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An A4 sheet featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of the woods/forest.... The Woods/Forest Book List

The Woods/Forest Book List

An A4 sheet featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of the food and drink.... Food and Drink Book List

Food and Drink Book List

An A4 sheet featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of the farmyard.... Farm Book List

Farm Book List

An A4 sheet featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of weather. You may also find o... Weather Book List

Weather Book List

An A4 sheet featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of ‘under the sea’. You may... Under the Sea Book List

Under the Sea Book List

An A4 sheet featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of colours. You may also find o... Colour Themed Book List

Colour Themed Book List

An A4 sheet featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of people who help us. You may... Plants and Growing Things Book List

Plants and Growing Things Book List

This section contains a handy selection of book lists on a variety of popular early years themes. Th... Book Lists

Book Lists

An A4 sheet featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of people who help us. You may... People Who Help Us Book List

People Who Help Us Book List

An A4 sheet featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of space. You may also find our... Space Themed Book List

Space Themed Book List

An A4 sheet featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of pirates. You may also find o... Pirates Book List

Pirates Book List

An A4 sheet featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of dinosaurs. You may also find... Dinosaur Book List

Dinosaur Book List

A Microsoft word document featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of maths and nume... Maths/Numeracy Book List

Maths/Numeracy Book List

A Microsoft word document featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of Elephants.... Elephants Book List

Elephants Book List

A Microsoft word document featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of Vehicles.... Vehicles Book List

Vehicles Book List

A Microsoft word document featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of Bears.... Bears Book List

Bears Book List

A document featuring a list of useful reference books to use as inspiration when teaching the letter... Letters and Sounds Book List

Letters and Sounds Book List

A document featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books relating to animals and pets.... Pet Themed Book List

Pet Themed Book List

A document featuring a list of useful books to use in your school or early years setting inn the run... St. David’s Day Book List

St. David’s Day Book List

A Microsoft word document featuring a list of useful minibeast themed EYFS / KS1 books... Minibeast Storybook List

Minibeast Storybook List

A Microsoft word document featuring a list of useful EYFS / KS1 books on the topic of the Jungle.... Jungle Themed Storybook List

Jungle Themed Storybook List

A very useful list of storybooks for Enhancing Outdoor Learning Sessions.... Outdoor Learning EYFS Book List

Outdoor Learning EYFS Book List

Michael Jones is a well known writer and journalist. He led the Every Child a Talker initiatives in... Supporting Quiet Children: Book Review

Supporting Quiet Children: Book Review

The National Blind Children’s Society is 16 years old. It provides support to families and sch... Personalised books for sight impaired pupils

Personalised books for sight impaired pupils

In a bid to raise awareness of the benefits of teaching in ‘the Garden of England’ Kent County C... Teach in Kent Facebook Competition

Teach in Kent Facebook Competition

A collection of posters and notepaper ideal to use in your school / early years setting during Book... Book Week

Book Week

Boundaries are put in place to protect children because they are loved. Children feel safer when the... The importance of Children’s Book Week (part 2)

The importance of Children’s Book Week (part 2)

It didn’t take the years of working towards a degree in psychology to help me understand why it’... The importance of Children’s Book Week (part 1)

The importance of Children’s Book Week (part 1)

Next week is Children’s Book Week. But how do you get children to listen to stories? How do you ke... Storytelling Starters for Children’s Book Week

Storytelling Starters for Children’s Book Week

Last night I read an amusing blog post about the evolution of classroom technology which I thought I... Classroom technology from the horn book to ipads

Classroom technology from the horn book to ipads

  As I’m sure you’re all aware World Book Day is nearly upon us. Dates vary in other countr... World Book Day

World Book Day

Learning to read can be an exciting time for a child, but it can also be very frustrating. Here are... Encouraging your Child to Read

Encouraging your Child to Read

All schools are required to teach phonics in Key Stage 1 however, there is no statutory requirement... A guide to teaching phonics

A guide to teaching phonics

I met Pojo recently. He is a small dog puppet and was at the House of Lords with his creators Tonya... Educational, creative storytelling kits: Pojo’s Adventures

Educational, creative storytelling kits: Pojo’s Adventures

Welcome to ELHQ Premium! Thank you for signing up for an ELHQ Premium Membership, we’re really ple... Thank You

Thank You

It’s hard to find a one stop solution which will help children really take off with their read... Engage and Accelerate: Reading resources for KS1 and KS2

Engage and Accelerate: Reading resources for KS1 and KS2

With World Book Day coming up in just over a month on March 6th, it’s a good time to take a fresh... Storytelling: Banishing the Nightmares

Storytelling: Banishing the Nightmares

Over the last couple of months we have been working on ideas for a few educational iPad apps and the... Classical Music for Children

Classical Music for Children

I often listen to songs playing on the radio and suddenly recognise a phrase or riff that sounds sus... Original Thought or ‘Magpied’ Ideas?

Original Thought or ‘Magpied’ Ideas?

It was a terrific honour for me a few weeks back to get nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial A... The Value of Storytelling

The Value of Storytelling

Following on from our review of the latest (and best!) educational apps in February, we thought it m... July’s Best Educational Apps

July’s Best Educational Apps

The new 2014 curriculum has now been released and although the basics are still there, quite a few t... A Breakdown of the 2014 Primary Curriculum

A Breakdown of the 2014 Primary Curriculum

The jungle is always a very popular early years topic and there are lots of different crafts activit... Jungle Themed Activity Ideas

Jungle Themed Activity Ideas

A young mum proudly told me that her 18 month old son was really clever and ready for nursery. She s... Just Because a Child CAN does it mean they SHOULD?

Just Because a Child CAN does it mean they SHOULD?

Do you think that you have the next J K Rowling or Roald Dahl in your class? If so, then you may be... BuyaGift Young Authors Creative Writing Competition

BuyaGift Young Authors Creative Writing Competition

Ahoy me hearties, this section is devoted all to things pirate related, with early years (EYFS) and... Pirate Activities / Planning

Pirate Activities / Planning

Photographs are a wonderfully versatile resource that can be used to support numerous aspects of chi... The Power of Photographs in Supporting Children’s Learning

The Power of Photographs in Supporting Children’s Learning

I recently had to put together a presentation for head teachers on moving from Good to Outstanding i... OK to Awesome: Providing ‘Outstanding’ Experiences

OK to Awesome: Providing ‘Outstanding’ Experiences

The advantages of using displays in the classroom | Wall displays are an important part of any class... The Advantages of Classroom Displays

The Advantages of Classroom Displays

When I was teenager we had one teacher in particular who we didn’t respect, and whose life we made... “You Wouldn’t Do That At Home, Would You?”

“You Wouldn’t Do That At Home, Would You?”

Over the years there has been a lot of discussion about the Cochlear Implant and, if it is a good th... Cochlear Implants: Understanding What They Are and What They Do

Cochlear Implants: Understanding What They Are and What They Do

Last weekend I was having a look through the attic and I came across a primary school activity book... Revisiting Some Old Early Years Activities: Classic Classroom Games

Revisiting Some Old Early Years Activities: Classic Classroom Games

I, like millions of other people, have got a smartphone. In many ways it has changed my working life... The Genius of Children in Role-Play

The Genius of Children in Role-Play

Isaac was waiting at the front door for me. For weeks he had been asking his mum when Judith would b... Just Thinking and Talking on Bits of Paper

Just Thinking and Talking on Bits of Paper

This is part of a series of posts taken from Dr David Smawfield’s catalogue of resources created t... Making a Word Machine

Making a Word Machine

Picture the scene: I am in a preschool book area. I am reading The Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle... The difference between sharing a story and reading a story

The difference between sharing a story and reading a story

Deciding to homeschool your child requires a considerable amount or preparation and energy, as you a... Different Approaches to Homeschooling

Different Approaches to Homeschooling

Is your child a reluctant reader? Many children seem to have a strong dislike of reading. They devel... Encouraging Reluctant Readers

Encouraging Reluctant Readers

I was asked to write a “blog”. I eagerly agreed and then stopped to think…what’s a blog?... School readiness: focus on the essentials

School readiness: focus on the essentials

A baby is alert and listening from birth. From six weeks, they are able to smile, turn their head to... Babies learn through play

Babies learn through play

Early Years Practitioners respond to the current interests of their children and in one setting I vi... Mathematics with the Dinosaurs

Mathematics with the Dinosaurs

First of all, as this is my first post of 2013 I’d like to wish all of our visitors a happy Ne... ELHQ: Best Teaching Resources of 2012

ELHQ: Best Teaching Resources of 2012

No more. Just no more bits of plastic.  I refuse to spend our hard earned pennies on any of the tat... The Gift Of Music

The Gift Of Music

As the end of 2012 draws ever closer, I have been looking back over the last year in the world of Ki... 2012: A great year for teaching

2012: A great year for teaching

This is our inaugural blog post so we thought we’d start with a bit of background information abou... Deaf awareness: help and support for parents

Deaf awareness: help and support for parents

I recently wrote an article about the importance of music in learning. As an easily distracted child... Make ’em laugh: keep humour in the classroom

Make ’em laugh: keep humour in the classroom

  December is fast approaching and it can be easy to get distracted by all things Christmas. So... UK National Disability History Month

UK National Disability History Month

This section contains an extensive collection of resources to help with the teaching of popular earl... Traditional Tales / Stories

Traditional Tales / Stories

After the event comes the feedback. This year has seen the institution of a new set of awards – th... Storytelling Awards

Storytelling Awards

Children want space at all ages. But from the age of one to seven, space, that is ample space, is al... ‘Life in every limb’: Early Education Conference

‘Life in every limb’: Early Education Conference

  Ok here are a few outdoor play ideas that I’ve picked up from various sources. Some were given... Outdoor Play Activities and Ideas (Part 1)

Outdoor Play Activities and Ideas (Part 1)

I’ve been talking quite recently about outdoor play and the forest school approach. I thought I’... ABC does….outdoor continuous provision

ABC does….outdoor continuous provision

As a follow to my last post about gardening in the early years I thought I’d put together a list o... Early years stories about gardening

Early years stories about gardening

The eforeenefits of gardening with young children (or any children for that matter) are enormous.  ... Gardening in Early Years Settings

Gardening in Early Years Settings

  One of the first thing to note with mark making is that it’s important that activities are link... Mark making activities, ideas & resources

Mark making activities, ideas & resources

  In the wake of the National Trust’s recent report highlighting the decline in outdoor play in t... Outdoor Learning: Forest School Approach

Outdoor Learning: Forest School Approach

Personal, Social, Emotional Development – Encourage your child to say please and thank you. &#... EYFS Guide for parents & early years professionals

EYFS Guide for parents & early years professionals

I have been lucky enough to have been involved in an inter-generational community project with my lo... Cooking through the generations

Cooking through the generations

A collection of early years lesson plans and ideas relating to the topic of ‘animals’, including... Animals Planning

Animals Planning

This section consists of EYFS / KS1 planning ideas submitted by experienced teachers and early years... EYFS / KS1 Planning

EYFS / KS1 Planning

Next week sees the annual BETT show, when teachers with an interest in technology flock to London to... BETT for primary schools

BETT for primary schools

December saw the official preview of Clicker 6 at Crick software’s headquarters inNorthampton.  C... Crick Software’s Clicker 6

Crick Software’s Clicker 6

Sal McKeown is a freelance journalist for special needs. She is the author of two books: Brilliant... Sal McKeown

Sal McKeown

Just out is a new book about writing in schools. Writing Voices is by Teresa Cremin and Debra Myhill... Writing Voices

Writing Voices

It felt like a fantastic boost to oral storytelling to learn a short while ago that, as of June next... Language and Literacy are not only about reading

Language and Literacy are not only about reading

As a child, Tamara Macfarlane practically lived in Blackwells Children’s Bookshop in Oxford. H... Tamara Macfarlane

Tamara Macfarlane

    So it’s the start of a new school year and many of you will be searching for new ide... 20 useful web 2.0 teaching tools

20 useful web 2.0 teaching tools

  If you’re a parent or teacher and want to learn about my story of how I help children w... b and d letter confusion

b and d letter confusion

  I read with great relief this week that the Emperor penguin who I based my children’s story... ELHQ children’s story update: Emperor penguin recovering after surgery

ELHQ children’s story update: Emperor penguin recovering after surgery

I was interested to see a feature on Newsnight last night that ties in quite nicely with my recent b... Mumsnet and the tiger mother

Mumsnet and the tiger mother

After reading the post about planning the learning environment to promote language, literacy and com... Promoting language through dramatic play

Promoting language through dramatic play

It is important that you keep in mind the language, literacy and communication goals when planning y... Communication, Language and literacy: Planning your learning environment

Communication, Language and literacy: Planning your learning environment

Learning to write is about more than just letter formation. It is a cognitive development and emerge... Emergent Writing

Emergent Writing

I went to see the King’s Speech the other day and it made me think about developing resources to h... Speech and language difficulties

Speech and language difficulties

Here we have a collection of early years teaching resources relating to the woods, including a coupl... The Woods

The Woods