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EYFS Activities: We’ve explored…witches

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Monday, October 3, 2016

| Nursery World

The children at one primary school in London had a mysterious visit from a witch, explains Emma Webb

Enabling Environments: Collections - Touch wood!

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Monday, September 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Nicole Weinstein explores the benefits of working with wood, provides some tips on safety, cites the key resources needed and details where to go for more help

Enabling Environments: Collections - On form

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Monday, July 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Sculpture is an excellent medium for creative expression, but staff and children alike will need help. Nicole Weinstein finds some advice

Nursery Equipment: Art Studios - On form

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Monday, May 16, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery art and craft studios provide a dedicated space for both children and practitioners to be creative, writes Annette Rawstrone, who finds out how four settings are making the most of theirs

Enabling Environments: Printing - Stamping ground

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Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

Printing is an immediately engaging activity for young children because it is both visual and tactile. Nicole Weinstein offers some tips

Enabling Environments: NW Nursery of the Year - Inspired!

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Monday, March 7, 2016

| Nursery World

Award-winning Little Barn Owls Nursery and Farm School in West Sussex focuses on enquiry-based learning, finds Annette Rawstrone

Enabling Environments: Collections - Fine art

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Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Painting lets children express themselves, engaging both brain and the body, writes Nicole Weinstein

Enabling Environments: Collections - Top drawer!

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Most children like to draw. Nicole Weinsteinfinds out how practitioners can best support young children’s early development of drawing – and looks at some of the best resources on offer

Early Years in School: Creativity - ‘I want to be a worm’

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

What can we learn from a remote island school – and four-year-old Angus? Lots, explains head teacher Stephen Glen-Lee

Learning & Development: Froebel - Special songs

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Singing has a long tradition in nurseries, thanks largely to the work of Friedrich Froebel, and the practice is intimate and complex, explain Sacha Powell, Kathy Goouch and Louie Werth

Home Learning - A parent’s guide to... drawing and painting

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Monday, November 16, 2015

| Nursery World

What are the benefits of children creating visual works? And how can you encourage them to do so? Penny Tassoni offers advice

EYFS Best Practice - All about... transient art

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Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

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

Learning & Development: Music - My little ukulele

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Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

One nursery in north London has started providing ukulele sessions for children once a week. Liz Roberts reports on how babies and children alike are engaging with the instrument

Learning & Development: Music - With intent

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

A new national project uses music to support wider development. The University of Roehampton's Adam Ockelford and Angela Voyajolu explain.

Enabling Environments: Creativity - Floating ideas

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

A creative raft-building project at one setting prompted a range of learning opportunities and discussions about the wider world. The nursery's artist-in-residence Rosie Potter explains.

Enabling Environments: Collections - Broad strokes

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Allowing children to explore media and materials enables important learning, but how can practitioners support children's creativity and understanding? Nicole Weinstein explains.

Learning & Development: Storytelling - Inside stories

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Story Square harnesses the power of storytelling to give children a voice through play - and enable others to learn about them. Class teacher Jay Ramsey shares his setting's experience