Early Years - General Ideas
- 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
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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.
- Song Sack -
Choose one of these cards from a song sack and enjoy singing the
song together! 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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