing!

Learning & Development: Data Handling - In the charts

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Friday, January 11, 2013

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Involving children in collecting and presenting data for graphs, charts or pictograms helps them to understand the information.

Learning & Development: Physical Development - Different movements

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Friday, January 11, 2013

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Lala Manners explains the principles behind the many approaches to physical development and the training available for practitioners.

A Parent's Guide to ... Mathematics

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Friday, December 7, 2012

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Many parents may think they left mathematics at the school gate but, of course, it permeates every aspect of our day-to-day life, from cooking and checking bills to working out how long it will take us to reach home.

EYFS best practice: Be Specific ... Mathematics

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Friday, December 7, 2012

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Views of what counts as maths are changing. Linda Pound examines whether revisions to this area of learning and development match up.

Learning & Development: Two-Year-Olds - Are you ready for me?

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Friday, November 23, 2012

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Help is at hand for settings preparing to offer funded places for two-year-olds in 'Are you ready for me -now I'm 2?'. Its authors, the Cheshire East Early Years and Childcare Team, explain how it supports best practice.

A Parent's Guide to ... Expressive Arts and Design

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Friday, November 23, 2012

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Have you ever watched your child playing with mud and wondered what it is that so enthrals them? Their enthusiasm almost certainly lies in a desire to explore and be creative, and such explorations start at a very early age.

Learning & Development: Christmas - The big day

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Friday, November 9, 2012

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Lucy and Tom's Christmas offers useful ideas for exploring Christmas traditions and encouraging learning at the same time, says Marianne Sergeant.

All in a day's work - happy with our planning

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Friday, November 9, 2012

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It's time to make the planning work for us, say Nicola Bushell and Hayley Cannell, joint managers of Oakey Dokeys Pre-School in Essex.

EYFS Best Practice: Be Specific ... Expressive Arts and Design

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Friday, November 9, 2012

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The name change from Creative Development to Expressive Arts and Design gives practitioners the chance to rethink how they support creativity within early learning, says Di Chilvers, advisory consultant in early childhood.

Learning & Development EAL: Dual purpose

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Friday, October 12, 2012

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A training project to help early years practitioners assess the development of children with English as an additional language has proved highly effective. Julie Cigman explains

EYFS best practice: Be Specific ... Understanding the World

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Friday, October 12, 2012

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The focus of this area of learning is now on understanding people and communities, the natural and built environment, and everyday objects with functions created by technology.

Learning & Development: ICT - On the map

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Friday, September 28, 2012

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Exploration of the world in the early years can be supported with an interactive map of your local area. Marianne Sargent offers some guidance on making one.

EYFS Best practice: Be Specific ... Literacy

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Friday, September 14, 2012

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Controversy over when reading and writing should be taught could persist under the revised framework.Jan Dubiel, national development manager for Early Excellence, reviews the essential principles.