by EYR Team | Jun 9, 2016 | Health & Wellbeing, Learning & Development, Primary Learning
Invented in the 1860’s, it’s one of the most popular team sports played around the world. It is also one which doesn’t make exclusions. Anybody of any age can pull on their boots and get involved. It’s easy to get started, all you need is a football, a ball pump, some...
by EYR Team | Jun 1, 2016 | Learning & Development
How do children learn through block play in early years? We’ve all seen a toddler’s pleasure when knocking down block towers. No sooner is it built, than it is gleefully knocked down. Learning through block play provides one of the most valuable for young...
by EYR Team | Apr 21, 2016 | Early Years Development, Learning & Development
What is Role Play? Effective role play gives children the opportunity to try out risky ideas in a safe environment. It allows them to explore boundaries, make sense of the world and develop their own identities. Through pretend play, children are learning to...
by EYR Team | Apr 6, 2016 | Early Years Development, Learning & Development
Like most sensory experiences, gardening with children can be a hectic, messy and usually, untidy affair! Children playing with soil, pulling up plants and strewing seeds everywhere however, is a fantastic learning experience and one which allows the development of a...
by EYR Team | Mar 24, 2016 | Early Years Development, Learning & Development, Outdoor Learning
The benefits of outdoor learning are endless. Being outside allows children to express themselves freely. Unlike an indoor classroom, there aren’t space constraints meaning children can jump, shout and explore to their hearts content. The sense of freedom playing...
