We’ve explored… hats
A delivery of hats at one setting in Scotland gave children the chance to try them on and discuss their different styles and functions, as well as set up a role-play hat shop. By Annette Rawstrone
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We've explored… ponies
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All children, including those with SEND, enjoyed ponies visiting their setting. By Annette Rawstrone
We've explored… car windscreens
Children at one setting were fascinated to see a windscreen being fixed. By Annette Rawstrone
We've explored… tadpoles
A visit to a pond inspired the children at one setting in West Yorkshire to learn about tadpoles and frogs and recreate their environment in their play. By Annette Rawstrone
We've explored… zip lines
A story book inspired the children at one setting to make a zip line as part of their Forest School activities and turn it into a pulley system. By Annette Rawstrone
We've explored… the world
A parent-run circle time session opened up explorations of countries around the world, which involved kimonos, kilts and a drumming workshop. By Annette Rawstrone
We've explored… boxes
- Activities | Let’s Explore | Expressive Arts and Design | Characteristics of Effective Learning | Resources | Equipment & Resources | Practice
Staff at one Yorkshire setting replaced many resources with boxes, a project which culminated in children collaborating on building a huge castle. By Annette Rawstrone
EYFS Activities: We've explored… a special tree
Finding an oak tree on a visit to a local country park acted as a catalyst for a year-long creative journey. By Annette Rawstrone
EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… vehicles
- Activities | Let’s Explore | Community | Communication and Language | Let's Explore | Early Years Curriculum
A charity has made the most of local connections to bring tractors, diggers and lorries to its setting, provoking huge opportunities for learning. By Annette Rawstrone
EYFS Activities: We've explored… farming
One nursery has grown into a farm and allotment with a bit of help from a local college. Annette Rawstrone finds out more
EYFS Activities: We've explored – wildlife
- Activities | Let’s Explore | Outdoors | Characteristics of Effective Learning | Early Years Curriculum
Mysterious pawprints and explorations with a wildlife camera became the launchpad for a much deeper understanding of nature. By Annette Rawstrone
EYFS Activities – We’ve explored… rights and refugees
- Activities | Let’s Explore | Learning & Development | Early Years Curriculum | Understanding the World
A project on rights – prompted by children showing nurturing skills in the setting – ended in them becoming fully engaged with the plight of refugees. By Annette Rawstrone
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Essential Experiences
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Specific Areas of the EYFS
Leading experts on the new Specific Areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage - Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World, and Expressive Arts and Design - and how to achieve best practice.
We’ve explored… a cathedral
The children at one setting in Liverpool enjoyed visiting their local cathedral, where there were lots of interesting features to explore. Annette Rawstrone
We’ve explored… dragon school
- Activities | Early Years Curriculum | Understanding the World | Learning & Development | Practice | Let's Explore | Let’s Explore
A series of events culminating in a day at ‘dragon school’ were experienced by the children at one primary school in South East London. By Annette Rawstrone
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… castles
- Activities | Let’s Explore | Practice | Early Years Curriculum | Learning & Development | Let's Explore
Children showed improved attention to detail, perceptiveness and confidence after a project which peaked with a visit to a castle. Annette Rawstrone reports
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… growth and change
From plants to wildlife, the children at one setting paid attention to seasonal shifts in their garden, such as emerging daffodils and transforming frogspawn. By Annette Rawstrone
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… a bus
- Activities | Let’s Explore | Practice | Early Years Curriculum | Let's Explore | Understanding the World
A double-decker bus visited one primary school in London as part of the setting’s investigations of the outdoors and transport. By Annette Rawstrone
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… dissecting fish
- Practice | Activities | Let’s Explore | Understanding the World | Early Years Curriculum | Enabling Environments | Let's Explore
An interest in marine life led to the children at one setting dissecting cod and sea bream to learn about their biology, as well as other ocean-related things. By Annette Rawstrone
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