Staff at Rainbow Nursery are always looking for new ways to nurture children's listening and communication skills and provide them with exciting opportunities to enjoy the written and spoken word.
Favourite stories are frequently re-enacted through child-initiated imaginative play, using small-world characters and construction equipment. Children are keen to represent stories by their favourite authors using mark-making and creative media.
Our recent purchase of a set of Story Phones has meant that children can enjoy listening to stories whenever and wherever they wish. These colourful phones, conceived by Eleanor Johnson, an EYFS teacher, are easy to operate.
Eager to involve parents, nursery manager Karen Crawford set up a display in the entrance to introduce the Story Phones to them and to explain the learning opportunities they offer.
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