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Language and Literacy are not only about reading
It felt like a fantastic boost to oral storytelling to learn a short while ago that, as of June next year, the writer Kevin Crossley-Holland will add to his many other ro...
Early Learning HQ site maintenance
Just thought I’d let you all know that its possible that the site will be down for maintenance early Saturday morning and maybe even early Sunday morning as well. I...
Pen Green rejects revised EYFS
The renowned early years research base Pen Green has responded negatively to the Government’s consultation over the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). They ar...
Early Learning HQ site changes
Just a quick note to say that we’re currently making some changes to the design of the site so you may see some strange goings on over the next few days! We’...
Early years drama activities (part 4)
This is the final part of my collection of drama games for early years settings. I hope you will try them out and let me know how you get on. You can download a free pdf...
Early years drama activities (part 3)
Listed below are a few more activity ideas / games to encourage drama and socio-dramatic play in early years settings. They are taken from a document that I put together...
Early years drama activities (part 2)
Listed below are a few activity ideas / games to encourage drama and socio-dramatic play in early years settings. They are taken from a document that I put together thank...
Early years drama activities (part 1)
Listed below are a few activity ideas / games to encourage drama and socio-dramatic play in early years settings. They are taken from a document that I put together thank...
Where are the girls? Finding books with strong girl characters for 5-7 year olds
Who are your daughters’ book character heroes? I wondered the same thing a few World Book Days ago as I scanned the mass of fictional characters running arou...
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