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JM Barrie's childhood home to open as Scotland's new storytelling centre

News

Thursday, May 30, 2019

| Nursery World

A new children’s literature hub will open in the house and garden that inspired the Peter Pan author as a child.

Learning & Development Heuristic Play: Outdoor treasures

Features

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

| Nursery World

It's not just babies who gain from heuristic play - and better still if it takes place outdoors, as Sara Davies found in her research.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Minibeasts

Features

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

| Nursery World

Go on the trail of creatures that hold a natural fascination for children with activities leading through all areas of your early years provision, suggested by Judith Stevens.

Learning & Development: Letters and Sounds, Part 3 - Phased in

Features

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

| Nursery World

The structure and goals of the Letters and Sounds phonics teaching programme for three- to five-year-olds are outlined by Daniella Cohen.

CPD: Using the Early Years Library to support children's learning and development

Features

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| Nursery World

Find out how this free resource was developed by the Early Intervention Foundation and the PEDAL Centre – and how it can be used effectively in the setting. By Meredith Jones Russell

EYFS Activities: An A to Z of enhancements - B is for books

Features

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Amy Jackson continues her tour of the alphabet of enhancements to continuous provision, looking at inventive ways to use books to deepen learning

Learn how to make the most of picturebooks

Other

Thursday, January 9, 2020

| Nursery World

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

Early language learning linked to academic ability in primary school

News

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Children who spend more time discussing letters and sounds with their parents are better at reading and mathematics when they start school, a new report by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) reveals.

Positive Relationships: Home learning - Get to grips

Features

Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

While certain activities are useful for the development of handwriting, others can hinder it - and practitioners can help by explaining the differences to parents.

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Positive signs

Features

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

| Nursery World

Signing for the under-twos in a mixed inclusive centre is leading to advanced communication skills for all the children. Laura Marcus finds out about the benefits of a unique form of bilingualism.

Learning & Development: Digital animation - In the frame

Features

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

Camera, action - shoot your own animated film for computer in the nursery. Marianne Sargent explains.

The Big Picture - Bear necessity

News

Friday, April 26, 2019

| Nursery World

Walker Books is giving away 10,000 copies of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the classic story.

Language unlocks reading

Opinion

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

| Nursery World

Andrea Quincey is head of primary English at Oxford University Press, which has today published a policy report, Language unlocks reading, with the National Literacy Trust and the APPG on Literacy. This highlights the crucial link between children’s early language skills and life chances.

Learning & Development: Rhymes for birth to three - Garden snail gets ticklish!

Features

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

| Nursery World

Enabling Environments: Around the nursery - Make believe

Features

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

| Nursery World

Resources for productive role play, and the best practice for organising and offering them, are outlined by Jane Drake in our series on continuous provision in an early years setting.

Unique Child: Practice in pictures - Babies and books

Features

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

| Nursery World

Sharing a book creates a partnership between a young child and their carer that will promote their attention, social awareness and a habit of reading for pleasure. Anne O'Connor shows why. Photographs courtesy of Siren Films.

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Where Bear?

Features

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

Penny Tassoni has ideas for sharing Where Bear? by Sophy Henn

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Baby Day

Features

Monday, January 21, 2019

| Nursery World

Penny Tassoni has ideas for reading Baby Day with the youngest children

Learning & development: ICT - Digital ages

Features

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

| Nursery World

One nursery takes a far-sighted approach to incorporating ICT into its daily life and learning, as well as its staff assessments. Ruth Thomson reports.

Learning & Development: Thinking - Part 3: Broaden the mind

Features

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

| Nursery World

When children are exposed to a wide range of thought-provoking experiences and encouraged to make their own decisions, they will take responsibility for their learning. Marion Dowling shows how.