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Maths: Harness the executive function to help children gain a deep understanding of maths

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Executive functions play an important role in early maths, says Rosemary O’Connor, from a University of Oxford team who have developed a programme to embed these crucial mental skills into fun maths activities

Communication & Language: How to support children's learning at home

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| Nursery World

In part 2 of her enabling environments series, Dr Tanya Richardson of the University of Northampton investigates how to promote speech and language at home

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

Physical Development: Wheely good?

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Whether or not to use bikes at early years settings is the subject of some debate, finds Caroline Vollans

Essential Resources: C&L – starting to talk

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| Nursery World

How can the learning environment and the resources in it promote effective communication? Nicole Weinstein goes back to basics

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

Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers – friendly fire

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| Nursery World

Penny Holland's pioneering work on gun play, a controversial and emotive subject, is worth revisiting in these times, Nicole Weinstein discovers as part of her resources series

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

Outdoors: Key 10 – Your best resource

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| Nursery World

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

Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers - Mind games

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Susan Isaacs’ belief in giving children space and independence to lead their own learning has lots of resonance today. Nicole Weinstein suggests some appropriate resources

Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers – Self-sufficient

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Monday, August 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Timeless practical activities that foster children’s independence are a core part of Maria Montessori’s philosophy, Nicole Weinstein discovers

Education For Sustainability - Midas touch

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

| Nursery World

In Western Australia, an organisation that makes waste materials available for reuse is helping early years settings resource for schema play. By pedagogical leader Kylie Ridder, with educator Fernanda Santiago.

Good Practice - Just a moment

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

| Nursery World

How one setting introduced ‘In The Moment Planning’ to ensure that child-led play and activities are not interrupted and children feel valued and listened to. By Dawn Rigby

Outdoor Challenge: Special Report - A taste for adventure

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

| Nursery World

How can organised outdoor spaces compensate for children’s lack of risk and challenge in everyday life? Nicole Weinstein investigates

Enabling Environments - Let loose!

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Monday, January 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Sunbeams Day Nursery has embedded loose-parts play into provision across all its settings, transforming practice and inspiring children. Nicole Weinstein reports

Nursery Equipment: Planning - First principles

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

| Nursery World

A nursery's design, from the way spaces are laid out to how books are stored and the furniture and resources used, can make a big difference to children's learning and behaviour, says Nicole Weinstein.

Enabling Environments - Hit or miss?

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Monday, June 10, 2019

| Nursery World

Removing toys from a nursery school in Bristol for a month resulted in the two-year-olds not wanting them back. Nicole Weinstein reports

Creating A Library - Shelf life

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Monday, May 13, 2019

| Nursery World

How – and why – one setting created a library for two-year-olds and their parents. By Amina Khan, early childhood educator at Everton Nursery School and Family Centre in Liverpool

Outdoors in Japan: part 1 - Risk and return

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Monday, May 13, 2019

| Nursery World

In the first of a four-part series, Julie Mountain explores what Japanese kindergartens can teach us about risk-taking and resilience

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

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