EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability: Powering ahead
Continuing her series on introducing the Sustainable Development Goals, Dr Diane Boyd explores the...
Activities
Your outdoor calendar: July
Activities and tasks to help get your children outside this month. By Julie Mountain
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… tree surgeons
Essential tree-felling in one setting’s garden drew the children’s interest to the people doing the...
EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: P is for…people, police, politics and plans
From family members to the police and shopkeepers, the local community is part of nursery life, as...
EYFS Activities - Birth to three… running
This complex skill requires getting the basics right before opportunities are provided to practise...
EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: 0 is for…outdoor learning
From exploring plants and wildlife to growing food, climbing trees and using the mud kitchen, the...
EYFS Best Practice in schools - In the picture
Following an increased engagement in visual art during the pandemic, how can early years settings...
Your outdoor calendar: June
Activities and tasks to help get your children outside this month. By Julie Mountain
EYFS Activities - We've explored… the moon
Two girls' conversation about the moon led to their whole nursery investigating Earth's natural...
EYFS activities - Education for Sustainability: Go with the flow
This month, Dr Diane Boyd looks at water and sanitation, including how to make links with a setting...
EYFS activities - Birth to three… jumping
The importance of jumping, and how it relates to the development of later skills such as strength...
Your outdoor calendar: May
Activities and tasks to help get your children outside this month. By Julie Mountain
EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: N is for…nature
Spending time outside in their setting’s garden allows children and staff alike to use nature as an...
EYFS activities - Birth to three… walking
The importance of walking to development, and how to support both very young and older children to...
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… litter picking
The children at one setting in London have learned all about rubbish, recycling and protecting the...
EYFS activities - Education for Sustainability: All equal
Continuing her series on introducing the Sustainable Development Goals, Diane Boyd examines how to...
EYFS activities - Birth to three… climbing
Why climbing is a vital activity, and how settings can provide opportunities for it, both inside and...
EYFS activities - Education for Sustainability: All life long
Continuing her series on the Sustainable Development Goals, Dr Diane Boyd examines how to provide a...
Your outdoor calendar: April
Activities and tasks to help get your children outside this month. By Julie Mountain
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… making paper
One setting has been recycling its waste paper in-house – giving children the opportunity to...
EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: M is for…meaningful maths
How the Rachel Keeling Nursery School team turns everyday activities into fun and meaningful...
EYFS activities - Education for Sustainability: Finer feelings
Continuing her series on introducing the Sustainable Development Goals to young children, Dr Diane...
Your outdoor calendar: March
Activities and tasks to help get your children outside this month. By Julie Mountain
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… Tony’s life
A war veteran’s correspondence with children at one setting has sparked a keen interest in his...
EYFS activities - Birth to three… crawling
The benefits of crawling for young children (and adults), and how practitioners can support this...
EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: L is for… learning at home
How the Rachel Keeling Nursery School team not only kept in touch with families during lockdown but...
Get set for Red Nose Day with JoJo and Gran Gran
Red Nose Day is just around the corner on Friday 19 March! It may look slightly different this year,...
EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability: Grow your own
In the second part of a series on introducing the Sustainable Development Goals to young children,...
EYFS activities - Birth to three… rolling
Why rolling is an important physical activity, and how settings can help their children to practise...
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… shadows
Making shadow puppets has been an engaging experience, explains Victoria Lungu, atelierista at Manor...
Your outdoor calendar: February
Activities and tasks to help get your children outside this month. By Julie Mountain
EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: K is for kimis and kites
The joys of cooking breads such as Somali kimis, and making and flying kites in the nursery garden....
EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: J is for Joy
The Rachel Keeling Nursery School Team explain how they have brought joy to everyday life at their...
Your Outdoor Calendar: January
Activities and tasks to help get your children outside this month. By Julie Mountain
Education for Sustainability: Food for thought
In the first part of a new series on introducing the Sustainable Development Goals to young...
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… mud
An art gallery project inspired one setting to get creative with mud and explore the material’s...
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… a dead robin
Children experienced the circle of life when a bird was found dead in their setting’s garden. By...
EYFS Activities: An A to Z of learning - I is for… interest-led
The team at Rachel Keeling Nursery School explain how they truly value children’s interests and...
EYFS Activities: An A to Z of learning - H is for… home-school links
The team at Rachel Keeling Nursery School maintain strong relationships with families outside of the...
EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… skydiving
The children at one setting recreated their own skydives and learned about gravity. By Annette...
Nurseries and childminders urged to take learning outside on Outdoor Classroom Day
Love the Outdoors is the theme of this year’s Outdoor Classroom Day, which will be celebrated on 5...
Singer Mollie King launches Dyslexia Awareness Week
Presenter and singer Mollie King and the British Dyslexia Association have joined forces to focus on...
EYFS Activities – We’ve explored… ice
What one setting found while examining this fascinating substance. By Annette Rawstrone
Social Collaboration – Party time?
Despite social distancing, we can still give children the chance to work together – such as planning...
EYFS Activities – An A to Z of learning – G is for…glorious garden
The team at Rachel Keeling Nursery School reveal how their children make the most of the setting’s...
EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… doctors & nurses
Hospital role play can teach much about how our bodies work, finds Annette Rawstrone
EYFS Activities – An A to Z of learning – F is for… friends, fireworks & frogs
The team at Rachel Keeling Nursery School explain how they encourage friendships, celebrate...
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