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All about… clay

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| Nursery World

What are the particular benefits of providing clay as a resource, and how are some settings introducing clay-making skills? Annette Rawstrone finds out

An A to Z of enhancements: J is for Junk

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

| Nursery World

Enhancements that incorporate junk modelling can have numerous benefits and unexpected outcomes, says Amy Jackson

We've explored… boxes

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| Nursery World

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

Outdoors: the plants in my street - willow

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| Nursery World

Plants are local to everyone and fertile ground for activity ideas. This year, outdoors specialist Julie Mountain will be pointing out some commonly found flora and what you can do with it

EYFS Activities: An A to Z of enhancements – C is for celebration

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| Nursery World

Birthdays and other celebratory experiences offer a host of cross-curricular experiences and knowledge of the world, finds Amy Jackson

Your outdoor calendar: October

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| Nursery World

The days are getting shorter and you can literally smell the seasons changing – but autumn is a wonderful time to be outdoors and active! By Julie Mountain

Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers - Listen up

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| Nursery World

‘Intelligent’ open-ended materials are the driving force behind Loris Malaguzzi’s ‘pedagogy of listening’, Nicole Weinstein discovers

An A to Z of enhancements - A is for authentic objects

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| Nursery World

What are ‘enhancements’ and when should they be used in the early years? In the first part of a new series, Amy Jackson starts with a real tea set

Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers - Natural curiosity

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

| Nursery World

In a new series celebrating the pioneers and influencers of early years education, Nicole Weinstein looks at what resources best fit their pedagogies, starting with Robert Owen

EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability: Working together

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

| Nursery World

For the final UN Sustainable Development Goal, Dr Diane Boyd considers how early years settings can encourage children to think and work in partnership

EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability: Right from wrong

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

| Nursery World

It has never been more important to introduce to children the themes of ‘peace’, ‘justice’ and ‘rights’ in ways that they will relate to and understand. By Dr Diane Boyd

EYFS Activities - Early Years on a Shoestring: Recycled, Upcycled…

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

| Nursery World

Enabling environments full of rich, open ended learning resources are a vital feature of strong early years practice but how are we to provide that with an ever-diminishing budget? In this new series Shardi Vaziri provides ideas

Essential Resources: Containing Scheme - Going all in

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

| Nursery World

Why the ‘containing scheme’ is an important part of play and learning in the early years, and how settings can appropriately resource for it. By Nicole Weinstein

Picturebooks, part 6 - Mirrors and windows

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

| Nursery World

We are all beautifully different – so it is important for children to see themselves and others portrayed positively on the pages of picturebooks. By Andy McCormack

EYFS Activities - 5 ways to… mess about with mud

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Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

From mark-making to STEM, mud kitchens are a rich resource. By Julie Mountain

EYFS Activities - 5 ways to champion… outdoor play in 2020

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Monday, January 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Actions you can take to make your approach to the outdoors effective. By Julie Mountain

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Peck, Peck, Peck

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Monday, June 25, 2018

| Nursery World

Penny Tassoni has tips for sharing Lucy Cousins' Peck, Peck, Peck (Walker Books, 2013)

Enabling Environments: Collections - Where are we from?

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

People and communities are the subject of the last part of our series on resourcing for Understanding the World. By Nicole Weinstein

EYFS Activities - Five things to do with… a blank canvas

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Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

How to plan a new use for an outdoor space. By Julie Mountain

Enabling Environments: Collections - Little creatures

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Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

In the first part of a new series on Understanding the World, Nicole Weinstein looks at how to get up close with insects and other small animals from bees to worms in the nursery environment

Enabling Environments: Collections - To infinity!

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Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

A well-informed practitioner can save the day when children engage in superhero play, reports Nicole Weinstein

Enabling Environments: Collections - Role on!

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Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

A ‘mini city’ is informing children about career choices and enhancing role play at one Sheffield school. Nicole Weinstein reports

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Thrilling!

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Monday, October 31, 2016

| Nursery World

Julie Mountain continues her series on Newham’s Outdoors and Active programme by looking at its approach to open spaces, surfaces and level changes, climbing, large objects and storage

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Out of the woods

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Monday, June 27, 2016

| Nursery World

Developing a challenging outdoor environment that is as exciting as a forest doesn’t need to cost the earth, explains Jeanette Hill

Nursery Equipment: Mud Kitchens - Time to upgrade

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Monday, May 16, 2016

| Nursery World

The use of mud kitchens in nurseries’ outdoor spaces has spread significantly since the concept was popularised a few years ago, but children will only get the most out of them if they are regularly reviewed. Nicole Weinstein finds advice for settings, whether they are updating or starting from scratch

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All about… clay

An A to Z of enhancements: J is for Junk

We've explored… boxes

Outdoors: the plants in my street - willow

EYFS Activities: An A to Z of enhancements – C is for celebration

Your outdoor calendar: October

Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers - Listen up

An A to Z of enhancements - A is for authentic objects

Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers - Natural curiosity

EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability: Working together

EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability: Right from wrong

EYFS Activities - Early Years on a Shoestring: Recycled, Upcycled…

Essential Resources: Containing Scheme - Going all in

Picturebooks, part 6 - Mirrors and windows

EYFS Activities - 5 ways to… mess about with mud

EYFS Activities - 5 ways to champion… outdoor play in 2020

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Peck, Peck, Peck

Enabling Environments: Collections - Where are we from?

EYFS Activities - Five things to do with… a blank canvas

Enabling Environments: Collections - Little creatures

Enabling Environments: Collections - To infinity!

Enabling Environments: Collections - Role on!

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Thrilling!

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Out of the woods

Nursery Equipment: Mud Kitchens - Time to upgrade

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