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Offer the under-threes simple objects to manipulate and mark with and hone their skills, suggests Marie Richardson
Enclosed spaces can foster friendship and heighten young children's concentration and involvement in their play, says Annette Rawstrone.
Sometimes overlooked or left to art activities, pattern is fundamental to children's understanding of mathematics, says Judith Stevens.
Observe, then give your book corner a makeover, advises Michael Jones.
This topics enables each child to relate their own unique experiences, and offers insights for practitioners.
Visiting fire or police stations helps children understand about 'people who help us' but there is a wealth of resources settings can use for role play to support this theme
WINNER: Coton Green Pre-school Nursery, Tamworth, Staffs
Encouraging children to use their bodies in any way they want stimulates their physical and brain development and has a noticeable beneficial effect on behaviour, writes Annette Rawstrone
It doesn't require a large budget, just plenty of imagination and some careful forethought about how it's going to be used, to kit out your setting with a sensory room, as Annette Rawstrone explains.
If boys use the home corner less than girls, it may be wise to broaden your resources, says Anne O'Connor.