Case studies

See below for examples of the great work taking place in schools all over the country.

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Activities in settings case studies:

• Download Case study - A is for Alphabet, P is for Pot

  Childminder Lucy Giffen has been getting creative and making her own Alphabet Pot resources to help the children in her care get to grips with their ABCs.

  Posted by Rebecca Green

• Download Case study - Storytime Sessions

  Marsham Street Children’s Centre in London have been encouraging family involvement in reading activities through the introduction of Storytime Sessions.

  Posted by Susie Musgrove

• Download Case study - Acting it out

  East Community Preschool in Peterborough uses Goldilocks as the centre piece for drama activities.

  Posted by Sarah Zoysa

• Download Case study - Cooking up a storm

  Lucy Giffen, a childminder from South Croydon, explains how she linked making pesto with language development.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Before storytelling begins

  The Children’s Centre at the Mall in Luton is making storytelling more accessible and fun through 'pre-story' multisensory activities.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Starry, starry night

  UStars playgroup, Sandwell create their own "In the Night Garden" themed activities and explore communication development and storytelling.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Puppet pals

  Chapel Street Nursery and Children’s Centre talks about their work with Luton’s Every Child a Talker (ECaT) project.

  Posted by Lucy Hawkins

• Download Case study - Just Imagine

  The Lawns Nursery School and Children’s Centre set up a resource bank for quality resources that encourage children's language development and writing skills.

  Posted by Lucy Hawkins

• Download Case study - Lucky Dip

  Sue Mann, a childminder from Colchester, has come up with a special way of choosing which story to read.

  Posted by Lucy Hawkins

• Download Case study - Family story books

  Over a six week period practitioners worked with parents and their children within Play and Learn groups to make a Family Story Book.

  Posted by Lucy Hawkins