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Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Hit the trail

Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

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: Bug Hotels - Room service

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Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Making a bug hotel to protect insects during the winter can help children learn about the natural environment, while also building physical and team skills. Viv Hampshire explains.

Grow your own wood

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| Nursery World

Fancy revamping your outdoor area this year? Some free trees from the Woodland Trust may provide some inspiration.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Stay and play

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Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

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 Environment: Outdoors - Wild at heart

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Monday, January 13, 2014

| Nursery World

Nursery gardens can offer a haven for wildlife when food and warmth are in short supply, and children can benefit by helping out -as Julie Mountain explains in part three of her winter series.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Free spirits

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

| Nursery World

A Beach School is opening up a wealth of new learning experiences for children at one nursery in Bristol. Ruth Thomson finds out more Photographs At woodland house nursery, Bristol, by Marcus Way.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Forest fun

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Friday, October 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The Forest Schools experience has brought many benefits to children at a setting in Scotland. AnnMarie Cunningham describes the process.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Unfamiliar territory

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Friday, August 23, 2013

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Encouraging children to explore the outdoors more freely proved to be a culture change in Poole, says Clare Schmieder, Early Learning Advisory Teacher (ELAT) within the Poole Early Years Team.

Enabling Environments: Hand-eye co-ordination - Take your pick

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Friday, July 26, 2013

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Outdoor environments can offer good opportunities for children to build and develop hand-eye co-ordination, if the right interventions are made. Julie Mountain considers the best approaches.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Born free

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Friday, June 14, 2013

| Nursery World

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.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Whatever the weather

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Friday, May 31, 2013

| Nursery World

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 - Going strong

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Friday, May 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Extending ways to build children's physical strength with a range of interesting resources and activities is easy - and vital, says Julie Mountain.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Rapid response

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Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Providing opportunities for active outdoor play significantly increases children's agility and it need not be expensive, says Julie Mountain.

Enabling Environments: Forest schools - Talking trees

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Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

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

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Tree time

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Friday, February 22, 2013

| Nursery World

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

Enabling Environments: Forest schools - Snow or shine

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

There is much to feel and discover in the woods whatever the weather, says Caroline Watts, Forest School leader with St George's Primary School, Wrotham.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - After dark

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Friday, January 25, 2013

| Nursery World

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

Enabling Environments: Forest schools - In full swing

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Friday, January 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Building a swing in the woods was a model of child-led learning, says Caroline Watts, Forest School leader with St George's Primary School, Wrotham.

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - fire starter

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| Nursery World

Fire can be a useful focal point on forest trips, says Caroline Watts, forest school leader at Reflections Nursery and Forest School, Worthing, West Sussex

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - snack time

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Friday, August 31, 2012

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On their latest trip to the forest, the children took charge of their snacks, says Caroline Watts, forest school leader, Reflections Nursery & Forest School, Worthing, West Sussex.

Enabling Environments: Dens - What a build-up!

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Friday, August 3, 2012

| Nursery World

Whole families had fun working together at Oakwood House Nursery's first den-making festival in Huddersfield.

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: Forest school diary - puddles and snails

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Friday, July 6, 2012

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On this week's visit to the woodland, nettles and orchids, a snail shell and a puddle all caught the children's attention, says Caroline Watts, forest school leader, Reflections Nursery & Forest School, Worthing, West Sussex

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Out of the wood

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Friday, June 22, 2012

| Nursery World

Sue Ball, of Setting Sail Day Nursery, Harrogate, describes the development of her Forest School and the benefits for the children.

Enabling Environments: Mud - A right mess

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Friday, June 8, 2012

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The play and learning opportunities that one mud hole can provide are extensive. Julie Mountain describes the creativity and experimentation encouraged by playing dirty.

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Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Hit the trail

Enabling Environments: Bug Hotels - Room service

Grow your own wood

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Stay and play

Enabling Environment: Outdoors - Wild at heart

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Free spirits

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Forest fun

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Unfamiliar territory

Enabling Environments: Hand-eye co-ordination - Take your pick

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Born free

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Whatever the weather

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Going strong

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Rapid response

Enabling Environments: Forest schools - Talking trees

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Tree time

Enabling Environments: Forest schools - Snow or shine

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - After dark

Enabling Environments: Forest schools - In full swing

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - fire starter

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - snack time

Enabling Environments: Dens - What a build-up!

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - glorious mud

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - puddles and snails

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Out of the wood

Enabling Environments: Mud - A right mess

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