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Welcome to the ELHQ blog. We use this space to let you know about any new teaching resources we have put on to the site and to share any interesting thoughts or observations relating to the world of early years education. Please feel free to share your thoughts about any of the issues raised by leaving comments underneath the posts.
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Promoting Positive Behaviour in the Classroom
One of our future guest bloggers Nicola Morgan has written a book about promoting positive behaviour in the classroom. I thought I’d give it a quick mention as it looks...
‘Teacher in role’ technique
Today’s blog is about using Drama in Early Years setting. Drama is an excellent tool to use in any Early Years setting as it not only stimulates creativity...
UK childcare most expensive in Europe
Yesterday the results of a survey by the Daycare Trust and Save the Children were published which highlighted the true cost of childcare. It revealed that nearly 2/3 of p...
Free songbooks
Yesterday I uploaded a couple of new music resources to the site that were kindly given to me by Andrew and Angela Skullin of Lucky Bucket Productions. Lucky Bucke...
20 useful web 2.0 teaching tools
So it’s the start of a new school year and many of you will be searching for new ideas and approaches to try and engage your class. With this in mind I th...
Eid ul Fitr resources
This year the festival of Eid ul Fitr (aka ‘Eid’) fell on the 30th or 31st of August. For those of you not familiar with Eid it is a celebration which marks th...
b and d letter confusion
If you’re a parent or teacher and want to learn about my story of how I help children who reverse their letters, then read on. Specifically I’ll be tal...
Positive Preparations for the Transition to Full-Time Education for the Under Fives (Part 2)
Communications between schools and parents Schools can sometimes underestimate the extent of a parent’s anxiety and that can lead to a crisis of confidence in the paren...
Revised Statutory Framework for the EYFS – Readiness For School??
Having been heartened by what I heard from Dame Clare Tickell on the review of the Early Years Foundation Stage, about there been a focus on primary skills, the need for...
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