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The Plants in My Street: Conifers

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| Nursery World

Conifers make up 40 per cent of Earth’s plant cover and provide often-fragrant cones. By Julie Mountain.

Alison Clark's Slow Pedagogy: How to be 'slow' outdoors

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| Nursery World

What is ‘slow pedagogy’ and what does it look like for children and practitioners when taken outdoors, asks Alison Clark

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

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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

The plants in my street: Time to go blackberry picking

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| Nursery World

August is the traditional blackberry month – so get a-foraging, says Julie Mountain

EYFS Best Practice: All about … beach schools

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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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

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

We've explored… gardening

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Friday, June 2, 2023

| Nursery World

After reading a story about a green-fingered young gardener, nursery school children were inspired to design a plot of their own. By Annette Rawstrone

Outdoors: The plants in my street – the dog rose

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

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Dog rose works incredibly hard all year round and there is a distinct lifecycle you can share with children, plus opportunities for making cordial and jelly. By Julie Mountain

Outdoors: Creating inclusive outdoor environments

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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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: The plants in my street – elder

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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Not only is elder versatile all year round, with edible spring flowers and autumn berries, it also makes excellent pea shooters, says Julie Mountain

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

Outdoors: The plants in my street – dandelion

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Dandelions are versatile ‘weeds’ – they are edible, make great loose parts and provide a host of opportunities for fun, says Julie Mountain

Outdoors: The plants in my street – discover nettles

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Nettles are wonderful, says Julie Mountain, who is going to try and convince you to love them as much as she does this March

EYFS Activities: We've explored… a special tree

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Finding an oak tree on a visit to a local country park acted as a catalyst for a year-long creative journey. By Annette Rawstrone

Health & Wellbeing : Working with parents to support healthy eating

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Amid the cost-of-living crisis, one award-winning setting is encouraging children to eat healthily both on-site and when they go home, finds Meredith Jones Russell

EYFS Activities: An A to Z of enhancements – E is for Environmental Awareness

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Enhancements are a good tool for learning about the natural world and our place in it, finds Amy Jackson

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

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

EYFS Activities: We've explored – wildlife

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

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Mysterious pawprints and explorations with a wildlife camera became the launchpad for a much deeper understanding of nature. By Annette Rawstrone

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

Outdoors: Key 10 – Your best resource

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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

Your outdoor calendar: July 2022

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

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While babies should be kept out of direct sunlight, older children can slip on a hat, spray on sunscreen and make the most of the long, warm days outdoors. By Julie Mountain

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The Plants in My Street: Conifers

Alison Clark's Slow Pedagogy: How to be 'slow' outdoors

The plants in my street: Oak trees

Make the outdoors a place of 'irresistible temptations'

Outdoors: Natural adventures

The plants in my street: Time to go blackberry picking

EYFS Best Practice: All about … beach schools

Outdoors: The plants in my street – grass

Outdoors: How to resource a 'wild' space

We've explored… gardening

Outdoors: The plants in my street – the dog rose

Outdoors: Creating inclusive outdoor environments

Outdoors: The plants in my street – elder

Outdoors: What makes a winning space for physically active play

Outdoors: The plants in my street – dandelion

Outdoors: The plants in my street – discover nettles

EYFS Activities: We've explored… a special tree

Health & Wellbeing : Working with parents to support healthy eating

EYFS Activities: An A to Z of enhancements – E is for Environmental Awareness

Outdoors: the plants in my street - willow

Outdoors: Key 11 – guidance on supporting challenging play

EYFS Activities: We've explored – wildlife

Your outdoor calendar: October

Outdoors: Key 10 – Your best resource

Your outdoor calendar: July 2022

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