Exciting Activity Ideas for Early Years Mark Making

Discover engaging activity ideas to enhance fine motor skills, promote early writing, and foster a love for learning. Let the glow captivate young learners and make their educational journey shine bright. Building Foundations In the early years, fostering a love for learning and building the foundations is crucial. One exciting resource that can light up the…

ByAna Smith4 August 20230Comments

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How Imaginative Play Contributes to Language Development by Hayley Winter

When children engage in imaginative play, they create scenarios, characters, and stories, which helps them to develop their language skills in several ways. In this blog, I share 5 ways that imaginative play contributes to language development in the Early Years and why this type of play is so integral. Improves Vocabulary Firstly, imaginative play allows…

ByAna Smith4 August 20230Comments

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Ways to Use Pebbles in Play

The Power of Pebbles in Play: Unearthing the Magic and Learning in the Everyday Why are we Fascinated with Pebbles? Ever since we were cave dwellers, humans, especially children, have been fascinated with stones and pebbles. Ever been on a walk with a child to find their pockets rattling and full of stones and pebbles…

ByAna Smith4 August 20230Comments

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Exploring STEAM in the Early Years

STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths. You might be more used to the term STEM, but Arts is often added to recognise the role of creativity and design in STEM fields. Including Arts makes these subjects more early years friendly too. STEAM learning is becoming increasingly common in the years before formal school…

Bycsteele20 June 20230Comments

Exciting Activity Ideas for Early Years Mark Making

How Imaginative Play Contributes to Language Development by Hayley Winter

Ways to Use Pebbles in Play

Exploring STEAM in the Early Years

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