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Indoor Book & Listening Area

Reading Environment
Skegness Infant School Nursery

An effective ‘ Indoor Book Area’ would include many features. This should:

  • Be positioned in a comfortable, cosy and secure area
  • Contain a wide range of reading materials which would include books the children have made or books from home
  • Store books in a way that makes children see the covers of books and want to open them
  • Include, where possible, a listening centre
  • Be enhanced with provision such as small world objects, cuddly toys or a story tray/ bag
  • Include books which reflect images of people from different cultures, genders and with a range of disabilities
  • Be enhanced according to children’s interests, possible themes and previous observations
  • Be arranged so that some of the books are contained in different learning zones. For example, books linked to sand near the sand tray and books linked to trains in the train box.
 

Please also refer to the characteristics of an effective ‘Outdoor Book Area.’

A Baby Reading Area
Fun Farm Day Nursery, Lincoln
A Cosy Area to Relax and Share a Book
Seasiders Day Nursery, Skegness

A Collection of Non-Fiction Books
Chestnut Street CofE Primary School, Ruskington

An Inviting Indoor Tent Structure
Maple Street Day Nursery, Lincoln
Headphone and Media Storage
North County Primary School, Gainsborough
Join Teddy in the Reading Tent
Benjamin Adlard Community School,
Gainsborough
Using Puppets to Support Communication
Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School, Wainfleet
 

Cosy Area
Sunshine Children's Centre, Burgh-le-Marsh

 Using Story Bags
Beginnings Daycare, Gainsborough
   
A Listening and Puppet Area
Seasiders Day Nursery, Skegness 
 

Further images of Indoor Book Areas within Lincolnshire Settings will be added to this page.

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