Early years children are an integral part of our museum audience, and we know that positive and inclusive STEM experiences in childhood set a good path to engage with science throughout life. Here we share some of our top tips for developing early years experiences that support STEM learning.
By Alice White
Exploring Science Through Play – Developing a new training course for early years educators
Alice White interviews Beth Hawkins and Madeline Stanley on the development of our new Academy course ‘Exploring Science Through Play’ for early years practitioners.
Knowledge, attitudes and experiences around science begin to form from early childhood. Naomi Hayward shares the value and challenges of including young children from deprived backgrounds in research to help us develop accessible, engaging and empowering learning resources.
The Science Museum Group are working on a collaborative research project which explores how to support early years audiences with science objects in our museums. Madeline Stanley reflects on the work so far and on the importance of play in early years learning and object engagement.
In this out and about blog, Rachel Emmerson and Alice White, Science Museum Group Academy and Resources Developers, visited the Discover Children’s Story Centre in Stratford, London.
In this ‘Out and About’ blog, Rachel Emmerson, Science Museum Group Academy Resource developer visited the Young V&A museum.
Young children learn through play. Storytelling creates a highly playful and meaningful context in which children can develop their skills and learn about the world around them. For World Book Day we show you how you can extend this learning experience by connecting a child’s favourite story to some of our fun and accessible activities.