Spring - with its potential for rain, wind, sun, fog and even snow - presents exciting learning opportunities for children. By building up collections of resources to use in advance, practitioners can respond immediately to the unpredictable British climate.
With wet-weather gear, tarpaulins and sun shades at hand, children will be able to splash about in muddy puddles, dance in shadows and use all their senses to learn about rain, sun and fog.
Early years consultant Marie Charlton says that our ever-changing weather conditions can provide practitioners with a 'fresh curriculum' each day.
'Once you've awoken children's senses to the fact that the weather in this country is so fascinating, it moves on to a whole different level of learning,' she says.
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