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Outdoors: Stem – experimenting with friction

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  • Tuesday, February 27, 2024
  • | Nursery World
Forces are all around us – this month we’re going to explore the forces that relate to motion on wheels: pushing and pulling, and the effects of gravity and friction. By Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson

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

Your outdoor calendar: May 2022

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  • Thursday, April 28, 2022
  • | Nursery World
Spring has sprung! The natural world is overflowing with joy, so make the most of the bounty on your doorstep, says Julie Mountain

Your outdoor calendar: September

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  • Wednesday, September 1, 2021
  • | Nursery World
Summer may be over, but September often heralds sunny, warm days, so be sure to offer children plenty of time outdoors, advises Julie Mountain

Outdoors: Dens - Take cover!

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  • Monday, January 21, 2019
  • | Nursery World
An outdoor setting in the Scottish Highlands is giving children the resources and autonomy to take their den-building to a new level, Nicole Weinstein discovers

Outdoor - Fine days at Little Foxes

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  • Monday, August 20, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Children’s fine motor skills are developing speedily at Little Foxes Forest School, an outdoor nursery in Bristol, thanks to the range of activities on offer, Nicole Weinstein discovers

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Taking action

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  • Monday, November 28, 2016
  • | Nursery World
In the final part of her series on the London Borough of Newham and Early Education’s 20-provider-strong Outdoors and Active programme, Julie Mountain rounds up some of the key lessons learnt

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Passing it on

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  • Monday, November 14, 2016
  • | Nursery World
In the third part of her series on Newham’s Outdoors and Active programme, Julie Mountain finds out how it has involved parents and carers to create a family culture of movement and physicality

EYFS Best Practice: All about... Outdoor nurseries

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  • Monday, August 24, 2015
  • | Nursery World
Settings based on outdoor learning are growing in popularity - and providing focused, creative provision inspired by their individual environments. Nicole Weinstein takes a look at some of the different approaches on offer around the UK and the benefits for children.

Enabling Environments: Risk - Scary stuff?

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  • Monday, October 6, 2014
  • | Nursery World
'Because it's exciting': childen enjoy - and need - the experience of danger Forest School can offer. But educators need a deeper understanding to handle it effectively, Martin Pace explains.

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