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Enabling Environments: Forest Schools: Part 3 - Aiming high

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

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Planning your Forest Schools programme for the short and long term requires thinking exemplified in these cases from Sarah Blackwell.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Stay and play

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Monday, January 27, 2014

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Cold, wet and windy weather doesn't have to mean staying indoors. In the final part of her series on winter play outdoors, Julie Mountain suggests some creative approaches for fun and learning.

Enabling Environments: Birds - Watch the birdie

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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You don't need to know anything about birds to enjoy watching them.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Tree time

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Friday, February 22, 2013

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The physical and mental benefits of a Forest School week for children at a South Shields setting have exceeded expectations.

EYFS Activities - Outdoor resource box… washing day

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Monday, May 16, 2016

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How to resource for this outdoor role-play activity. By Lyndsey Gardner

Enabling Environments: Forest schools - Talking trees

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Friday, March 8, 2013

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A forest environment stimulates the use of descriptive language, says Caroline Watts, a Forest Schools leader for several schools in Kent.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Stick together!

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Friday, May 25, 2012

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Children gain an immense sense of achievement from creating something beautiful from a few simple sticks, says Julie Mountain.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Whatever the weather

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Friday, May 31, 2013

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Active outdoor play has many benefits for children. Viv Hampshire explains how her children's centre is encouraging families to get out and about, rain or shine.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Get the bug!

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Monday, April 2, 2012

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There's no end to the learning as well as the fun that can be found in creating a habitat for minibeasts, says Julie Mountain, a consultant working for Learning Through Landscapes.

EYFS Activities: Five things to do with… a new recruit

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Monday, March 19, 2018

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Make sure new-starters appreciate the importance of outdoor play at your setting by following these tips. By Julie Mountain

Your outdoor calendar: October

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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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

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - flowers and mud

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Friday, June 8, 2012

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Revisiting the forest was a day of discovery for the children of Reflections Nursery & Forest School, Worthing, West Sussex, says Martin Pace, director

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Call of the wild

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Monday, February 6, 2017

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A forest creature who teaches respect for nature is capturing young children’s curiosity around the world. Nicole Weinstein reports

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Boxing clever

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Monday, January 11, 2016

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Role-play boxes can increase children’s involvement in the outdoors beyond typical activities and improve their learning, reports Everton Nursery School and Family Centre’s Lyndsey Gardner

EYFS Activities: Five ways to explore… water

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Monday, June 25, 2018

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With summer upon us, Julie Mountain suggests some creative ways to use water in your setting

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Hit the trail

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Monday, October 19, 2015

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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

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

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - After dark

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Friday, January 25, 2013

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Playing outdoors after dark can be exciting and challenging. Julie Mountain advises on making the most of outside spaces all day.

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - glorious mud

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Friday, August 3, 2012

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Rain continued to be a source of fascination, says Caroline Watts, forest school leader, Reflections Nursery & Forest School, Worthing, West Sussex

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

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

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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: Outdoors - In their element

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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Girls consistently achieve better than the boys, but research suggests that the way to male attainment is to send them outdoors, says Sarah Ghahremani.

Outdoors: the plants in my street - willow

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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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

Your outdoor calendar: December 2022

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

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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

Enabling Environments: Birth to three - Logging on

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

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A small outdoor area provides huge opportunities for play and learning at one pre-school that can draw on Forest School leadership. Michelle Shaw and Ruth Thompson describe how they created it.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Born free

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Friday, June 14, 2013

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Children in one West Sussex school have been getting close to nature thanks to a creative project and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust free visits programme, says Jordan Chamberlain.

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Enabling Environments: Forest Schools: Part 3 - Aiming high

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Stay and play

Enabling Environments: Birds - Watch the birdie

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Tree time

EYFS Activities - Outdoor resource box… washing day

Enabling Environments: Forest schools - Talking trees

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Stick together!

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Whatever the weather

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Get the bug!

EYFS Activities: Five things to do with… a new recruit

Your outdoor calendar: October

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - flowers and mud

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Call of the wild

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Boxing clever

EYFS Activities: Five ways to explore… water

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Hit the trail

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Feet first

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - After dark

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - glorious mud

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

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - In their element

Outdoors: the plants in my street - willow

Your outdoor calendar: December 2022

Enabling Environments: Birth to three - Logging on

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Born free

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