Outdoors: STEM – breath of fresh air
Air is not only essential for life but is also a fantastic STEM resource in its own right, and Julie...
Air is not only essential for life but is also a fantastic STEM resource in its own right, and Julie...
Children’s ongoing interest in transport was enhanced by a role-play train station and various...
The children at one setting in Scotland have access to an outdoor area with loose-parts musical...
The role of the adult in the Pikler approach to supporting young children’s free movement is to...
Children at one setting have worked on individual and collaborative elephant projects. By Annette...
Forces are all around us – this month we’re going to explore the forces that relate to motion on...
Spaces where children can share activities with each other will inspire role play, storytelling and...
Kerry Murphy and Fifi Benham provide activity tips in this edited extract of 50 Fantastic Ideas for...
Building a ramp to race cars down led to a wider exploration of ramps for various rolling objects,...
One nursery group is exploring famous artists through dedicated studios, discovers Annette Rawstrone
What are the particular benefits of providing clay as a resource, and how are some settings...
In the second part of a new series on integrating physical practice into early years practice, Dr...
Unleash children’s curiosity about the night sky, with a host of activity and clever resources...
In the last of her series, Alison Clark suggests exploring in continuous provision how materials can...
The children at one setting in West Sussex have been exploring diversity and the importance of...
How loose parts can inspire children to explore quantity in their imaginative play and other...
There are several ways that settings can make reading and telling stories a slower, more beneficial...
Science and technology can work just as well outdoors as in – if not better. In the first of a new...
A delivery of hats at one setting in Scotland gave children the chance to try them on and discuss...
A stage with props and a real microphone allowed children to pursue their interest in putting on a...
Adopting an unhurried approach to sharing food can help practitioners make the most of this social...
For the last in the series, Julie Mountainrounds up a host of activity ideas using nature’s...
Children can play in the historic harbourside setting of this industrial museum. By Claire Munro,...
Environments resourced with a wide variety of materials, both found and bought, will encourage...
Bright red poppies in the planting area at Little Angels Day Care Nursery in Brighton, East Sussex...
Conifers make up 40 per cent of Earth’s plant cover and provide often-fragrant cones. By Julie...
Learning about the importance of toothbrushing can be enhanced through play and activities, explains...
What is ‘slow pedagogy’ and what does it look like for children and practitioners when taken...
Rachel Costis, operational manager for public health nursing at Swindon Borough Council, discusses...
The Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum in Northern Ireland offers early years children plenty of...
One chid’s trip to a river sparked a setting-wide interest in crocodiles, expressed through art and...
Practitioners with the right knowledge and resources can make maths meaningful for children and...
Best known for their conkers, Julie Mountain explains how to make the most of horse chestnuts
Natural objects found outdoors are interesting in themselves, as well as when used as part of a...
Oak can support more than 2,000 species, is great for climbing – and has acorns. By Julie Mountain
Greg Lane, nursery manager and creative lead at LEYF Soho Nursery in London, and Zoe Bates,...
Give children new opportunities to develop descriptive language and find new purposes for the...
All children, including those with SEND, enjoyed ponies visiting their setting. By Annette Rawstrone
In the second and final part of her series, Claire Martin, Reception teacher at the British...
How can settings resource their areas to support children’s early literacy skills, asks Nicole...
An interactive replica of the River Mersey is a way to explore Liverpool’s iconic waterfront with...
Claire Martin, Reception teacher at the British International School of Boston, US, suggests ideas...
August is the traditional blackberry month – so get a-foraging, says Julie Mountain
Encouraging large-scale painting and drawing can open opportunities for children to work...
Children at one setting were fascinated to see a windscreen being fixed. By Annette Rawstrone
Children will be introduced to different scenes in modern paintings as a backdrop for today's theme...
What activities and resources can settings use to encourage children's gross motor development? By...
Let grass grow, says Julie Mountain, and discover a world of sensory, STEM and environmental...
Today we are exploring things which roll, says Lucy Turner, producer for the Early Years and...
Kindness is being explored through enhancements that make compliments you can see and wear, Amy...