Nursery World Nursery World
Subscribe
Login Institutional Login Register
  • Home
  • News

    • Latest News
    • In-Depth
    • Policy and Politics
    • Funding
    • Inspection
    • Business
    • Training
    • Community
    • Cost of Living
    • Big Issues
    • From our Archive
  • Opinion

    • Opinion
    • Viewpoint
    • Editor's View
    • The Big Debate
    • Michael Pettavel
    • Sarah Mackenzie
  • Practice

    • Practice Home
    • Activities
    • Child Development
    • Early Years Curriculum
    • Research
    • Inclusion
    • Health
    • The Learning Environment
    • Working with Parents
    • Practice Guides
  • Management

    • Management Home
    • Workforce
    • Leadership
    • Safeguarding
    • SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability)
    • Management Guides
    • Nursery Management Supplement
    • Nursery Chains Supplement
  • Careers & Training

    • Careers & Training Home
    • Employer Zone
    • CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
    • Apprenticeships
    • Graduates
    • Qualifications
    • Recruitment
    • EYFS Essentials Videos
    • Training Today
    • Guide to Graduate Careers Pathways
  • Jobs
  • Events

    • Exchange Events
    • Nursery World Awards
    • Nursery World's Big Day Out
  • Centenary Hub
  • Search menu

Account

  • Login
  • Institutional Login
  • Register
Other

Up Sticks

3 February 2020 Meredith Jones Russell Community
The children of Shinfield Infant and Nursery School in Reading were fascinated by sticks they found in the garden after a blustery day.

They wondered why some sticks were covered in lichen while others were not, and sorted the sticks by length.

Meredith Jones Russell

Meredith Jones Russell


Qualified Children Representative

Qualified Children Representative

Worldwide

Seasonal Qualified Children Representative

Seasonal Qualified Children Representative

Worldwide

Youth Manager

Youth Manager

Worldwide

Nursery Education Officer

Nursery Education Officer

Hackney, London (Greater)

More Vacancies

Related

Sticks and stones

Measured Up

EYFS Activities: Five ways to explore… sticks

Latest

Practice Today

Celebrating 100 Years: L is for literacy

100 Years
Features Today

We've explored…: a dead land snail

Practice
Window cleaning can be a fun role-play activity
Features Today

Childminder activities: Wash day!

Activities
Estimates show 24 per cent of households with children under four years old are experiencing food poverty
Features Today

EYE SUPPLEMENT Research: Growing up hungry

Nutrition
Jade works at the Happy Days Nursery in Exeter alongside her studies
Features Today

EYE SUPPLEMENT Student spotlight: Unplanned paths

Careers & Training

Forest Schools: The Research Evidence Edited by Mark Brundrett, Elizabeth Malone and Avril Rowley Routledge February 2025 pp238, £145 9781032861920
Features Today

EYE SUPPLEMENT Professional Book Review: Forest learning

Practice
Features Today

EYE SUPPLEMENT Picture books: Life lessons

Literacy
Opinion 1 day ago

‘Outdoor playgrounds can be great levellers’

Viewpoint
Logo

Follow us

About us

Nursery World is the UK's leading magazine and website for practitioners and decision-makers across the early years education and childcare sectors.

Register for free

Register for free today and get unlimited access to news and opinion, plus up to 4 subscriber-only articles per month.

Subscribe today

We offer a range of subscriptions to suit you; take advantage of our print and digital packages from just £11 per month.

  • Awards
  • Jobs
  • Events
  • Contact Us
© Copyright 2025 Mark Allen Group
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookie policy
  • Terms & conditions
  • Cookie Settings