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EYFS Best Practice - All about… embodied learning

Monday, November 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners need to see learning – particularly in mathematics – not as abstract and ‘disembodied’ but as inherently concrete and ‘embodied’. Dr Jennifer S Thom explains why

Learning & Development: Computational Thinking: Part 4 - Mirror, mirror

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Monday, November 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Activities that use computational thinking, such as giving a robot very simple instructions, teach problem-solving and encourages children to take a creative approach to technology. By Marc Faulder

EYFS Best Practice in Schools: Foundation Stage Units - All in one

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Foundation Stage Units are in the spotlight amid Government plans to greater align EYFS and Key Stage 1 goals. Anne O’Connor outlines how they work and examines their benefits and challenges

Learning & Development: Music: Part 3 - In the mood

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

How experimenting with music aids children’s personal, social and emotional development and promotes self-regulation. Linda Pound explains, and offers practical advice for practitioners

Learning & Development: Literacy - As hard as ABC

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Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

A defunct alphabet that was used in schools in the 1960s and 70s provides important lessons for current approaches to the literacy teaching of young children, discovers Caroline Vollans

Learning & Development: Computational Thinking: Part 3 - It’s logical

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Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

Computational thinking can take place in the kitchen, when sequencing stories, in experimenting with floating and sinking objects, and even when playing with toy cars, explains Marc Faulder

Learning & Development: Music: Part 2 - Move it!

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Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

Physical development and music go hand in hand, and the key to success is variety, explains Linda Pound in the second part of this series

Learning & Development: Computational Thinking, part 2 - In sequence

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Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

Pattern-spotting and decomposition are two of the six fundamental skills required for computational thinking. Marc Faulder examines how they best fit with what is already practised in the early years

New order for ELGs and Profile

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Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

Plans to reform the EYFS Profile and goals are proving controversial. Annette Rawstrone reports

Learning & Development: Music: Part 1 - Tuned in

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Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

Music is important in its own right in promoting young children’s cognitive development, well-being and enjoyment, says Linda Pound in the first of a series about how music can support early learning

Learning & Development: Digital Technology - Live and learn

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Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

In an Australian case study, tablet technology has enabled children’s playful explorations as part of ‘multimodal learning’. Nicola Yelland and Caja Gilbert examine the implications

Learning & Development: Computational Thinking - Think again

Features

Monday, September 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Computational skills need to be reflected in curricula and practice, writes Marc Faulder in the first part of a new series on teaching computational thinking in the early years

Learning & Development: Music - Natural rhythm

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Monday, August 7, 2017

| Nursery World

How one setting is supporting children’s innate musicality and communication development with the help of a visiting musician. By Caroline Vollans

EYFS Best Practice in Schools - No pressure!

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Monday, June 26, 2017

| Nursery World

Rather than obsess over whether activities are free-flow, child-led and so on, teachers should consider if they constitute effective learning and empower the child as a learner, says Jan Dubiel

EYFS Best Practice in Schools - Tense times

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Monday, June 26, 2017

| Nursery World

The approach to teaching literacy and maths in Reception is a key concern of teachers and EYFS leaders, explains Jan Dubiel, one of the authors of the recently published Hundred Review