We were delighted to welcome Reception teacher Nicole to the Nursery Ed team as Guest Editor this month, and with her help we have created some brilliant features, activites and posters we think you’ll love. Read more.
Diary of a Guest Editor
Reception teacher, Nicole Lefebvre-Fry, shares her once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to guest edit Nursery Education PLUS
By Nicole Lefebvre-Fry — reception teacher and early years consultant and leading teacher.
The wonders of whiteboards
Follow these ten top tips to help you get the most from your interactive whiteboard and boost your children’s development
By Margaret Allen — Business Development Manager, Promethean Ltd
Growing up with ICT
Many of us think of ICT as computers, but if you look around your setting there’s a plethora of ICT resources and toys that children can explore
By Brenda Whittle — a former deputy head teacher, writer and educational consultant.
It’s child’s play
Claudia Winkleman, talks exclusively to Nursery Education PLUS about her life as a presenter and mum to two young children
By Claudia Winkleman — TV presenter and celebrity mum
Also this month
More great articles published this month.
This month's resources
Designing and making poster
A simple, eye-catching poster which can be cut up, laminated and displayed in your art and craft area
The lost decorations poster
Lovely illustrated poster taken from the Nursery Education PLUS exclusive story ‘The lost decorations’
Christmas shapes
Copy these shapes onto card. Cut them out and use them to make fantastic Christmas tree decorations
Designing and making medium-term plan
Use this monthly chart based on the theme ‘Designing and making’ to assist with your planning
Other resources this month
This month's calendar
| Calendar for May 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Pope Shot (1981) | Be Nice to Nettles Week | Science through stories |
Latest news
Children’s Plan aims for world class schools 12 Dec 2007
£1 billion plan launched by the government for education, welfare and play reforms
Campaigners urge re-think of pre-school plans 4 Dec 2007
Plans to teach pre-school children in England to read and write have come under attack today from campaigners, who claim that formal lessons could harm young children.
£5m for nursery books 29 Nov 2007
New scheme to provide public library book boxes for nurseries
Get unwrapped with Oxfam! 28 Nov 2007
Oxfam has published an ‘Unwrapped for Schools’ pack to inspire pupils to change the world for the better this Christmas.
Lottery fund provides free books for early years 6 Nov 2007
Parents and young children in Glasgow benefit from lottery funding
Coming up next month…
Keep your eyes peeled for the July issue of Nursery Education PLUS including…
- Exciting ‘On the farm’ activities.
- Fantastic EYFS articles including planning guidance; FAQs; and advice on helping young children reach the early learning goal for ‘Handwriting’.
- New Nursery rhyme series complete with interactive resources.
PLUS!
- Meet Old MacDonald in our fab poster and online song.
- Farm animals poster and online sounds game… and much more!
Is there a theme you want us to cover or a topic you’d like more advice on? Then get in touch and let us know!
2008 National Year of Reading
Fun activities to help you and the children join in the 2008 National Year of Reading
April – ‘Read all about it’ – Blanche and Rocky by Stephen Gulbis
May – ‘Mind and body’ – Maisy Goes to Hospital by Lucy Cousins
June – ‘Reading escapes’ – Mr Bear’s Holiday by Debi Gliori
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