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Your outdoor calendar: August

Monday, August 1, 2022

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It might be a little quieter in your setting this month, with children and staff away on summer breaks. Make the most of the extra space by thinking about how it could be rearranged or resourced to provide a fresh look. By Julie Mountain

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Out of the woods

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Monday, June 27, 2016

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

Enabling Environments: All about ... feeding the birds

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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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In any kind of setting you can provide a way for children to get close to nature while doing their part in its care. Mary Whiting shows how.

EYFS Activities - Outdoor resource box… car wash

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Monday, June 27, 2016

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Providing the chance to work at a ‘car wash’. By Lyndsey Gardner

Enabling Environments: Woodland activities

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Friday, February 3, 2012

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Nicole Weinstein finds ideas for woodlands visits

EYFS Activities: Five ways to explore… Tiny containers

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Monday, April 15, 2019

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Small receptacles provide a plethora of opportunities, says Julie Mountain

The Plants in My Street: Conifers

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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Conifers make up 40 per cent of Earth’s plant cover and provide often-fragrant cones. By Julie Mountain.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Free spirits

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

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A Beach School is opening up a wealth of new learning experiences for children at one nursery in Bristol. Ruth Thomson finds out more Photographs At woodland house nursery, Bristol, by Marcus Way.

Enabling Environments Outdoors: Granting wishes

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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

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Outdoor provision for the early years is set to grow and flourish thanks to funding distributed through local authorities. Annie Davy reports.

EYFS Activities: Five ways to… explore trees

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Monday, October 14, 2019

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Some ideas for making the most out of trees in the autumn. By Julie Mountain

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - puddles and snails

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Friday, July 6, 2012

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On this week's visit to the woodland, nettles and orchids, a snail shell and a puddle all caught the children's attention, says Caroline Watts, forest school leader, Reflections Nursery & Forest School, Worthing, West Sussex

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Rapid response

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Friday, March 22, 2013

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Providing opportunities for active outdoor play significantly increases children's agility and it need not be expensive, says Julie Mountain.

Outdoors: The plants in my street - hazel

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Our plant of the month is hazel, a tree whose catkins, nuts and coppicing opportunities make it an ideal activity resource. By Julie Mountain

EYFS Activities: We've explored… a special tree

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Finding an oak tree on a visit to a local country park acted as a catalyst for a year-long creative journey. By Annette Rawstrone

Sustainability: New climate education document aims to give children agency

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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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

The plants in my street: Oak trees

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

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Oak can support more than 2,000 species, is great for climbing – and has acorns. By Julie Mountain

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - All decked out

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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Staff at Little Acorns Nursery in Urmston, Manchester, have transformed the outdoor provision for their under-twos. Nursery manager Paula Wilkinson explains how.

Enabling Environments: Forest schools - In full swing

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Friday, January 11, 2013

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Building a swing in the woods was a model of child-led learning, says Caroline Watts, Forest School leader with St George's Primary School, Wrotham.

Enabling Environments: Mud - A right mess

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Friday, June 8, 2012

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The play and learning opportunities that one mud hole can provide are extensive. Julie Mountain describes the creativity and experimentation encouraged by playing dirty.

Enabling Environments: Dens - What a build-up!

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Friday, August 3, 2012

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Whole families had fun working together at Oakwood House Nursery's first den-making festival in Huddersfield.

EYFS Activities - 5 ways to revamp… your garden in winter

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Monday, December 9, 2019

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From composting to feeding furry visitors, Julie Mountain provides seasonal outdoor tips

EYFS Activities: Five things to do with… steps and ramps

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Monday, July 23, 2018

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Letting children practise negotiating steps and slopes will improve their physical confidence and can teach them about number and gravity. By Julie Mountain

Your outdoor calendar: February

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

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Activities and tasks to help get your children outside this month. By Julie Mountain

Your outdoor calendar: September

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Summer may be over, but September often heralds sunny, warm days, so be sure to offer children plenty of time outdoors, advises Julie Mountain

EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: Q is for…questioning

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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Asking questions about the natural world during lively learning activities helps to spark children’s curiosity. By the Rachel Keeling Nursery School team

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Your outdoor calendar: August

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Out of the woods

Enabling Environments: All about ... feeding the birds

EYFS Activities - Outdoor resource box… car wash

Enabling Environments: Woodland activities

EYFS Activities: Five ways to explore… Tiny containers

The Plants in My Street: Conifers

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Free spirits

Enabling Environments Outdoors: Granting wishes

EYFS Activities: Five ways to… explore trees

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - puddles and snails

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Rapid response

Outdoors: The plants in my street - hazel

EYFS Activities: We've explored… a special tree

Sustainability: New climate education document aims to give children agency

The plants in my street: Oak trees

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - All decked out

Enabling Environments: Forest schools - In full swing

Enabling Environments: Mud - A right mess

Enabling Environments: Dens - What a build-up!

EYFS Activities - 5 ways to revamp… your garden in winter

EYFS Activities: Five things to do with… steps and ramps

Your outdoor calendar: February

Your outdoor calendar: September

EYFS Activities - An A to Z of learning: Q is for…questioning

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