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Increasing numbers of early years settings are recognising the importance of STEM subjects within an early years curriculum. Charlotte Goddard speaks to one, while Anni McTavish makes the case for art and design

Enabling Environments: Mathematics - Good eggs

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Monday, June 12, 2017

| Nursery World

In this book extract, we discover how small-world play, using all types of resources, is an excellent way to engage young children with mathematical concepts and skills

EYFS Activities: Essential experiences… cooking

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Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

There are many developmental benefits of cooking. Penny Tassoni provides some tips for settings

Tim Peake reveals space seeds used in children's 'rocket science' experiment

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Thursday, June 30, 2016

| Nursery World

A YouTube video of astronaut Tim Peake has revealed which salad rocket seeds planted by UK children actually went into space as part of the national Rocket Science experiment – the seeds in the blue packet.

Learning & Development: Mathematics: Part 2 - On the go

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Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

In this second part of our new series on age-appropriate maths, Judith Dancer explores the needs of younger and older toddlers

Home learning - A parent's guide to ... Measurement

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

There are many interesting ways in which you can introduce your child to this important skill. Penny Tassoni explains.

Learning & Development: Maths - Try for size

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

The foundations for mathematics should be laid early, but what is an appropriate approach for supporting the under-threes? Judith Stevens looks at creating enabling maths-rich environments

Home learning: Activities for parents - Shape and size

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Monday, December 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Penny Tassoni has plenty of activities with shapes and sizes to try at home

Nursery maths challenge raises money for NSPCC

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Activities designed for early years settings will be included in the NSPCC’s Number Day for the first time since the event began in 2000.

Home Learning Activities: Counting

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Monday, April 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Counting is important for learning mathematics.

Home Learning Practitioners: How to count

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Monday, April 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Giving parents step-by-step information about how the concept of number is developed can encourage them to support their children to count at home. Penny Tassoni explains.

Learning & Development: Finger Rhymes - Thumbs up!

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Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Picking up rhymes supported by physical actions seems to be innate in children. But how adults mediate is important for later literacy development, says Opal Dunn

Learning & Development: Data Handling - In the charts

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Friday, January 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Involving children in collecting and presenting data for graphs, charts or pictograms helps them to understand the information.

Areas of Learning and Development: Specific area: Mathematics

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Judith Stevens explains the changes to Mathematics in the revised EYFS framework

Learning and Development: Prediction - Train of thought

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Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

The concept and practice of predicting teaches children about cause and effect. Early years consultant David Quinn looks at the science. Photographs at Oakey Dokeys pre-school, Essex, by Teri Pengilley.

Enabling Environments: Sustainability - Far afield

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Monday, June 13, 2011

| Nursery World

A Devon sustainability project has inspired children at Newton Poppleford Primary School to become stewards of their environment

EYFS Best practice: All about ... calculating

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Monday, June 13, 2011

| Nursery World

See what an endless number of activities and experiences you can offer young children to develop their understanding of concepts of calculating with these ideas from Stella Louis. Photographs At Little green man nursery, London, by Justin Thomas