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...
by EYR Team | Mar 16, 2016 | Early Years Resources, Learning Environment, Outdoor Learning
“Mud, Mud Glorious Mud!” Outdoor provision in the early years is always high on every practitioner’s agenda. Over the years more focus has been put towards implementing outdoor learning experiences. There has been growing concern that classroom based...
by EYR Team | Mar 8, 2016 | Early Years Ideas, Inspiration
Here at Early Years Resources, we’re really looking forward to British Science Week 2016 – which takes place between the 11th and 20th March. It’s an exciting opportunity to really raise the profile of science within education, and promote the...
by EYR Team | Feb 29, 2016 | Inspiration, Learning Environment
Easter is considered to be the most important festival in the Christian calendar, and is at the centre of Christianity. Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Christ. The Easter story starts with Jesus being crucified on the cross and his body being placed...
by EYR Team | Feb 15, 2016 | Early Years Ideas, Early Years Resources, Inspiration, Learning Environment
As we come to the end of the first half term of the year, and those dark cold mornings start to disappear, our thoughts turn to the start of spring. A new topic and how we can engage our little learners with the joys of spring and new beginnings. There are many...
by EYR Team | Jan 29, 2016 | Early Years Ideas, Inspiration, Recipes
When is Pancake Day? Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day as it is sometimes known, is a traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – was traditionally a time of fasting, and Shrove Tuesday was the...
by EYR Team | Dec 7, 2015 | Craft Corner, Winter Crafts
A sensory light box can be used in a variety of ways to support learning and development. They are often used as therapeutic tools to stimulate the senses and encourage a calming and relaxing environment. Often found in early years settings, a sensory light box can be...
by EYR Team | Nov 25, 2015 | Craft Corner, Winter Crafts
What could be more personal than a handmade card for Christmas? Not only a personal touch but these festive crafts will keep your little ones entertained for hours as they make cards for their family and friends. To make your handprint Christmas cards you will need: A...
