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Outdoors: STEM – breath of fresh air

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  • Wednesday, March 27, 2024
  • | Nursery World
Air is not only essential for life but is also a fantastic STEM resource in its own right, and Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson’s ideas will blow your mind

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

We've explored… tadpoles

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  • Monday, June 26, 2023
  • | Nursery World
A visit to a pond inspired the children at one setting in West Yorkshire to learn about tadpoles and frogs and recreate their environment in their play. By Annette Rawstrone

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

Your outdoor calendar: December 2022

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  • Tuesday, November 22, 2022
  • | Nursery World
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

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

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