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Enabling Environments: Collections - All in hand

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Monday, May 4, 2015

| Nursery World

How can settings support the development of small hand movements? Nicole Weinstein advises.

Enabling Environments: We're exploring ... Space

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Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Eastfield Academy Nursery in Northampton got the children making aliens, a rocket and even the moon after noting their interest in space.By Claire Lowery

Learning & Development: Cold Climates - Ice breakers

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Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Children at a primary school in rural Derbyshire have been making the most of the weather to explore the properties of snow and ice. Marianne Sargent paid them a visit.

Enabling Environments: Bug Hotels - Room service

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Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Making a bug hotel to protect insects during the winter can help children learn about the natural environment, while also building physical and team skills. Viv Hampshire explains.

Enabling Environments: Enhanced Provision - Dig in

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Monday, January 26, 2015

| Nursery World

A dinosaur theme can enhance imaginative play and teach about change over time.

Enabling Environments: Real-World Experiences - F is for furniture

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Monday, January 12, 2015

| Nursery World

Identifying different themes within the topic of furniture can provide insights into day-to day living and inspire creativity in learning. By Diane Rich, Mary Jane Drummond and Cathy Myer

Enabling Environments: Art Galleries - Art for all

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Monday, December 1, 2014

| Nursery World

An award-winning art gallery has been running sessions to encourage children to engage with and explore its collections. Sue Owen finds out why the project was a hit with childminders.

Enabling Environments: Christmas - Get the message

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Monday, November 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Why not use the Christmas countdown as a chance to focus on writing? Marianne Sargent offers pointers.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... families

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Monday, November 3, 2014

| Nursery World

This topics enables each child to relate their own unique experiences, and offers insights for practitioners.

Enabling Environments: Autumn - Natural tools

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| Nursery World

A playgroup in Surrey has been making use of the resources provided by autumn to inspire learning opportunities.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ..bones

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Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

The component parts of the human skeleton are a good starting point for educating children about staying healthy, says Marianne Sargent

Enabling Environments: Puppets - Thinking big

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Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

A giant puppet show came to Liverpool for three days this summer. The event inspired one nursery to explore the concept of size - by getting the children to make their own figures.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore... breakfast.

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Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

The most important meal of the day can offer inspiration when looking at subjects like world cultures and health, says Marianne Sargent.

Enabling Environments: Post-walking skills - On the hop

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Monday, August 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Hopping and skipping are challenging skills to master. Here, Dr Lala Manners looks at how they emerge and offers ideas for supporting their development.

Enabling Environments: Post-walking physical skills - Run for it!

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Monday, July 28, 2014

| Nursery World

Walking and running are both challenging locomotor skills for children to master. But the right approach can maximise opportunities for learning, says Lala Manners.

Healthy Living: Well, well!

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Monday, July 14, 2014

| Nursery World

Setting children on the path to a healthy life should start with supporting their well-being and capitalise on their instincts, imagination and freedom to choose. By Pat Gordon-Smith

Enabling Environments: Let's explore... holidays

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

Encourage children to draw on their own experiences for this topic, says Marianne Sargent.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... fire

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Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Handled safely, fire can be an engaging and thrilling natural learning resource, writes Marianne Sargent.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... trains

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Monday, May 5, 2014

| Nursery World

Use this theme as a starting point for a large-scale project with many benefits, says Marianne Sargent.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore... beans

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Monday, April 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Possible activity ideas inspired by this kitchen staple extend far beyond food. By Marianne Sargent

Enabling Environments: Let's explore... Chocolate

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Monday, March 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Easter offers a range of opportunities for teaching about chocolate, from cacao trees to the concept of fair trade, explains Marianne Sargent

Enabling Environments: Let's explore...pancakes

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Monday, February 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Make use of Shrove Tuesday to teach children about tradition and the spirit of sharing - and to have a feast, of course, says Marianne Sargent.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Stay and play

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Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Cold, wet and windy weather doesn't have to mean staying indoors. In the final part of her series on winter play outdoors, Julie Mountain suggests some creative approaches for fun and learning.

Enabling Environment: Outdoors - Wild at heart

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Monday, January 13, 2014

| Nursery World

Nursery gardens can offer a haven for wildlife when food and warmth are in short supply, and children can benefit by helping out -as Julie Mountain explains in part three of her winter series.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore... the sky

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Monday, January 13, 2014

| Nursery World

With so many different aspects to explore, the sky is an excellent focus for imaginative play and learning, says Marianne Sargent.

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Enabling Environments: We're exploring ... Space

Learning & Development: Cold Climates - Ice breakers

Enabling Environments: Bug Hotels - Room service

Enabling Environments: Enhanced Provision - Dig in

Enabling Environments: Real-World Experiences - F is for furniture

Enabling Environments: Art Galleries - Art for all

Enabling Environments: Christmas - Get the message

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... families

Enabling Environments: Autumn - Natural tools

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ..bones

Enabling Environments: Puppets - Thinking big

Enabling Environments: Let's explore... breakfast.

Enabling Environments: Post-walking skills - On the hop

Enabling Environments: Post-walking physical skills - Run for it!

Healthy Living: Well, well!

Enabling Environments: Let's explore... holidays

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... fire

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... trains

Enabling Environments: Let's explore... beans

Enabling Environments: Let's explore... Chocolate

Enabling Environments: Let's explore...pancakes

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Stay and play

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