Planning for Seasonal Discussions – Halloween In the context of a seasonal event such as Halloween, note the things that children are showing an interest in and talking about relating to the theme.Then make use of the vocabulary Planning Tool alongside the Foundation Word Planning Grid to identify a bank of possible words to pull […]
Here’s an idea for ‘piggy backing’ on a well known festive song to extend and develop Emotion Works foundation language around Emotion Words / Naming and Behaviours / Showing Emotions. Watch the 4 minute video then read over some practical ideas below. Print out the prompt sheet on to A4 or A3 paper. Cut off the […]
Click on the image below to take a closer look at the criteria and browse our first set of applications, or download the file directly here: Early Learning Bronze Award examples ALREADY A MEMBER? Is your setting ready to apply for an Emotion Works Early Learning BRONZE award? VIEW PRACTITIONER CHECKLIST DOWNLOAD application PPT NOT YET A […]
A 2-part account covering 2 years of implementing the EW Foundations Programme in an ELC setting, with Claire Challinor Senior EYP and Ashley Kitson EYP from Rosebank Nursery. Watch Session 1 video (54 minutes) from April 2023 Timings 00:00 – Introduction by Claire Murray about her visit to the Rosebank setting and observations that will […]
In this practice example we make use of the symbol movie for ‘The Angry Song’ by Fischy Music and Sticky Kids as a literacy stimulus for exploring the emotion of anger with children in the Nursery & Lower Primary stage. To use with a nursery group Watch the video and identify any EW foundation words in […]
This article provides a range of examples showing how symbols added to the nursery environment and incorporated into activity planning can increase opportunities for children to learn and practice emotional language and develop emotional undersatnding. Browse the photos in the first slideshow to see the variety of possibilities. Planning for Seasonal Discussions In the context of […]
This 3-part Training Series runs live during the Autumn and Spring terms each year and is delivered by Claire Murray, programme creator, with examples of Early Years Practice from across the Emotion Works Community. Find out the dates to join the next live course hereOr work through the recordings below which are from the Autumn 2023 […]
