I was having a wander round Home Sense today and saw this pasta on the shelf. I think this would be amazing for threading, working on fine motor control and hand/eye co-ordination.
A bargain at £2.49 as well!
Fine Motor Threading
Male Only Apprenticeship Cohort? Radical!
I’ve followed June O’Sullivan’s blog (she’s the CEO of the London Early Years Foundation, a group of 39 nurseries in and around London) on and off for a while. Just recently though this article caught my eye:
https://www.leyf.org.uk/the-male-only-apprentice-group/
It surprised me and pleased me in equal measure. Finally somebody is doing something radical to increase the male practitioner population for Early Years.
June, I salute you!
Exciting Journey Ahead – Our Hygge Adventure
I was very lucky recently, I mean VERY lucky, and it doesn’t happen often. I entered a competition on the Facebook Page for Hygge in the Early Years, run by the amazing Kimberly Smith, and to my utter amazement I won!
The competition was to win a place on the latest cohort of the Hygge in the Early Years Accreditation scheme. This is such an exciting opportunity for me and my setting to bring some calmness and joy into our practice as we work through this journey. We are aware it isn’t an overnight process so we are taking our time with it and savouring each lesson.
Check back for updates soon!
Product Review – Storyprops Story Spoons: The Three Little Pigs
These amazing and versatile story spoons can be found at www.storyprops.co.uk along with a huge range of other amazing storytelling resources and information.
Product Review: Yellow Door Traditional Tales Figures – The Little Gingerbread Man
Please enjoy the video I’ve created to review the amazing Yellow Door Traditional Tales Figures of The Little Gingerbread Man.
The figures can be found by clicking HERE
The Story Talk Cards can be found by clicking HERE
The Stand-It Stones can be found HERE
If you want my recipe for Gingerbread playdough then click HERE
What I think Cultural Capital is.
This is my view on what Cultural Capital means for early years settings.
As I said, this is my view. You may have your own interpretation.
Whatever your view on Cultural Capital, just remember to feed those curious minds!
Storytelling Den
Out for a walk in York today and went into the Museum gardens (due to go to the York Proms there next month) and whilst walking about saw this beautiful use of nature to create such a gorgeous and inviting storytelling den.
A treat for the senses.
So now I’m based in York we decided to have a wander around the City centre. While we were walking through Deans Park, which is beside the Minster, I saw these beautiful raised beds.
I firmly believe that learning really happens when the senses are stimulated and what better than an oasis of herbs and scented plants.
I can see this sitting beautifully in our mud area.
#selfcaresunday
So this week it was a lovely, if chilly, walk in my village. Lots of daffodils on display.
#selfcaresunday #practitioners #relax #calming
CPD with a difference!
I’ve just been doing the housework and some CPD at the same time.
Don’t be too shocked, I do do the housework sometimes! However I popped on my headphones and spent and enjoyable time listening to my very lovely friend Kimberly from KSEY Consultancy talking about a variety of topics relating to her specialist subject of Hygge in the Early Years.
These podcasts are free and well worth listening to, I’m certainly taking the latest one back to my setting and pointing my team in the direction of it. Mop, bucket and duster not included!
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