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Empathy in the Early Years
‘Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with...
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Child Development Theories: John Bowlby
John Bowlby was a pioneering attachment theorist. While early attachment theories considered attachment a learned behaviour, Bowlby’s attachment...
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How to Develop Early Numeracy Skills
Numeracy skills aren’t just an important part of the curriculum – they’re a vital life skill that enables us...
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Simple Classroom Guitar: 20 Childrens Songs with Just Two Chords
This simple classroom guitar guide is aimed at those who do ‘a bit’ (or a lot) on guitar...
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The Benefits of Music Therapy
Hans Christian Andersen once said that “Where words fail, music speaks”. Practitioners of music therapy will surely have a...
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Why It’s Vital That We Teach Children to Sing
Crying out is how we all announce our arrival into the world, and this for humans forever remains...
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Music in Early Years and Holistic Child Development
Now that most of us live in a 21st-century global village it is tempting to imagine such worldwide...
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Using Appraisals in Early Years Settings
Using appraisals in early years settings, specifically a clearly structured and well-run appraisals system, is a great tool...
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Child Development Theories: B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner was a behavioural psychologist who was convinced classical conditioning was too simplistic to constitute a...
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10 Winter Crafts Ideas for Early Years
As the colder, darker days set in, brighten up your nursery with some cheerful winter crafts. There’s plenty...
Further Reading
- The Importance of Stage Based Play
- 8 Budget Friendly Outdoor Activities
- Returning to School After Coronavirus Lockdown
- Early Years Science Activities
- Playworker Role in Play
- Lev Vygotsky
- Simple Classroom Guitar Songs
- Group Learning in Early Years
- Learning through Playing
- Playworker Role in Outdoor Play & Learning
- Activities for Children with Autism
- How to Teach Children with Autism
- The Effect of a Sensory Impairment
- Emotional Development in Children
- Encourage Child Independence
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