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Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Crocodiles

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

See how children's interests and a surprise piece of inspiration led to a nursery-wide project that prompted yet more projects, with Angela Chick.

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: Fizz, bang…

Features

Monday, April 30, 2018

| Nursery World

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

Learning and Development: Supporting role

Features

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

| Nursery World

A traditional story from Diwali became an opportunity for role play, narrative and creative expression that was eagerly grasped by a whole class, as teacher Tessa Fenoughty explains.

Enabling Environments: Around the Nursery - Malleable Materials

Features

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

| Nursery World

What to keep at the ready in your setting's malleable materials area - and what resources you can also find outdoors - are examined by Jane Drake.

Enabling environments: Let's explore ... Cats and dogs

Features

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

| Nursery World

Help young children explore their love for - or fear of - the most popular family pets with activities in every area of the early years setting, suggested by Judith Stevens.

Learning & Development: Thinking - Part 2: Deep in thought

Features

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

| Nursery World

Practitioners need to identify and observe young children thinking to give them opportunities to move on further, says early years consultant Marion Dowling.

The Big Picture - Beach Art

News

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Children at St Thomas’ Nursery and Beach School have created a replica lifeboat out of rubbish found during their weekly beach-cleaning sessions at Lytham St Annes on the Fylde coast of Lancashire.

EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… sculpture

Features

Monday, November 11, 2019

| Nursery World

How children at one setting went about creating a sculpture garden. Annette Rawstrone reports.

EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… colour

Features

Monday, January 20, 2020

| Nursery World

What happened when children linked colours with emotions. By Annette Rawstrone

Learning & Development: Our bright idea - Silk painting

Features

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

| Nursery World

Staff at Rainbow Nursery, Middlestone Moor, provide continuing opportunities for the children in the Rainbow Room to explore a wide range of creative media, both indoors and outdoors.

Art in the Early Years: Part 2 - The creative learning environment

Features

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

| Nursery World

The essential provision for a creative art environment takes account of the space and materials made available and the display of children's finished works.

Art in the Early Years: Part 4: Painting

Features

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

| Nursery World

Painting offers young children a world of opportunities for experimentation and expression, so early years settings should equip them with ample materials and varied techniques.

EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… dots

Features

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Story The Dot has inspired children in Burnley to become little artists, writes Annette Rawstrone

Learning & Development: Baking - Aprons on!

Features

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Rewards across all areas of learning will be the result when you get young children together in a baking activity, says Judit Horvath.

Learning & Development: Finger Rhymes - Thumbs up!

Features

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

EYFS Best Practice - All about... transient art

Features

Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

There are benefits to embracing a creativity focused on process rather than result. Nicole Weinstein offers a guide

EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… art

Features

Monday, February 18, 2019

| Nursery World

One setting took children’s artwork to another level by exhibiting it at a major gallery, discovers Annette Rawstrone

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

Features

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.

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

Features

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 Activities: Essential experiences… arts and crafts

Features

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

From pottery to knitting, taking part in arts and crafts activities is easy thanks to the wealth of opportunities out there, writes Penny Tassoni

Learning & development: Messy Play for Under-Threes - Make a splash

Features

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

| Nursery World

The youngest children will delight in using their whole bodies to explore water, says Jean Evans.

Your outdoor calendar: December 2022

Features

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

| Nursery World

It's magical midwinter – wrap children up warmly and make the most of this special time of year. Playing outdoors strengthens children's immune systems and build physical and emotional resilience. Consider starting outdoor play sessions with a vigorous ‘parkour’ routine, leaping and bounding and rolling and twisting your way around the space to warm up. Julie Mountain

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

Features

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)

Learning & Development: Expressive Arts and Design - Top marks

Features

Friday, September 6, 2013

| Nursery World

An inspiring male role model, in the form of artist Fabric Lenny, has been encouraging creative mark-making alongside improved communication and collaboration. Helen Chilton explains.