Early Years
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) is a cornerstone in early childhood education, which plays a critical role in shaping the holistic growth of young learners. In today's rapidly evolving and interactive society, the significance of PSED in early years’ education cannot be overstated. Let's delve into why PSED is so crucial and how interactive resources can enhance learning in young children.
Importance of PSED in Early Years
1. Foundation for Lifelong Learning: By fostering skills such as resilience, confidence and curiosity - which are essential for academic success and personal growth - PSED lays the groundwork for children's lifelong learning journey
2. Social Skills Development: Early childhood is a critical period for socialisation. PSED helps children learn to interact with peers, understand social norms and develop empathy, which is vital for forming healthy relationships.
3. Emotional Intelligence: PSED encourages children to understand and manage their emotions. Developing emotional intelligence from a young age is key to mental well-being and effective communication.
4. Self-awareness and Identity: To help pupils confidently navigate the diverse world around them, PSED explores their identity as well as building selfawareness and self-esteem.
5. Preparation for Future Challenges: PSED equips children with the skills to face and adapt to challenges.
6. Provides Diverse and Inclusive Content: Interactive resources introduce children to a variety of cultures and lifestyles, which helps to both promote inclusivity while broadening their understanding of the world.
Interactive resources play a pivotal role in enriching PSED for young learners:
1decision's Suite of Resources
Standing at the forefront of this innovative approach to PSED, our 1decision suite of interactive resources cater to the diverse needs of early learners and practitioners alike by providing:
• Educational Cartoons:
Our relatable interactive cartoons bring PSED concepts to life, making learning fun and memorable. These visually engaging tools capture children's attention and convey complex social and emotional concepts in an age-appropriate manner. They help to reinforce positive behaviours and decision making.
• Read-to-Me Books:
Fostering literacy while also nurturing emotional and social understanding, our interactive books cover a wide range of topics. These highly-popular narrated stories enhance emotional literacy by promoting empathy, perspective-taking and understanding of diverse situations.
• Interactive Games and Observation Tools: Tailored to engage young minds, these games provide practical scenarios for children to learn about decisionmaking and social interactions. By encouraging exploration in a safe, digital environment, children can explore different social scenarios, practice problemsolving, and importantly, understand the consequences of their actions.
• Mindfulness Videos and Mini Yoga: Incorporating mindfulness into early education, these resources teach children essential emotional well-being tools, which help with self-regulation, focus, stress management and more.
• Additional Activities:
The 1decision early years’ subscription also offers a wealth of useful resources for the EYFS setting, including flash cards, posters, printable activities, parent/carer packs, animated timers and much more. Subscriptions
