December 31, 2011
The Literacy Spot series highlighted one simple idea each week for playing around with literacy with young children. And the most popular Literacy Spot posts were… Routines with Printable Picture Cards Nursery Rhymes Felt Board Stories 10 Pre-Writing Activities for Under 5s Labels Playing With Letters See the complete Literacy Spot series here or check [...]
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December 20, 2011
Puppets have to be my favourite resource for encouraging the development of oral communication skills. As children play with puppets, they play with language – alternating voices, creating personas, extending vocabulary, and listening to others. As with many imaginary play resources, puppets also provide children with an open-ended platform to play out their knowledge of [...]
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