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EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: X, Y & Z are for eXhibition, Yes and Zeal

In the final part of this series, the Rachel Keeling Nursery School team discusses displaying children’s work, creating a positive setting, and the enthusiasm of practitioners
The nursery school says happiness is its top priority
The nursery school says happiness is its top priority

eXhibition

OK, so we cheated slightly on this one – we couldn’t write 250 words on x-rays or a xylophone! At Rachel Keeling, we often look at ways we can share and celebrate children’s work. Each child’s Special Book is filled to the brim with photographs, paintings and mark-making, each documenting their unique learning journey. We often collate stories children tell, paintings they create, learning journeys of woodwork projects and facts about wildlife that visit our garden to create books. We then display these books around the nursery. It is wonderful that children will use these as reference material and to support their own learning.

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