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Maths: Harness the executive function to help children gain a deep understanding of maths

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Executive functions play an important role in early maths, says Rosemary O’Connor, from a University of Oxford team who have developed a programme to embed these crucial mental skills into fun maths activities

All on board with whiteboards

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| Nursery World

Whiteboards at one setting in northwest London have become a collaborative focal point for planning activities and documenting children’s thoughts and practitioners’ responses in a visible way, explain Chevone Newman and Di Chilvers

The plants in my street: Oak trees

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| Nursery World

Oak can support more than 2,000 species, is great for climbing – and has acorns. By Julie Mountain

Make the outdoors a place of 'irresistible temptations'

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

| Nursery World

In the final part of her series on former Nursery World Award winners, Julie Mountain explores what other settings can learn from those she visited

Outdoors: Natural adventures

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

| Nursery World

How do settings with the best outdoor spaces embed high-quality teaching and learning? Julie Mountain visited some high-quality award-winners to find out

EYFS Best Practice: All about … beach schools

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Beach School sessions allow for the same ‘awe and wonder’ for children and exploration experience as in Forest School– but with added drama. By Annette Rawstrone

Outdoors: The plants in my street – grass

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Let grass grow, says Julie Mountain, and discover a world of sensory, STEM and environmental benefits

Communication and Language: Discover talking places

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

What are the elements of a good environment for developing speech and language skills? Dr Tanya Richardson at the University of Northampton has codified them

Outdoors: How to resource a 'wild' space

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Julie Mountain visits past Nursery World award winners to discover how to resource and lead a high quality ‘wild’ space outdoors

Physical development on a budget: Use the stairs

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Friday, June 2, 2023

| Nursery World

In the final instalment of this eight-part series, Dr Lala Manners considers how stairs can be used to support strength, balance, co-ordination and agility

Outdoors: Creating inclusive outdoor environments

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

| Nursery World

How can outdoors be an enabling learning environment for all children? Julie Mountain reports on how award-winning early years settings provide routes to inclusion outside

Outdoors: What makes a winning space for physically active play

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

What do settings with good outdoor spaces have in common? In this series, Julie Mountain visits past champions of the Nursery World Awards

Essential Resources: C&L – starting to talk

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| Nursery World

How can the learning environment and the resources in it promote effective communication? Nicole Weinstein goes back to basics

Outdoors: the plants in my street - willow

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| Nursery World

Plants are local to everyone and fertile ground for activity ideas. This year, outdoors specialist Julie Mountain will be pointing out some commonly found flora and what you can do with it

Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers – friendly fire

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| Nursery World

Penny Holland's pioneering work on gun play, a controversial and emotive subject, is worth revisiting in these times, Nicole Weinstein discovers as part of her resources series

EYFS Activities: Let's go to… the National Maritime Museum

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| Nursery World

In a new series on early years programmes at cultural spaces across the country, atelierista and EYT Abigail Horn and her cohort explore a lighthouse

Outdoors: Key 11 – guidance on supporting challenging play

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| Nursery World

Children need to push their boundaries in all directions, so finding the balance between safety and challenge is central to this strand of the outdoors, says Professor Jan White

Your outdoor calendar: October

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| Nursery World

The days are getting shorter and you can literally smell the seasons changing – but autumn is a wonderful time to be outdoors and active! By Julie Mountain

Outdoors: Key 10 – Your best resource

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| Nursery World

How can leaders ensure that staff are supporting the setting’s outdoors provision to the best of their ability, asks Professor Jan White

Special Report – Discovering new approaches to sensory play

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| Nursery World

There is a lot more to messy play than wet and sticky gloop, discovers Nicole Weinstein as she looks at the importance of sensory experiences in children’s play and learning

Education For Sustainability - Midas touch

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

| Nursery World

In Western Australia, an organisation that makes waste materials available for reuse is helping early years settings resource for schema play. By pedagogical leader Kylie Ridder, with educator Fernanda Santiago.

Outdoors: Key 4 - In and out

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

| Nursery World

Professor Jan White considers how to get children and staff outdoors and back inside again with ease

EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… dissecting fish

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

| Nursery World

An interest in marine life led to the children at one setting dissecting cod and sea bream to learn about their biology, as well as other ocean-related things. By Annette Rawstrone

Outdoors: key 3 - Freedom to choose

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Continuing her series, Professor Jan White discusses why children should be able to choose to be outside when they need to

Outdoors: Key 2 - All aboard!

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Professor Jan White looks at how to ensure that parents are fully on board with your outdoor provision, in the second part of her series

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