How should children build strength and stamina in a developmentally appropriate way, asks Dr Lala Manners in part three of her series
* This series aims to demonstrate the type of activity practitioners should provide to help children of different experiences progress towards a given goal, ie stepping stone 4. * The stepping stones...
(Photograph) - A group of 317 Scottish children sang their way into the Guinness Book of World Records with the largest simultaneous sing-along for charity. Pupils from La Jolie Ronde, a language...
(Photograph) - Teacher Wendy Dyble gets a helping paw from Fern at a Primary 1 class at Scalloway Junior High School in Shetland. Ms Dyble says, 'Dogs can be a very calming influence in the...
A learning website designed to support early literacy and numeracy skills has beaten off competition from the BBC to win a prestigious competition for creativity and design. Storybook Web won the...
Infant humor: the theory of the absurd and the empowerment theory How six infants (age 15-22 months) in a group childcare setting produced and appreciated humour, with smiles and laughter. Findings...
Let children take home an electronic book to reinforce learning and hold on to memories, says Veronica Carter Last summer, as a parting gift to the children in my reception class, known as Pandas, I...
Organising children to sing songs along to actions or stories is the focus of another movement session by Helen Bilton.
The SAT tests at the end of KeyStage 1 in England should be abolished, say the Liberal Democrats, after a survey they commissioned found that more than half of all seven-year-olds experience stress as...
Working in the baby room can be rewarding, but it can also prove stressful and emotionally challenging. Katy Morton looks at how nurseries can help staff manage the more difficult moments