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Enabling Environments: Collections - A fine time
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- Friday, September 20, 2013 | Nursery World
In the second of a two-part series on developing fine motor control, Nicole Weinstein looks at resources for children aged three to five years.
Enabling Environments: Collections - Fine by me!
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- Friday, August 23, 2013 | Nursery World
This first in a two-part series looking at resources for developing children's fine motor control starts with the under-threes. Nicole Weinstein reports.
Enabling Environments: Hand-eye co-ordination - Take your pick
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- Friday, July 26, 2013 | Nursery World
Outdoor environments can offer good opportunities for children to build and develop hand-eye co-ordination, if the right interventions are made. Julie Mountain considers the best approaches.
Enabling Environments: Transitions - Grate idea!
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- Friday, July 12, 2013 | Nursery World
One nursery is replicating the primary school lunch experience to help children adjust more easily to the change. Nicole Weinstein explains.
Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Going strong
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- Friday, May 3, 2013 | Nursery World
Extending ways to build children's physical strength with a range of interesting resources and activities is easy - and vital, says Julie Mountain.
Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Rapid response
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- Friday, March 22, 2013 | Nursery World
Providing opportunities for active outdoor play significantly increases children's agility and it need not be expensive, says Julie Mountain.
Nursery Management: Challenge Outdoors - Explore and discover
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- Tuesday, March 19, 2013 | Nursery World
Early years consultant Gail Ryder Richardson provides a step-by-step guide to providing an outdoor environment that empowers children to keep themselves safe.
Enabling Environments: Transitions - Join up!
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- Friday, March 8, 2013 | Nursery World
Local community collaboratives are a great way to ease children's transition to school, says Rebecca Fisk
Enabling Environments: Pets - Four-legged friends
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- Friday, July 6, 2012 | Nursery World
A menagerie of pets is bringing joy and learning benefits to the children of St Edward's C of E School in Rochdale, says head teacher Lynne Coxell.
Nursery Equipment: SEN Resources - On second thoughts
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- Monday, May 28, 2012 | Nursery World
Resources originally designed to support special educational needs can be beneficial for all young children, says Anne O'Connor.
Nursery Equipment: Gross Motor Skills - Think big!
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- Monday, May 28, 2012 | Nursery World
Gross motor skills are the building blocks of cognitive development. Annette Rawstrone looks at resources to exercise large muscle groups.
Nursery Equipment: Proprioception - A clean sweep
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- Monday, May 28, 2012 | Nursery World
Everything from household chores to tumbling heightens body awareness, explains Anne O'Connor.
Nursery Equipment: Construction - Work it out
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- Monday, May 28, 2012 | Nursery World
Construction play is ideal for developing both gross and fine motor skills. Ruth Thomson provides a round-up of the building sets on offer.
Nursery Equipment: Fine Motor Skills - Helping hands
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- Monday, May 28, 2012 | Nursery World
Fine motor skills, including how to hold a pencil, are all now within the goal 'Moving and handling'. Jan White suggests experiences to help children become increasingly dextrous.
Nursery Equipment: Ball Skills - Catch!
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- Monday, May 28, 2012 | Nursery World
Throwing, catching, kicking and batting are essential physical skills with social pluses, says Lala Manners.
Nursery Equipment: Introduction - Action points
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- Monday, May 28, 2012 | Nursery World
All aspects of Physical Development need to be catered for under the revised EYFS, says Jan White.
Nursery Equipment: Cross-Laterality - Side to side
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- Monday, May 28, 2012 | Nursery World
Alternating actions on either sides of the body, like drumming or riding a wheeled toy, need to be encouraged. Annette Rawstrone explains why.
Nursery Equipment: Vestibular System - In the swing
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- Monday, May 28, 2012 | Nursery World
A well-developed vestibular system leaves us feeling physically and emotionally balanced, but it needs to be trained through a range of particular movements, explains Nicole Weinstein
EYFS: Development Matters -Take the stage
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- Friday, April 27, 2012 | Nursery World
Designed to be used in everyday practice, the revised developmental grids give guidance on planning and 'how' children learn, says Helen Moylett, principal consultant, Early Learning Consultancy
Positive Relationships: Working with Families - A visual journey
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- Monday, December 12, 2011 | Nursery World
Photographs taken by parents gave practitioners new insight into how children experience ways to communicate at home, says Elizabeth Jarman.
Enabling Environments: Risk - Rise to the challenge
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- Monday, November 28, 2011 | Nursery World
The benefits of providing risky activities to children and keeping their parents on board are explained by Sylvie Gambell and Ben Hasan.
Enabling Environments: Under-threes - Hue and cry
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- Monday, October 31, 2011 | Nursery World
Do practitioners need to be careful about the colours or visual contrasts they put before young babies? Julian Grenier takes a look at scientific evidence.
A great new practice guide on boys' learning and development
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- Tuesday, September 13, 2011 | Nursery World
An exclusive online resource for Nursery World subscribers focuses on supporting young boys
Nursery Equipment: Security - Cosy up!
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- Tuesday, May 3, 2011 | Nursery World
Create welcoming nooks for children to unwind in