Using these historic creatures to inspire games and activities can help to build curiousity and imagination, advises Marianne Sargent.
Here are some ideas to show how a nursery can build up a wealth of resources to help children to learn, appreciate and have fun with the largest land animal, from Jean Evans.
Creative 'jungle' play can help improve children's understanding of the world, says Nicole Weinstein.
A new video shows how to recognise and support young children's musicality
A new climbing area is offering impressive challenge and variety, says King's Meadow Primary School's Sarah Obinna.
Understanding both physical and psychological environments is key when creating areas for two-year-olds. Julia Manning-Morton explains how settings' management of this impacts on children's...
Julie Mountain continues her series on Newham’s Outdoors and Active programme by looking at its approach to open spaces, surfaces and level changes, climbing, large objects and storage
Winner: Woodland House Nursery, Bristol
Sunbeams Day Nursery has embedded loose-parts play into provision across all its settings, transforming practice and inspiring children. Nicole Weinstein reports