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EYSH Blogs Lost words En harmonie Blogs ‘Lost words’ reflected through the three pillars of sustainability and the SDGs. By Diane Boyd As early years practitioners we recognise the importance of our role in supporting children’s oral skills through holistic development. Influential research by Hart and Risley (1992,1995) stated that early year’s children living in poorer disadvantaged situations experienced significantly less adult directed words than their higher socio-economic peers. The research implied there was a ‘30-million-word deficit’ for the lower socio-economic children by the time they were four. That is a lot of missing words! These crucial findings draw attention to the importance of what quality practitioners can do to support and narrow the gap for children through quality interactions and using their quality environments (SDG 4 Quality Education). So, how can we close the gap and support children’s communication skills? The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS DfE, 2024, p9) clearly states the importance of “back-and-forth interactions” as a necessary requirement for language and cognitive development in young children. Sameroff and Fiese (2000) suggest back-and-forth interactions are more important than the quantity of the vocabulary children are exposed to, because the bi-directional conversations shared together are closely entwined with Personal, Social and Emotional Development, a universal prime area (EYFS, DfE,2024). As practitioners we need to focus on ensuring all children have opportunities to encounter through modelling and scaffolding, complex language input with a high level of longer, richer sentences (Rowe, 2008). This aligns with the Education Endowment Foundation – Communication and Language toolkit, which reminds practitioners to support and model effective linguistic aspects of communication. However, reflecting on pedagogical interactions Margaret Donaldson (1978) says this must make ‘human sense’ to the children, suggesting the need to draw on the socio-cultural aspects of community too (SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and communities). Within the Specific Area Understanding the World (EYFS, DfE,2024, p11) practitioners are asked to guide “children to make sense of their physical world and their community.” Taking children out beyond the gates of your setting allows them to experience holistically their neighbourhood, and what makes sense to them. Every neighbourhood is different (think of smells in a city compared to a beach town!) but as the EYFS (DfE, 2024, p 11) states “the frequency and range of children’s personal experiences increases their knowledge and sense of the world around them”. One such example is walking with your children through the town daily or weekly, past the local shops and engaging in back-and-forth conversations, adding new vocabulary as they walk. Exchanging hellos and making conversation with shop keepers will help children to become familiar with new vocabulary that is seemingly being lost due to the overuse of supermarkets. In large supermarkets everything is there and available in one stop – just come in and buy! There are limited interactions, relationships and vocabulary shared. Sadly now, how many children know for instance, what a cobbler is and what their work comprises of, linking here to SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth. By visiting in a natural organic way through a neighbourhood walk, children will become familiar with the shop keepers such as an optician, haberdasher, greengrocer, butcher, chemist, and baker (remember use this core language) that reside on their high street. When do children ever hear these occupational words now? So, it is imperative early years practitioners highlight these words before they become ‘lost’. Reinforce the words further through reading non-fiction books and revisit language associated with each profession, for example, Dylan the Shopkeeper by Guy Parker Rees. Set up your role play as different shops visited to consolidate language further. The new vocabulary can be extended to understand the produce they can purchase from the different shops, resonating with SDG 8, SDG 9, and SDG 11. The EYFS (DfE,2024) asks practitioners to build ‘positive relationships’, and this is a way of doing this through your locality. For example, in the greengrocer discuss the type of apple with the children and then taste test them. Granny Smith or Royal Gala which are sweet or bitter? Think of the lovely describing words or faces here! Other extension activities could include memory games- I went to the baker and I bought bread, a cake, some pastries; or I went to the butcher, and I bought some pork sausages, a bacon chop, some beef burgers; this consolidates the produce from each shop and the repetition aids the children’s cognition. After visiting the high street, the children could make their own big story book from each shop rather than buying books to support. This would be very effective as this supports children’s understanding of text - words and images together have meaning, that there is a beginning, middle and end in books which will make ‘human sense’ to them as this connects them to their community high street shops, and the satisfaction of knowing they wrote the book. Due to plastic credit cards being used in supermarkets there are other words that are now less frequently used in the terms of monetary currency. How often do children hear in purchasing back and forth conversations, or the words pennies and pounds being used? By highlighting during your neighbourhood walks not just the local shop keepers, their profession and produce sold, take the children into the shop, and model the use of real money. As the EEF Communication and Language states “settings should use a range of different approaches to developing communication and language skills.” It is important that children hear your “back-and-forth interactions” (EYFS, DfE,2024p, 9) with the shop keepers, as they are valuable conversations of both produce and currency together. The EEF (Early numeracy approaches) research shows that by utilising holistic pedagogy it has “a higher impact than when maths was delivered as a supplementary activity.” Through these conversations children will hear pennies, pounds, change and cost which they can replicate in role play back at your setting because this makes “human sense” (Donalson,1978) to them. Moving out into the locality and community children will have countless opportunities to use their 5 senses – hearing, smelling, tasting, seeing, and touching. By visiting local parks, gardens, or beaches regularly children will develop empathy and care for their environment. The emphasis is that you always use correct terminology with the children. For example, not the generic term ‘flower’ but daffodil or snow drop, and you encourage the children to observe the fauna but not pick them. There is a fabulous book called Lost Words by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris (2021) which focuses again on disappearing words but this time in the natural world. The book states “all over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world; Dandelion, Otter, Bramble, and Acorn, all gone. A wild landscape of imagination and play is rapidly fading from our children's minds. The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood”. This book could be used as a follow up to walks or scientific observations in woodland. Crucially for the planet we need to ensure young children hear, use, and understand key words from nature. As the EEF- Early Literacy approaches state you must ensure that “your early literacy strategy is well-balanced and combines approaches that will support the development of skills, knowledge and understanding”. From a sustainable perspective we need to invest in our locality whether this is the high street or park or woodlands or coastline. If children develop a relationship with their community and locality then they will love the area, respect the area and care for the area. EEF- Early years evidence highlights “approaches for teaching early literacy should, therefore, be used in ways that build on approaches that support communication and language, which are fundamental to children’s literacy.” This resonates with the Specific Area Knowledge and Understanding which asks practitioners to “foster their understanding of our culturally, socially, technologically, and ecologically diverse world” EYFS (DfE,2024, p11). Extending and developing these ‘lost words’ of the high street and environment builds “important knowledge,” and “extends their familiarity with words that support understanding across domains” (EYFS, DfE, 2024, p11). Economic sustainability through regular opportunities to use and understand words associated with currency, socio-cultural sustainability through engaging and connecting with your local community high street shops and environmental sustainability with care and empathy because of a relationship with the natural world. This clearly demonstrates the interconnected and holistic approaches to both early childhood and sustainability. Home | Climate Action Strategy | Case Studies | Curriculum Resources | Blog and Video Logs

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Online Safety is very important to us at Everton Nursery School and Family Centre. Sécurité en ligne La sécurité en ligne est très importante pour nous à Everton Nursery School and Family Centre. Voir ci-dessous divers liens pour vous aider à assurer votre sécurité et celle de vos enfants en ligne. _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Nous avons récemment lancé notre propre chaîne You Tube. Pour protéger votre enfant tout en regardant You Tube, veuillez consulter le PDF affichant des instructions simples que vous devez suivre en tant que parents et soignants pour suivre et activer le "Restricted Mode' lors de l'utilisation de You Tube. Cela permet de bloquer le contenu mature ou inapproprié pendant que votre enfant navigue sur le site Web. Guide de restriction YouTube Pour un guide des parents sur Facebook, veuillez cliquer sur ici . Plus d'informations sur Facebook, Lien . Plus de guides de médias sociaux ici. Pensez-vous savoir est le programme éducatif de NCA-CEOP, une organisation britannique qui protège les enfants en ligne et hors ligne Thinkuknow Packs de sécurité en ligne à la maison Familles d'activités simples de 15 minutes peut faire pour soutenir la sécurité en ligne de son enfant à la maison. Les packs sont disponibles pour les 4 à 14 ans et plus. Les parents peuvent également regarder nos guides vidéo sur différents sujets de sécurité en ligne. Boîtes à outils de sécurité en ligne Thinkuknow Pour l'apprentissage en face à face : Petites activités et feuilles de travail basé sur nos packs d'activités à domicile que vous pouvez livrer en présentiel aux enfants et aux jeunes dans votre cadre scolaire. Les boîtes à outils peuvent être utilisées avec des enfants de 5 à 14 ans et plus. Pour plus d'informations sur une gamme de sujets liés aux TIC, y compris les médias sociaux, veuillez cliquer sur ici pour accéder à la page BBC Webwise. L'école maternelle et le centre familial d'Everton ont reçu il y a quelques années la marque de sécurité en ligne sécurisée à 360 degrés. Pour lire ou télécharger la politique de sécurité en ligne de notre école/centre, veuillez cliquer sur ici . Keeping under fives safe online

Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment Sharing gifted resource bags Kendal Childminding Network Sharing how resource bags gifted by Liverpool City Region and Beyond Stronger Practice Hub have made an impact to a childminder network. How did you use the resource bag? Thank you so much for the resource box that Tracie (Strategic Childminder Support Lead) brought to our Network Drop in at Beck Community Centre in Kendal. We used the ‘Owl Babie’s’ story sack within the drop in while Tracie was with us. The children absolutely loved the story and used the fabulous puppets. We extended the activity by playing ‘sleeping owls’ then flying around and swooping down to picking up toys to put them away for tidy up time. Please share further information on how the resource bag supported your setting and how the resource bag may inspire or support other childminders? Every week each childminder will take home a different resource bag to share with their minded children and then swap the following week. They will also take it in turns to use a bag within the drop in, for the activity and swap ideas to extend activities within the bags. What impact did this resource bag have on the learning of the children in your setting? The children and childminders absolutely enjoyed using the story sack. Everyone joined in, got excited, had fun and laughed all the way through the story. They learnt all about why babies get upset when their mummy leaves them. It promoted discussion about emotions including how they felt that morning being dropped off at their childminders. The children talked about cuddling their childminders for reassurance and how they felt safe. Some of the children cuddled each other, others cuddled the owls. The children pretended to be sleeping baby owls, when woken they flew around swooping and diving down, before going back to sleep to do the actions again. After the session the children all helped to put the contents back into the bag ready for next time. Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

Besoins éducatifs spéciaux et handicap À l'école maternelle et au centre familial d'Everton, nous nous engageons à garantir les normes d'apprentissage et d'enseignement les plus élevées possibles pour tous les enfants à tout moment, quels que soient leurs capacités, leur âge, leur origine ethnique ou leur sexe. Bien que nous reconnaissions que les enfants apprennent et se développent à leur propre rythme, notre objectif est de défier tous les enfants grâce à des expériences d'enseignement et d'apprentissage soigneusement différenciées et en fixant des objectifs ambitieux à atteindre. Veuillez consulter ci-dessous notre document d'offre scolaire, qui décrit tout ce que nous faisons pour fournir une éducation de haute qualité avec prise en charge des enfants ayant des besoins éducatifs spéciaux et un handicap. Téléchargez et lisez notre document Offre scolaire. Téléchargez et lisez notre politique sur les besoins éducatifs spéciaux et le handicap. Download and read our Special Educational Needs and Disability Summary. Téléchargez et lisez notre plan d'accessibilité. Cliquez sur ici pour accéder à la page "Early Help Directory" de l'autorité locale de Liverpool.

Liverpool City Region and beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Blogs Childminders Programmes Documents Subscribe Early Years Professional Development Programme Newsletters Recruitment Case Study Julie Ellis By Julie Ellis As a childminder I am very happy that we now have a support group from the Stronger Practice Hub in our local area, especially promoting communication and language. I enjoy networking with the childminding group in the Deysbrook Drop in, Library and other events. At the drop in each week, we enjoy songs and story time using the lovely resources we received through the Stronger Practice Hub. As childminders we share the resources and take turns to put the activities into practice with our minded children and share ideas with each other on how to use the resources. The insert in each bag was great so we could make sure we were able to gain the most out of the activities. June and Tracie (Strategic childminder leads for the Stronger Practice Hub) have both been a great support over the months. As the Childminder Lead, June gave me the correct information and guidance with Ofsted and polices to support my practice further as a childminder. Tracie was able to support me in her DfE Mentor role for my next inspection. My confidence was low after my last inspection but June and Tracie encouraged me to lead story sessions which made me feel more confident in my ability to show how good I am at my job which helped me have a positive inspection which I was very grateful for. This also allowed me the confidence to join a Local Authority Working group. Having June as a contact and then being part of the WhatsApp group has been great as there is so much support from everyone and the Hub also helps with training needs on childminder related issues e.g. children’s behaviour and emotions. I am also able to share my outdoor and gardening experience events with other childminders. Having easy access to a Wellcomm Bag has been invaluable as this has saved me time travelling to my nearest Children’s Centre to book a bag out, plus I do not have to rush to return the pack. I tell people I have a pack so I can share and I promote the Hub all the time. Other Reading to supplement my knowledge: https://child-development-training.education.gov.uk/about/module-4 https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/evidence-store/communication-and-language https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/evidence-store/early-literacy https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/high-quality-interactions Julie Ellis Ofsted Registered Childminder Liverpool Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

Our aim is to encourage and inspire our families to support their child’s home learning. Through our Remote Learning Contingency Plan Plan d'urgence pour l'apprentissage à distance Remote Learning Contingency Plan (Review Jan 27)

Sensory Garden En harmonie Blogs In Harmony Liverpool s'inspire d'El Sistema du Venezuela et utilise la musique orchestrale pour améliorer la santé, l'éducation et les aspirations des enfants et des jeunes d'Everton. Créée en 2009 à l'école primaire Faith avec 84 enfants, In Harmony Liverpool s'est agrandie de sorte que plus de 700 enfants et jeunes âgés de 0 à 18 ans et leurs familles participent désormais gratuitement à la création musicale d'orchestre de la plus haute qualité chaque semaine, à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de l'école. La musique a lieu à Faith Primary School, The Beacon CE Primary School, Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, All Saints Catholic Primary School, Anfield Children's Centre et à Liverpool Philharmonic at the Friary, notre centre de répétition à West Everton._cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Blogs / Sensory Garden Everton Nursery Teacher Kate Doyle and Dr Diane Boyd present The Authentic development of a Sensory Garden through the 17 SDGs 1. The 'otherness' of the non-human world - highlighting worms! 2. Agency in Action – Children voicing their thinking through mark making. 3. Discovering recycling waste and contamination through a community visit. 4. Understanding Construction and Positioning of a Bug hotel in our garden. 5 Sparking interest through visiting Everton Park Nature Garden in our neighbourhood 6. The Fix-it Shop! Shopping lists, money, decision – making in action. 7. Sensory cognitive explorations using recycleable sustainable resources through tyres, hurricanes and the rain! Home | Climate Action Strategy | Case Studies | Curriculum Resources | Blog and Video Logs

Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment Literacy Blog, written for Childminders By June Cargill (Childminder) As an Ofsted Registered Childminder with 29 years of experience in the Early Years Sector I know we are unique, being flexible for parents, with a development rich opportunity to offer life experiences and activities in readiness for children to attend school and become adults. Experiences in the first years of a child’s life are crucial and it is an honour to have that in our hands every day, nurturing, caring and sparking children’s imagination, interests and passions…… seeing them flourish and grow is a privilege to behold and we should, quite rightly feel proud. I also appreciate that working with the under-fives can sometimes be intuitive. We know what stages children should be at their expected development ages and that the diversity rich activities and experiences we give children encourage future skills for their next steps. Understanding in depth why we do what we do can be crucial to be able to reflect and review on our own setting as well as working with parents when we identify possible challenges and development delays. Our ongoing personal development is key to broaden our understanding of children’s development, learn new key findings from research undertaken for the early years and broaden our depth of understanding on children’s learning outcomes. There is an absolute wealth of evidence based information, videos, case studies and examples for best practice available you can read at your own pace, but did you know that researching, investigating and using the Education Endowment Foundation EEF Evidence Store shows that you are reflecting on your setting so make sure you add these to your personal development record. What does the evidence say? The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework - GOV.UK refers to The Development Matters document, a non-statutory curriculum guidance…… ”It is crucial for children to develop a life-long love of reading. Reading consists of two dimensions: language comprehension and word reading. Language comprehension (necessary for both reading and writing) starts from birth. It only develops when adults talk with children about the world around them and the books (stories and non-fiction) they read with them, and enjoy rhymes, poems and songs together. Skilled word reading, taught later, involves both the speedy working out of the pronunciation of unfamiliar printed words (decoding) and the speedy recognition of familiar printed words. Writing involves transcription (spelling and handwriting) and composition (articulating ideas and structuring them in speech, before writing)” Development Matters - Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage The Education Endowment Foundation Evidence Store also highlights the definition of Early Literacy Early Years | EEF “Literacy describes a range of complex skills. It includes the word-level skills of both word reading and spelling and the text-level skills of reading comprehension and writing composition. The overall aim of these skills is for an author to effectively communicate their message and for a reader to understand it. These literacy skills (word reading, spelling, reading comprehension, and writing composition) rely, to some extent, on the same underlying processes and are therefore linked. Learning to be a reader and writer relies on three broad underlying skills or areas of learning: speech, language, and communication skills; physical development, particularly fine motor skills; and executive function skills, including working memory and speed of retrieval from memory. The extent to which these processes are involved differs between aspects of reading and writing and at different points during literacy development. Educators working with early years children play a pivotal role in laying the foundations for literacy by facilitating the development of the skills above, helping children learn how to engage these processes so they work together and, in the latter part of the early years phase, teaching knowledge specifically for literacy (for example, letter-sounds and features of books). EEF | Early Literacy Approaches that support communication and language are fundamental to supporting children’s early literacy. Children with language weaknesses may need more support with such skills to facilitate their literacy learning. Children with language weaknesses include those with a language impairment and may include children with English as an additional language or those from lower income families. Educators should use their own professional judgement and seek additional guidance when applying early literacy approaches to these groups of children. These approaches that the Evidence Store referred to are as follows; I have added examples from my own practice to help unpick what may be unfamiliar words or reference: 1. Interactive reading: actions within the context of shared reading that encourage children to become an active participant in ‘reading’ the book; “Seeing children who are eager lead their own story time, we must recognise this is such an important part of their development. Seeing proof that our story times are fun, interactive and having an impact on their love of books is so rewarding. Having books accessible to children as a continuous provision and making “quiet areas” so children can take the opportunity to sit and look through books is an essential part of any setting. Try and identify a favourite book that children return to which can then assist planning for children’s next steps in Literacy and other development areas” 2. Teaching sound discrimination: supporting children to identify sounds and notice similarities and differences between individual sounds and groups of sounds; “My minded children love interactive sessions when we explore sounds, from their first letter of their name to practice pronunciation or rhyming words that extend their vocabulary but can end up made up words eg Bee, Me, Pee, Fee or Honey, Funny, Punny, Tunny. Satisfaction knowing you can not only extend children’s word knowledge but hear evidence when children giggle at words they understand are not real”. 3. Teaching sound manipulation: supporting children to break down, combine, and change sounds; Again like sounds, using rhyming word string is helpful and I enjoy using clapping to help identify syllables not only during adult let activities but throughout the day to help them “decode” words but I have found the children enjoy this approach and are eager participants. Children love the fact that I only get one clap for my name! Not only will you extend and introduce words like Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus and Tyrannosaurus instead of Rhino, Hippo or TRex but the opportunities to explore syllables are limitless. 4. Teaching sound-letter mapping: learning the written letters (graphemes) that go with particular letter-sounds (phonemes); “This is difficult to map the impact with mapping as evidence shows that children must have a good understanding of sound discrimination and manipulation but in my experience word labels, a self -registration board, name tags and resource labels are an important part of my setting. I can reflect that children that then move to pre-school can all recognise their printed name and are good at recognising printed words in their community 5. Teaching mark-making and letter formation: adults support children to use tools to make marks that represent their thoughts and ideas: “Communication, Language and Physical Development play a huge role in mark making, letter formation and Interactive writing. We all know that a young child who is unable to use palmar, tripod grip or with limited gross movements effectively can impact on all areas of Literacy in their future development. 6. Teaching sound-letter mapping: learning the written letters (graphemes) that go with particular letter-sounds (phonemes); “This is difficult to map the impact with mapping as evidence shows that children must have a good understanding of sound discrimination and manipulation but in my experience word labels, a self -registration board, name tags and resource labels are an important part of my setting. I can reflect that children that then move to pre-school can all recognise their printed name and are good at recognising printed words in their community What can we do? Given literacy’s reliance on other areas of learning, practitioners should be aware of a child’s development in all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) essential to Early Literacy. We recognise that most of a child’s learning is in their home, we support and observe their development so working with parents is a major part of our role. Difficult conversations can take place when we identify a possible delay and parents do not agree or may be reluctant to see an issue. This can be difficult if as practitioners, we refer to development delays in a negative way. To inform parents that their child cannot use palmar grip effectively to hold a crayon in mark making, use one handed tools in play or mealtimes can counterproductive for their support at home. Negative communication with parents can be detrimental to parents understanding. Instead of stating what a child cannot do something use positive communication, saying that you are concentrating on palmar grip in all areas of play, independence and for meal times explaining, in turn this will develop the child’s ability to use one handed tools effectively, which in turn give them the hand strength abilities to start using mark making and writing skills…. helping parents see the goal you are supporting their child for. Offering suggestions for activities for example nursery rhyme bags, story sacks and books, suggest practical examples how parents can correct or encourage for example how the child holds a spoon and turn pages in a book. Send photographs during the day to see the activities first hand, offer information sheets or resources to borrow. Childminders are unique in knowing not only our children but their families too and can draw on this knowledge to adapt our strategy for home learning support. We know our families and in March 2025 the Government published “18% of children in working families were in low income” Households Below Average Income: an analysis of the UK income distribution: FYE 1995 to FYE 2024 - GOV.UK Knowing our families so well we can understand that buying resources and books could be difficult as well as finding “free” time outside of their working days so by way of sharing resources and ideas as well as embedding an Early Literacy rich environment in our setting is crucial. We also need to be aware of our community and the impact that can have on our minded children from English as an additional language, Areas of Deprivation, poverty and local areas of learning from parks, museums, places of interest and their accessibility for your minded children. I have added some further reading, evidence based practical information and Personal Development suggestions I hope you find useful and remember, log on your personal development 😊 References Early Years Foundation Stage Framework for Childminders EYFS statutory framework for childminders Development Matters Development Matters - Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage Government Help for Early Years Providers Help for early years providers : Areas of learning The Education Endowment Foundation Evidence Store Early Years | EEF https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/evidence-store/early-literacy The Governments Free Early Years Child Development Training with 7 modules to access at your own pace Early years child development training : Home page Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

EYSH Blogs En harmonie In Harmony Liverpool s'inspire d'El Sistema du Venezuela et utilise la musique orchestrale pour améliorer la santé, l'éducation et les aspirations des enfants et des jeunes d'Everton. Créée en 2009 à l'école primaire Faith avec 84 enfants, In Harmony Liverpool s'est agrandie de sorte que plus de 700 enfants et jeunes âgés de 0 à 18 ans et leurs familles participent désormais gratuitement à la création musicale d'orchestre de la plus haute qualité chaque semaine, à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de l'école. La musique a lieu à Faith Primary School, The Beacon CE Primary School, Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, All Saints Catholic Primary School, Anfield Children's Centre et à Liverpool Philharmonic at the Friary, notre centre de répétition à West Everton._cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Blogs The Authentic development of a Sensory Garden through the 17 SDGs. By Kate Doyle and Dr Diane Boyd A Reflective Conversation By Emma Louise Scott, Maria Edge and Dr Diane Boyd Home | Climate Action Strategy | Case Studies | Curriculum Resources | Blog and Video Logs

At Everton Nursery School, we engage children in their learning through their interests. Teachers use these interests to plan active and creative learning experiences that develop children's listening and attention skills. Notre approche de l'enseignement et de l'apprentissage de la Phonics à l'école maternelle d'Everton À Everton Nursery School, nous engageons les enfants dans leur apprentissage à travers leurs intérêts. Les enseignants utilisent ces intérêts pour planifier des expériences d'apprentissage actives et créatives qui développent le capacités d'écoute et d'attention. Les enseignants utilisent les conseils de "Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised" pour étayer l'enseignement et l'apprentissage. Les enseignants offrent un équilibre entre des expériences dirigées par des enfants et dirigées par des adultes pour tous les enfants qui répondent aux attentes du programme d'études pour « Communication et langage » et « Alphabétisation ». Ces expériences quotidiennes incluent : · Sharing high-quality stories and poems _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ · Learning a range of nursery rhymes and action rhymes_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ · Activities that develop focused listening and attention (including oral blending)_cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ · _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-586bad interactions quotidiennes de haute qualité avec la modélisation cf. Pour les enfants qui sont plus confiants dans la liaison des sons aux lettres et qui sont aux premiers stades de la lecture, nous défions leur apprentissage par l'introduction de plus d'opportunités d'apprentissage adaptées à l'âge et au stade tant à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur. Nous lisons et partageons un large gamme de livres avec les enfants qui se concentrent sur les deux texte de fiction et de non-fiction. Nous défions les enfants connaissances phonétiques par l'introduction et l'engagement de différents genres d'écriture afin que les enfants acquérir une compréhension approfondie et sécurisée des lettres, des sons, des mots, du texte et des informations. Les enfants des classes de l'école maternelle participent à des « sessions dirigées par l'enseignant » quotidiennes au cours desquelles des concepts tels que le rythme et la rime sont approfondis. Dans les environnements d'apprentissage intérieurs et extérieurs, les enfants ont la possibilité d'explorer une gamme de ressources de haute qualité pour développer continuellement leur connaissance des lettres et, par conséquent, de leurs sons. Des expériences telles que « In Harmony » et « Tuning In » avec les musiciens de l'Orchestre philharmonique sur place et Musique et mouvement avec le personnel de la garderie soutiennent également la capacité des enfants à s'accorder aux sons. Les enfants font l'expérience d'un riche répertoire de comptines et de comptines d'action qui incluent des expériences multisensorielles, telles que des comptines d'action dans lesquelles les enfants doivent ajouter des applaudissements, des tapes sur les genoux ou des pieds, ou se déplacer d'une manière particulière._cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_ Pour plus d'informations sur les lettres et sons Little Wandle, veuillez visiter : https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk Sharing high-quality stories and poems Learning a range of nursery rhymes and action rhymes Activities that develop focused listening and attention (including oral blending) Modelling high-quality language during daily interactions. Phonics For children who are more confident in linking sounds to letters and who are at the early stages of reading, we challenge their learning through the introduction of more age and stage appropriate learning opportunities both indoors and outdoors. We read and share a broad range of books with the children that focus on both fiction and non-fiction text. We challenge children's phonetical knowledge through the introduction and engagement of different writing genres so that children gain a deep and secure understanding of letters, sounds, words, text and information. Children in the Nursery School classes engage in daily ‘Teacher led sessions’ through which concepts such as rhythm and rhyme are developed further. Throughout the indoor and outdoor learning environments, children have the opportunity to explore a range of high-quality resources to continuously develop their knowledge of letters and, in turn, their sounds. Experiences such as ‘In Harmony’ and ‘Tuning In’ with the Philharmonic musicians on-site and Music and Movement with the Nursery Staff also support children’s ability to tune in to sounds. Children experience a rich repertoire of nursery rhymes and action rhymes that include multi-sensory experiences, such as action rhymes in which children have to add claps, knee pats or foot stamps, or move in a particular way.   For more information about Little Wandle Letters and Sounds please visit: https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk Please see the Little Wandle Nursery yearly plan that Everton Nursery School children mostly follow apart from that we do not expose children to Little Wandle 'picture cards' as the planning states. We do not use the Little Wandle picture cards as not all children will continue the Little Wandle Journey into reception so our approach is responsive to this knowledge. LS-KEY-GUIDANCE-FOUNDATIONS LS-PowerPoint for parents nursery little wandle progression of sounds

The aim of our curriculum at Everton Nursery School and Family Centre is to encourage the all-round development of the child, socially, emotionally, physically, intellectually and spiritually in a safe, secure and stimulating environment through reference to the Early Years Foundation Stage. Curriculum L'objectif de notre programme à Everton Nursery School and Family Center est d'encourager le développement global de l'enfant, socialement, émotionnellement, physiquement, intellectuellement et spirituellement dans un environnement sûr, sécurisé et stimulant en se référant à l'étape de la fondation de la petite enfance. Nous nous engageons à garantir les normes d'apprentissage et d'enseignement les plus élevées possibles pour nos jeunes enfants à tout moment. Nous fournissons des environnements d'apprentissage utiles et inspirants pour que tous les enfants puissent jouer, apprendre et explorer. Nous regardons, écoutons et notons comment les enfants grandissent à leur propre rythme et les défions tout au long de leur séjour à notre école maternelle grâce à des expériences d'apprentissage soigneusement planifiées. Nous prévoyons d'utiliser le cadre « Development Matters » de Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) et d'offrir à tous les enfants des expériences d'apprentissage larges et équilibrées dans les sept domaines d'apprentissage et de développement - à l'intérieur comme à l'extérieur ! Planification des besoins des enfants Notre programme est soigneusement planifié pour les besoins de développement de tous les enfants de moins de 5 ans. La phase d'éducation pour les enfants âgés de 0 à 5 ans est appelée Early Years Foundation Stage, qui explore les caractéristiques des enfants d'un apprentissage efficace à travers sept domaines d'apprentissage et de développement: Communication et langage Arts expressifs et design L'alphabétisation Mathématiques Développement physique Comprendre le monde Développement personnel, social et émotionnel Curriculum learning and teaching policy The Early Years Foundation Stage is used to plan for the development of the whole child. The children’s interests are used as starting points to stimulate learning. Cresswell curriculum map Heyworth Curriculum Map Spencer curriculum map L'Early Years Foundation Stage est utilisé pour planifier le développement de l'enfant dans son ensemble. Les intérêts des enfants sont utilisés comme points de départ pour stimuler l'apprentissage. Tous les domaines de l'apprentissage et du développement sont liés les uns aux autres et ont la même importance. À l'école maternelle et au centre familial d'Everton, nous reconnaissons pleinement que « les enfants se développent à leur propre rythme ». (Le développement compte, Early Education 2012) L'environnement d'apprentissage Bien que la crèche puisse ressembler à une salle de jeux informelle, tout a été sélectionné et mis en place dans un but précis. Tout est conçu pour aider les enfants à apprendre et à acquérir les compétences nécessaires. Par exemple ; l'enfilage de perles aide votre enfant à développer la reconnaissance des couleurs et des formes, le séquençage, la création de motifs et la coordination œil-main, en plus du plaisir créatif que l'expérience procure. Chaque enfant aura l'occasion d'expérimenter une variété de matériaux, d'équipements et d'activités, notamment de la peinture, des matériaux de collage, du sable, de l'eau, des jeux de construction petits et grands, des jouets du "petit monde" tels que des chemins de fer ou des maisons de poupées, des ordinateurs et d'autres équipements TIC. , de la pâte, des jeux, des puzzles, des stylos, des crayons, des crayons, du papier, une large gamme de livres de fiction et de non-fiction et des jeux de rôle. Les enfants ont accès chaque jour à notre vaste environnement extérieur soigneusement planifié et à certains moments de la journée peuvent choisir de rester à l'intérieur ou de sortir comme ils le souhaitent. Dehors, ils ont accès à des jouets à roulettes, du matériel d'escalade, du sable et de l'eau, des zones calmes, ainsi qu'à participer à la plantation et à l'entretien des espaces verts. Il y a une vaste surface de sécurité et une série de "collines" et de sentiers à explorer. Les enfants utilisent également la salle intérieure pour des activités de développement physique sur de gros appareils, et pour des activités de danse, de musique et de mouvement. Contribution de l'enseignant Chaque cours est dirigé par un enseignant expérimenté et hautement qualifié de Foundation Stage. Cet enseignant dirige une expérience d'apprentissage dirigée par un adulte au début des sessions du matin et de l'après-midi pour engager, intéresser et enflammer la passion des enfants pour l'apprentissage. Chaque enseignant est soutenu par un éducateur de la petite enfance qualifié de niveau 3. Les enseignants et les travailleurs familiaux assument le rôle de travailleur familial (travailleurs clés) auprès de l'enfant et de sa famille. Fichiers des travailleurs familiaux À Everton Nursery School, nous croyons que l'observation, la réflexion, l'évaluation et la documentation de l'apprentissage, des réussites et des réalisations des enfants sont des éléments cruciaux du programme Early Years Foundation Stage. Ce processus de documentation permet au personnel de tenir compte des progrès de chaque enfant pour planifier en conséquence les futures opportunités d'apprentissage afin de répondre aux besoins et au stade de développement de tous les enfants. Le personnel enregistre ces observations, réflexions et évaluations dans les dossiers individuels des travailleurs familiaux des enfants, qui sont tous deux à la disposition des parents/tuteurs à tout moment.