Nursery World - EYFS Activities - We've explored… the moon

Two girls' conversation about the moon led to their whole nursery investigating Earth's natural satellite, facilitated by an enquiry-based approach that followed the children's interests. The Growing Places team explain how the project came about, and its legacy

One morning as the children were arriving at nursery, two girls, Maddisyn and Georgina, were gazing out of the window.

Georgina: ‘The moon is still out.’

Maddisyn: ‘Yes, it's the moon and I think it followed me to nursery!’

Georgina: ‘It showed me the way to nursery this morning. It followed my Daddy's car.’

What an interesting thought! From a child's perspective, the moon was following them from when they walked out of their front doors to when they got to nursery. Educator Bridie McCarroll overheard and recorded this conversation and the seed of an enquiry was sown. It was 2017 and the start of us exploring more of an enquiry-based curriculum at the Growing Places nursery group in Hampshire.

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