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Why children need to learn to lie
“Honesty is always the best policy” we say, and of course who can forget the tale of Pinocchio, popularised by Walt Disney in which every time the character lies his nose grows longer? The Blue […]
Does gender equality start in the Early Years?
What is gender equality? When we talk about gender equality, this encompasses a range of concepts; fundamentally, gender equality is about having equal opportunities, expectations and rewards regardless of gender. The stereotypes we have […]
Books for children in the EYFS
Reading for pleasure is one of the biggest predictors of academic success, and laying early foundations for this is incredibly important. Reading with children sets them up for a positive relationship and association with books […]
What the EYFS can do for Gender Equality
Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage come from a range of backgrounds, with their parents and carers at home providing their primary form of socialisation. In the home we often find varying ideas about […]
More books for children in the EYFS
Enjoying books and reading is an excellent indicator of future academic success and helps children to meet several of the Early Learning Goals set out in the EYFS. Here we look at some more of the […]
Promoting physical development at home
In the years spanned by the Early Years Foundation Stage children’s physical development is extremely rapid, compare a newborn and a 5-year-old and you will see HUGE differences. However, ‘physical development’ as understood by […]
Teaching Maths in the Early Years Foundation Stage
It may seem to some outside the sector that there is little more to early maths than helping children learn to count effectively and have some emerging number knowledge. Whilst learning to count can […]
Promoting social skills at home
When we think about children in the EYFS developing ‘social skills’ we rightly think about them forming friendships with other children, learning to play together and to co-operate and share, but ‘social skills’ extend much […]
Promoting literacy skills at home
Literacy is one of the key skills that parents call to mind when they think about Education. Perhaps, this is a hangover from the “3Rs” era of education; Reading, Writing and Arithmetic or from the […]