Exploring, inquiring and learning through water play! A case study of 2-3 year olds in a Nursery setting. Water provides movement from simple to complex play and we have seen very high levels of involvement in the water play. Our children have always been drawn to the water, we have th …
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Last term we added ‘The Curiosity Cube’ to our provision after being inspired online. My poor other half sacrificed his …
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‘In the moment planning’ by Katherine Houghton at Early Years Staffroom and Louise Smith at All Play Matters. How often …
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Messy play! Benefits of Messy Play You either love it or hate it! Well if you hate it, hopefully I can change your mind… …
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What is Wellbeing? There are many different definitions of wellbeing but perhaps the most agreeable is “the state of be …
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As a teacher my question is ‘why would you not want your child to be independent?’ Parents are children’s first educator …
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Is society in the UK becoming ‘Health and Safety obsessed’ and why is it so detrimental to child development? More and m …
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Piaget defined a schema as ‘repeatable action sequence, possessing component actions that are tightly interconnected and …
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STEM education stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Arguably the most important subjects in real …
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I continue to be shocked at how closed minded some leaders are in Early Years. In an industry that expects children to t …
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