Nursery World - EYFS Activities – We’ve explored… our hair

Reading a book inspired one setting in London to explore differences in types of hair and styles, with staff, children and parents all getting involved. By Annette Rawstrone

Parents, staff and children all took part in hairstyling.

The book My Hair by Hannah Lee is described as a ‘classic’ by staff at Grove Nursery School in Peckham, south east London. Sharing the book often leads to the children and staff discussing different hair styles – from ‘dazzling dreadlocks’ to Bantu knots, corn rows and ‘smooth waves’ – talking about their favourites and experimenting with different styles and accessories.

After reading it recently, one child commented, ‘My dad’s hair is puff like me.’ While another said, ‘My dad’s got little, little hair. He shave it.’ Another child pointed to a picture of the auntie’s shaved head and observed, ‘That’s like my mummy’s hair.’

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