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Welcome to the Early Years pages.
Feel free to browse
through the General Early Years resources listed below,
or use the
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- Cat and Mouse -
A fun game for children to play at spare moments during the day.
- Hunt the Honey -
A fun, competitive game, in which children have to find a pot of
honey!
- Don't Get Caught! -
A fun game, which can be used to reinforce work in lots of subjects.
- Who is it? - A simple
game which requires children to identify each other.
- Captain Silence -
A simple method of encouraging children to sit quietly.
- Mr. Men Displays -
Make an interactive shape and colour display based on the Mr. Men
characters.
- Magic Wand - Cast
a magic spell on your class, to encourage them to sit up and listen
carefully!
- The Magic Carpet -A
fun way of learning about other cultures.
- Sounds
 -
A useful PDF worksheet, which asks children to identify how different
instruments make sounds.
- Find that Sound -
Develop children's listening skills with this game, then make up
your own orchestra!
- Rewarding Learning -
An effective way of encouraging children and rewarding them when
they succeed!
- Yes / No Sticks -
Make these simple tools to help children answer your questions.
- Snap /
Matching Game -
A set of cards (in PDF), which can be laminated and used as part
of a snap / matching game. Contributed by a visitor.
- Email Project -
A PDF file, outlining a project by Veronica Carter, involving emailing
in a Year R class. Contains useful information for others wanting
to try a similar project.
- Exercise
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Match the different forms of exercise to the relevant picture. Contributed
by Sherrie Bendjedidi.
- Early Years Links
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A long list of links to other useful Early Years sites.
- Paint the Playground! -
Learn letters, numbers and shapes by painting the playground!
- Twinkle Twinkle
Little Star -
A popular rhyme, translated into Urdu, for younger children to
enjoy. Contributed by Shahida Yunus.
- Keeping Records -
An extremely easy way of recording learning by early years children.
- Teddy Shoe Shop -
A fun way of thinking about estimations.
- ICT and Phonics
Top Tips - A set of useful tips and advice for using ICT to
develop early Literacy skills.
- Conscious Baby Alphabet
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Conscious Baby Alphabet is an alphabet learning tool that is value
based; aimed at broadening the foundational thoughts at early years.
Contributed by Kwabena Mehutusekamen.
- Lynn Waters has contributed a number of Powerpoint presentations
aimed at children in the Early Years:
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