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EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… rain

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Monday, July 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Children at one setting have been finding out about the water cycle, including rain. By Annette Rawstrone

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... time

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

| Nursery World

Reinforce children's dawning sense of time with ideas to organise their day and reflect on their lives, with activities and resources suggested by Diana Lawton.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Hit the trail

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

In an extract from his book of story-based adventures, Adam Dove explains how woodland fairies and a big-footed troll can provide an exciting and engaging starting point for outdoor learning

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Feet first

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

| Nursery World

Follow young children on the trail of new sensory experiences and inspiring ideas to take back to nursery, with Katy Morton.

We’ve explored… farming

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Monday, July 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Children’s interest in local farming led to a visit to their setting by one of the dads in his tractor, reports Annette Rawstrone

EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… our bodies

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Monday, July 22, 2019

| Nursery World

How one setting helped children explore their senses and the ways the human body works. By Annette Rawstrone

Enabling Environments: Birds - Hatching out

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

| Nursery World

See how easy it is to learn about birds, as children at Peter Pan Pre-school Nursery in Woking, Surrey, did when they put a camera in a box on their grounds and observed a pair of nesting blue tits. Nursery owner Sue Lewis describes the learning experiences.

Enabling Environments: Around the nursery - Technology Workshop - Assembly lines

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

| Nursery World

The technology workshop can be amply stocked with simple and readily available resources and is an ideal area for adults to work alongside the children, as Jane Drake explains.

EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… San Bushmen

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Monday, August 19, 2019

| Nursery World

What one outdoor setting discovered about the culture of hunter-gatherers in Africa. Annette Rawstrone reports

Enabling Environments: All about ... Creating a wildlife area

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

| Nursery World

The best way to get children to think about our disappearing wildlife is to have them take an active part in its resurrection - and it's really simple to do, says Mary Whiting.

EYFS Project Construction - Building Wonderwall

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Monday, September 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Children in London learned how to make bricks and much more while creating a community wall, writes Rosie Potter

EYFS Activities: We've explored… animation

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Monday, October 15, 2018

| Nursery World

The children at one setting created sophisticated animations that were shown at their local cinema. By Annette Rawstrone

Enabling environments: Around the Nursery - Water Area - Splash out

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

| Nursery World

Make the most of water play by offering the best experiences and stocking the essential resources, as suggested by Jane Drake

EYFS Best practice: All about ... Forest schools

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

Explore the forest school movement in England with a study of local projects and a trip to the country where the movement started, as practitioners reflect on what they have learned.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... the Reggio Approach

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

| Nursery World

Find out about the principles behind the renowned early years centres in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and see how they have inspired practice at settings in the UK with early years consultants Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton (www.alcassociates.co.uk)

EYFS Activities - Let’s explore… mermaids

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Monday, October 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Mermaids (and mermen) provide play and learning inspiration for children, writes Marianne Sargent

Enabling Environments: City Farms - Field days

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Friday, August 31, 2012

| Nursery World

Children can learn far more from stroking a cow than looking at one in a book. Vesela Gladicheva describes what's on offer at urban farms.

Enabling Environments: Gardening Indoors, Part 1 - Green fingers

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

| Nursery World

Winter indoor gardening can make a good foundation for outdoor gardening later on, says Mary Whiting in the first of two articles

Enabling Environments: Gardening Indoors: Part 2 - The life of plants

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Indoor gardening activities can be excellent for learning about our natural world, says Mary Whiting.

EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… the gingerbread man

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Monday, May 27, 2019

| Nursery World

How one setting brought the traditional tale to life for its children. Annette Rawstrone reports

EYFS Activities: Essential experiences… assembling kits

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Children enjoy helping adults assemble furniture and equipment, and such construction projects have many benefits, writes Penny Tassoni

EYFS Activities: Five things to do with… ICT outdoors

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Monday, January 22, 2018

| Nursery World

Tablets and other ICT devices can enhance certain outdoor activities for children. Julie Mountain discovers how best to use them

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Autumn leaves

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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

| Nursery World

Now's the time to go out on a leaf hunt and discover how many areas for learning they can lead you to. Try starting with these ideas from Carole Skinner, Fran Mosley and Sheila Ebbutt.