ORIM @ Sheffield

So many of you liked our offer of free access in April to the last 12 Early Education Journals ow.ly/rWEP50z2l6p that we’ll tweet about our other free resources over the Easter holidays #earlyyears #eyfs #EYtwittertagteam #TeamEarlyChildhood #EYMatters #eyshare #EYtalking

We're making the last 12 issues of the Early Education Journal free to access for all of April to support the professional learning of practitioners and students currently restricted by social distancing. Enjoy! ow.ly/rWEP50z2l6p

A bumper haul of PPE (gloves, face masks, wipes, etc.) donated to the NHS by departments in @SheffUniEng. You can donate to justgiving.com/campaign/iforg… to help our @iForge_sheff continue to 3D print face shields for healthcare workers.

House near us puts these bears out each day, doing a different activity every time. It’s all I live for currently...

Got any old curtains, fabric or a duvet cover you could split? Think I might make one for myself. #IndoorHammock #abcdoes

#ORIMatHOME Name search. Cut some letters from magazines or packaging. Hide around the house ( or garden if that’s possible). When children have found them, arrange them to make their names. Add names of pets, family and friends for a more challenging search.

Anyone ready to jump around and burn off some energy? Have some fun being a Sleeping Bunny! Young children will develop their listening as they join in - can they go from quiet to loud and then 'Stop!'...?

PLEASE follow all the safety advice Thank you #NHS Staff ❤️Xx #Covid_19 #CoronaVirusUpdate

People Powered a group of creative freelancers have put together this great letter offering support to our #NHS If anyone needs their brilliant building skills and second to none organisational talents, give them a ring.

We just want to take a moment to appreciate the hard work of the dedicated teachers, nursery practitioners and everybody who works in childcare over the past few weeks. You have our full respect ❤️

@ORIMnetwork will be posting suggestions of literacy activities that parents and children can do at home using household items. First coming up now #ORIMatHOME

#ORIMatHOME Words & letters hunt. Secretly hide some food packages around the house for children to find. Then talk about the words and letters on them. Add more tins and packages to make the hunt harder and longer.

Believe that a farther shore Is reachable from here. Believe in miracles And cures and healing wells.

Hello to everyone using #ORIM & #REAL approaches! Our annual #orimnetwork meeting planned for May 14th in Sheffield will be replaced by an online event. Details about the new format coming soon. Contact ORIM@sheffield.ac.uk for updates. Stay safe everyone.

“We have not forgotten about you.” This is an open letter from Dr Matt Morgan, a consultant in intensive care medicine at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, to the elderly, frail, vulnerable, or those with serious underlying health conditions, during the Covid-19 outbreak.

For those who might have to stay home with young children over the next months, these apps may be of interest #information" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/#information and there are also resources online to support active movement, such as these: nhs.uk/10-minute-shak… and activeforlife.com/49-fun-physica…

If everyone who has ever been grateful for the NHS followed and retweeted we would reach a million by midnight It takes just one click and your support would mean a lot, especially right now

Early childhood experts oppose removal of teachers from Edinburgh nursery schools tinyurl.com/vaub2oz

This is an excellent summary. EY principles &EYFS ignored, flawed data & deficit models of children, experts rubbished & for what??! ⁦We must continue to resist ⁦@earlyed_uk⁩ ⁦@NAHTnews⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦@Keep_EYs_Unique⁩ ⁦@educationgovuk⁩ early-education.org.uk/press-release/…

NEXT WEEK: York & District Branch Event with Helen Moylett: Developing our understanding of the Characteristics of Effective Learning. Saturday, 14 March, 2020, 9.30am – 12.30pm in York. For further details and to book your place, visit: ow.ly/ORVQ50yypvO #EYFS #earlyyears