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Early Years Numeracy: Pick and Mix Games
How do you present 2 -3 year olds with collections of interesting objects for open-ended exploration, play and problem solving opportunities?...
Early Years Numeracy: Fairground games
Fairground games can be used for all sorts of fun early years numeracy activities. They are a particularly great way of combining numerical and problem solving skills wi...
Nursery World DVD
I thought I’d bring to your attention a newly released box set of DVDs produced by Nursery World magazine entitled ‘Enhance Active Learning When Working with Under-Th...
Learning from play: the use of Lego in early years environments
Lego is one of those toys that is ubiquitous in schools, early years settings and the homes of young children. It was first manufactured in a humble workshop in De...
Crick Software’s Clicker 6
December saw the official preview of Clicker 6 at Crick software’s headquarters inNorthampton. Clicker is already used in 90% of UK primary schools which prompts two...
Our Favourite Christmas Teaching Resources – 2011
It’s two weeks until Christmas and I’m sure by now you’ve sorted your displays and planned all your festive activities for your school or early years setting. Never...
Validating Children’s Thinking Time
I attended a conference today with UFA (University of the First Age) which was extremely thought-provoking in many ways. Whilst I was there, I shared with the group a tec...
Saint Andrew’s Day
First of all let me start by wishing you all a happy Saint Andrew’s day. I have a confession to make…I was completely unaware that it took place on November the 3...
Writing Voices
Just out is a new book about writing in schools. Writing Voices is by Teresa Cremin and Debra Myhill, two highly experienced educationists with wide experience of writing...
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