Play, Be, C
How to use the resource
Overview
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Flexibility
Developed and tested in collaboration with early years practitioners, Play, Be, C is highly flexible: dip into the Units for quick activity ideas, or explore a Unit in detail over several weeks: whatever works for your setting.
Doing ‘the science’
Each Unit includes guides for practitioners to go with each activity, which offers simple but correct explanations of key concepts. We’ve also included vocabulary lists and prompts for further play. Using the resources will help develop consistency in approach across all adults in the Early Years setting.
Including adults
There are many adults other than the teacher working in EYFS settings who will all be key influencers, but may not have STEM qualifications or training. Play, Be, C provides an opportunity to include these adults, along with children’s families, in promoting STEM and STEM careers in EYFS and to ensure that gender (and all other) stereotyping is avoided during STEM interactions with children.
Attributes
Each Unit incorporates a selection of five attributes: curious, collaborative, creative, observant, resilient.
These are attributes which are important for workers in the STEM career, and also for children in early years. Through the activities children can identify or develop these attributes, and see how they already have some of the attributes needed for STEM careers.
You can read more about NUSTEM’s approach to and thinking about attributes.
Tell us how you’re using it!
We’d love to hear about your experiences with the Play, Be, C resource.
Used it? Loved it? Have suggestions for improvements? Drop us a line: nustem@northumbria.ac.uk.
Play, Be, C won the STEM initiative Award at the Educate North Awards 2024.
