Outdoors: Stem – floating and sinking
Add ‘depth’ to summertime water play with STEM-focused buoyancy activities. By Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson
Add ‘depth’ to summertime water play with STEM-focused buoyancy activities. By Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson
Forces are all around us – this month we’re going to explore the forces that relate to motion on wheels: pushing and pulling, and the effects of gravity and friction. By Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson
Unleash children’s curiosity about the night sky, with a host of activity and clever resources ideas. By Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson
Science and technology can work just as well outdoors as in – if not better. In the first of a new series, Julie Mountain looks at changes of state
Conifers make up 40 per cent of Earth’s plant cover and provide often-fragrant cones. By Julie Mountain.
What is ‘slow pedagogy’ and what does it look like for children and practitioners when taken outdoors, asks Alison Clark
Best known for their conkers, Julie Mountain explains how to make the most of horse chestnuts
Oak can support more than 2,000 species, is great for climbing – and has acorns. By Julie Mountain
In the final part of her series on former Nursery World Award winners, Julie Mountain explores what...
How do settings with the best outdoor spaces embed high-quality teaching and learning? Julie...
August is the traditional blackberry month – so get a-foraging, says Julie Mountain
Beach School sessions allow for the same ‘awe and wonder’ for children and exploration experience as...
Let grass grow, says Julie Mountain, and discover a world of sensory, STEM and environmental benefits
Julie Mountain visits past Nursery World award winners to discover how to resource and lead a high quality ‘wild’ space outdoors
The drive to net zero includes educating children on climate change and sustainability. Dr Diane Boyd has written Sustainability Matters in Early Childhood, a new resource designed to help settings do just that
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
After reading a story about a green-fingered young gardener, nursery school children were inspired to design a plot of their own. By Annette Rawstrone
Dog rose works incredibly hard all year round and there is a distinct lifecycle you can share with children, plus opportunities for making cordial and jelly. By Julie Mountain
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