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Printable Cartoon Characters colouring pages a super fun way for kids of all ages to develop creativity. Learn with Green Bean™! A British animated fun learning entertainment series preschool media aimed at two to five year olds.
Printable Cartoon Characters colouring pages a super fun way for kids of all ages to develop creativity. Learn with Green Bean™! A British animated fun learning entertainment series preschool media aimed at two to five year olds.
Celebrating the Power of Stories with National Storytelling Week 2024
Storytelling is an integral part of being human. Sharing stories helps us connect to our past, portray life’s diverse and rich experiences, and explore our own unique creativity.
National Storytelling Week takes place from 27 January to 4 February 2024, celebrating the power of sharing stories. This annual event highlights the importance of storytelling and all the benefits it brings.
Stories teach us about the world, helping us to see new perspectives and empathise with others. They support our wellbeing, providing entertainment, escapism, and acting as a mirror through which we can better understand ourselves and others.
National Storytelling Week takes place from 27 January to 4 February 2024, celebrating the power of sharing stories. This annual event highlights the importance of storytelling and all the benefits it brings.
Stories teach us about the world, helping us to see new perspectives and empathise with others. They support our wellbeing, providing entertainment, escapism, and acting as a mirror through which we can better understand ourselves and others.
Aside from these benefits, storytelling has a huge impact on children’s development, helping them to learn key literacy and communication skills.
Research shows that reading for pleasure is the most important factor for determining a child’s success throughout life. Despite this, statistics show that the number of children reading for pleasure has been declining over the past decade and continues to decrease year on year.
Sir Michael Morpurgo recently spoke on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, highlighting the crisis that children’s reading is facing.
Research shows that reading for pleasure is the most important factor for determining a child’s success throughout life. Despite this, statistics show that the number of children reading for pleasure has been declining over the past decade and continues to decrease year on year.
Sir Michael Morpurgo recently spoke on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, highlighting the crisis that children’s reading is facing.
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Explore the world of Green Bean & Friends™ with these super cool colouring pages for kids. Print them out to colour in your own time, send to a friend or pop them in a frame! Colouring supports early years development, teaching colour recognition, developing creativity and imagination, and encouraging good hand eye coordination and fine motor skills.
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Arts and crafts
Under the umbrella of arts and crafts, there is a huge range of activities which help nurture children’s creativity and imagination. One of the criteria for the EYFS is ‘Expressive Arts & Design’, so giving children the opportunity to be expressive through different mediums is essential.
Arts and crafts can include activities such as: painting, drawing, cutting, sticking, folding, making 3D shapes, modelling, and jewellery making. All of these activities help develop fine motor skills to prepare children for writing, whilst learning about colours, shapes, textures and objects.
You don’t need to buy expensive materials for children to get creative - try incorporating natural materials, such as leaves or bark, to create pictures with. You can also reuse materials that would otherwise be discarded or recycled, such as old boxes, egg cartons, plastic bottles, and magazines for children to cut up or decorate.
Under the umbrella of arts and crafts, there is a huge range of activities which help nurture children’s creativity and imagination. One of the criteria for the EYFS is ‘Expressive Arts & Design’, so giving children the opportunity to be expressive through different mediums is essential.
Arts and crafts can include activities such as: painting, drawing, cutting, sticking, folding, making 3D shapes, modelling, and jewellery making. All of these activities help develop fine motor skills to prepare children for writing, whilst learning about colours, shapes, textures and objects.
You don’t need to buy expensive materials for children to get creative - try incorporating natural materials, such as leaves or bark, to create pictures with. You can also reuse materials that would otherwise be discarded or recycled, such as old boxes, egg cartons, plastic bottles, and magazines for children to cut up or decorate.
Fun Home Activities to Help Children Learn Through Play
Play forms an essential part of a child’s early development. As set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework, playing is a vital tool which enables children to learn the necessary skills to prepare for their formal education. Play helps children develop physically, mentally, socially and emotionally to help them grow and thrive in the classroom and beyond. We’ve rounded up some fun activities that parents can do at home with their children to help support their early learning through play.
Play forms an essential part of a child’s early development. As set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework, playing is a vital tool which enables children to learn the necessary skills to prepare for their formal education. Play helps children develop physically, mentally, socially and emotionally to help them grow and thrive in the classroom and beyond. We’ve rounded up some fun activities that parents can do at home with their children to help support their early learning through play.
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