BOOGIE MITES BLOG
Author: Louise Bull
Parent support beyond lockdown – how I led preschool learning at home
Want to lead preschool learning at home? We asked one of our Boogie Mites Online Club members, Zoe Newsom, what she thought of our online support for parents throughout lockdown. Zoe is a ne...
Read moreSupport parent engagement and gain extra funding for your EY setting
Want to inspire parent engagement? Boost music making in your setting and encourage it at home, all the while generating funds for your nursery - you can even use your EYPP funding to d...
Read moreSpending your EYPP: Online Music and Movement for EYFS learning
Your EYPP funding: supporting children at nursery and at home Education sectors are recalibrating at the moment. Everyone is getting used to the new normal and trying to find ways to support ...
Read moreThe Boogie Mites Music Club: online music classes for under 5s
During lockdown, we have been offering online music activities for under 5s. Research shows that regular participation in music activities can boost the development of key language, physical...
Read moreSue Asquith, Early Childhood Consultant, discusses transition in early years
Sue Asquith, early childhood consultant, talks about transition in early years. She considers the implications of lockdown and how you can practise literacy skills ready for starting at...
Read moreMusic and movement to support Under 5’s at home
OUR MUSIC AND MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS HAVE CHANGED For the last 8 weeks, our music and movement teachers have been leading workshops for pre schoolers to enjoy from home. These workshops ...
Read moreIs your child getting ready for school in September?
During June and July, Primary schools would usually be running transitions group for parents and children starting with them in September. One of the main aims of these groups is to give par...
Read moreEYFS Maths Activities to Support the Transition to Big School
Maths is a specific area of the EYFS, accompanying expressive arts and design, literacy and understanding of the world. But while maths learning does not begin from birth, recognition of it ...
Read moreOur transition workshops for children starting school in September…
WHAT IS SCHOOL READY TRANSITION? All over the world, some children are more prepared than others when starting primary school. Year R teachers will hope that they have reached a level of lite...
Read moreBoogie Mites Online Classes for Under 5’s During the Lockdown Period
Boogie Mites Teachers and Licensees are running music and movement groups online for you to enjoy at home during the lockdown period. Please see our timetable for all times and read below for furth...
Read moreThe family lockdown – entertaining your children during COVID-19 self-isolation
“These are strange times” is a sentence we’ve been hearing a lot this week. And while we aren’t sure if, or when, we’ll be going into lockdown, the question on every p...
Read moreOur Wash Your Hands song for early years
COVID-19 (Corona Virus) is the news and children are said to be potential super-spreaders. “Wash your hands” is the advice given by the UK Government in order to help stop the spread of ...
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