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Outdoor literacy: Letters from Sticks!

Nov 25, 2011 | Literacy Outdoors

Okay, last week I blogged about sticky letters. This week it’s letters made from sticks. I blame one child. I passed him in the corridor whilst I was carrying a pile of sticks. His face lit up and he asked if they were for his class. So I told him that the next...

Outdoor Literacy Activity: Sticky Letters

Nov 19, 2011 | Literacy Outdoors

This term I have been asked to undertake literacy activities with one class. This has provided an ideal opportunity to work on lots of ways of doing this outside. I’ve blogged about creating letters from natural materials previously. However, we’re going...

The Story of Fred the Ted

Oct 11, 2011 | Literacy Outdoors

Many educators who work with children with additional support needs have a very real and genuine fear of children running off when undertaking outdoor activities. From the outset, I decided this was not going to deter me from letting children explore the grounds. I...

Outdoor Literacy: Introducing letters

Aug 30, 2011 | Early Years Outdoors, Literacy Outdoors

When young children are learning to write it is tempting to give them a pencil and paper or tracing template. Before this happens, there are many multisensory activities which can help children recognise the letter, its sound and how to form it. A useful outdoor...

Circle Poems in Action

May 13, 2011 | Early Years Outdoors, Literacy Outdoors

Last month I blogged about Circle Poems and mentioned that I thought they would work particularly well in nursery. Well, I got an impromptu chance to find out recently. At a nursery I was visiting, the tyres were out and about with the children very engrossed in...