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Growth mindset lessons – KS1 thinking skills plan with Charlie & Lola If you can begin growth mindset lessons from the moment children start school, you’ll never hear pupils complain of a lesson being ‘too hard’ ever again. Carol Dweck’s theory of mindsets is one of the most powerful tools teachers have for developing independent, confident and life-long learners. According to Dweck, a professor of psychology at […]

A Minute Of Madness – Lesson Plan For KS1 Music That moment when the children first get their hands on the instruments at the start of a music lesson typically sounds like a chaotic cacophony. Don’t try to shut it down, suggests Chris Fenton – if channeled appropriately, that natural enthusiasm and curiosity can give way to some sweet music thereafter…

Hatching Plans – Eggs-Themed Lesson Plan For KS1 Nutrition And PE Eggs can be a useful aid to teaching pupils about the importance of good nutrition – and as Jim Levin shows, they can also help impart some valuable lessons about body movement…

Learning Goals – World Cup-Themed Lesson Plan For KS1 And KS2 Geography And Science Use Brazil’s hosting of the 2014 World Cup as a jumping off point to explore the country’s natural sights and features, followed by an investigation into the physical forces at play in a game of blow football

Get With The Program – Programming Lesson Plan For KS1 Computing If you’re wary about teaching years 1 and 2 algorithms, programming and debugging under current KS1 computing curriculum, don’t be – as Emma Goto explains, it’s easier than you think…

Taking Maths Outdoors – Mathematics Guidance And Activities For EYFS Bring your teaching of numeracy outside, suggests Judith Dancer, and you can draw on a range of creative and imaginative – not to mention messy – ways to get children building up their maths skills. Here are just a few suggestions…

The Power Of Picture Books – Teaching Guidance For EYFS Literacy Anjali Patel explores what makes picture books such a uniquely powerful tool for fostering literacy, and offers some advice for getting the most out of them.

What Can You Hear? – EYFS Listening Activities Kate Freeman presents a series of activities and tips aimed at helping practitioners develop the listening skills of children from birth to the age of 5.

Continuing Support – SEN Advice And Guidance For EYFS Kathy Brodie presents a primer on what practitioners should do to ensure their setting’s environment meets the needs of children with both diagnosed and undiagnosed special educational needs.

Recipe For Success – Food And Nutrition Activity For EYFS When it comes to teaching your children about cooking, asks Adele Devine, why limit them to handling mixing bowls and making sweets? Give each child their own set of utensils and see how they get on with these two recipes for ‘Sunshine pies’ and ‘Tuna fishcakes’…

Putting Food First – Case Study And Curry Recipe For EYFS Nigel Denby examines how Surbiton Children’s Centre set about improving their food offering by investing in a purpose-built kitchen and giving their lunch menu a radical, early years-oriented overhaul – plus, a delicious recipe for a fruity chicken and vegetable curry, courtesy of project lead Lilly Judd.

Real World Role Play – Cross-curricular Activities For EYFS Keeping the scanarios of your setting’s role play activities relatively grounded can make your children’s learning that little bit more meaningful and practical, but no less imaginative, advises Kirstine Beeley…

Simple Solutions – Problem Solving Advice And Activities For EYFS Maths Familiarise children with the principles of solving maths problems early on in their learning development, and they’ll soon discover that mathematical investigation and exploration is nothing to be scared of, says Judith Dancer.

Pirate Investigators – Cross-curricular activities for EYFS Judith Harries explains how a ‘pirates’ setting can serve as a rich backdrop to an impressively diverse range of learning activities for different ages – from painting treasure, to learning about the importance to caterpillars of effective camouflage… Browse more ideas for Talk Like a Pirate Day.

On The Move – Kinaesthetic Learning Activities For EYFS Kirstine Beeley examines the role that children’s physical development and wellbeing can play in helping to them build a broader knowledge and understanding of the world around them.

Mud, Glorious Mud – Messy Play Ideas And Advice For EYFS Ros Harker pays homage to the multifarious uses, enduring appeal and modest cost of that trusty messy play standby – glorious mud!

Lots To Talk About – Speech, Language And Communication Resource For EYFS Expert guidance aimed at childcare practitioners on how to change a setting’s environment and interact with children so as to develop their speech and language skills.

Make & Sell – Fundraising Advice For EYFS Judith Harries offers some tips on how to raise funds for your setting by showcasing your children’s creativity through holding art exhibitions, creating greetings cards and selling hand-crafted goods.

Literacy Through Music – Cross-Curricular Activities For EYFS English And Music Maria Kay presents an 8-part series of articles, exploring how children’s music and literacy skills can be developed through a mix of cross-curricular activities involving singing, chanting and playing an instrument.

Learning To Let Go – Attachment Disorder Strategies For EYFS Sue Cowley offers some advice to early years settings on how to support their most persistently clingy children. Read more about attachment disorder in children.

Join Our Club – Lunch Club Case Study And Pasta Recipe For EYFS Nigel Denby looks at how a children’s centre in Hillingdon, London is supporting vulnerable families with a regular Lunch Club that involves a mix of free hot food and opportunities to connect with others – plus, a tasty pasta recipe from the Lunch Club’s regular chef, Sue White.

Help Them Be Healthy – Nutrition Advice And Activities For EYFS Natasha Gavin has made it her mission to help children overcome their wariness of natural, healthy food and embrace fruit and veg. If you’re keen to do the same in your setting, these desensitisation techniques and motivational strategies are a great place to start.

Creative Storytelling – Teaching Suggestions And Lesson Activities For EYFS Literacy Tonya Meers explains the thinking behind ‘Creative storytelling‘ – an approach to teaching literacy that sees children interacting with puppets, models and other objects in order to engage more fully with a story’s message and emotional impact.

Glorious Colours – Activity Ideas For EYFS Art And Messy Play In this cross-curricular activities guide, Karen Hart shows how having your children explore the concept of colour can help develop their skills not just in art, but also maths, language, science and problem solving.

Early Investigations – Activity Ideas For EYFS Science Give your children an early grounding in the scientific method with these engaging play-based science activities devised by Kirstine Beeley.

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