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EYFS Activities: Five things to do with… a new recruit

Monday, March 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Make sure new-starters appreciate the importance of outdoor play at your setting by following these tips. By Julie Mountain

EYFS Best Practice: Observation part 1 – challenging assumptions

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| Nursery World

In this first of a four part series, Dr Sue Allingham looks at how effective and informed observation can support the emotional and physical wellbeing of young children

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: Natural adventures

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

| Nursery World

How do settings with the best outdoor spaces embed high-quality teaching and learning? Julie Mountain visited some high-quality award-winners to find out

Enabling Environments: National Teaching Schools - Game-changer

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Monday, March 7, 2016

| Nursery World

A Bristol consortium has become increasingly influential in providing research-based support via Specialist Leaders in Education to schools and early years settings. Marianne Sargent reports

EYFS Activities: Birth to two… Roll-a-ball

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Monday, May 16, 2016

| Nursery World

Rolling a ball to a baby or toddler is a simple but rewarding game, explains Penny Tassoni

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Crocodiles

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

See how children's interests and a surprise piece of inspiration led to a nursery-wide project that prompted yet more projects, with Angela Chick.

Cookery corner - Pearl barley, butternut squash and mushroom risotto

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Monday, October 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Replacing rice with pearl barley gives the risotto, served with roasted cauliflower, a lovely texture in this delicious autumnal recipe from Dani, one of our lovely Snapdragons chefs.

EYFS Activities - Birth to two… Jack in the Box

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Monday, October 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Introducing toddlers to pop-up toys. By Penny Tassoni

Nursery Management: Working with Parents - Getting messy

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Monday, March 19, 2018

| Nursery World

The benefits of messy play are well known to practitioners, but many parents are still wary of it for a number of reasons, reports Julie Mountain, who carried out a survey on the subject

Enabling Environments: Well-Being - Cosy up!

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Monday, December 12, 2016

| Nursery World

The Danish concept of ‘hygge’ can promote well-being, find Alison Prowle and Angela Hodgkins

EYFS Activities - Birth to two… heuristic play

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Monday, December 12, 2016

| Nursery World

Everyday items brought into a play environment are attractive to toddlers and help their learning and development. By Penny Tassoni

Nursery Equipment: Gross Motor Skills - Think big!

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Monday, May 28, 2012

| Nursery World

Gross motor skills are the building blocks of cognitive development. Annette Rawstrone looks at resources to exercise large muscle groups.

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: Fizz, bang…

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Monday, April 30, 2018

| Nursery World

Increasing numbers of early years settings are recognising the importance of STEM subjects within an early years curriculum. Charlotte Goddard speaks to one, while Anni McTavish makes the case for art and design

Enabling Environments: On song

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Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Singing belongs in every nursery, says Community Playthings' new resource, What Happens in the Baby Room? Supporting under-2s practitioners

Enabling Environments: Collections - Bake off!

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Monday, July 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Cooking with children is a great way to educate them about the science of food, finds Nicole Weinstein in the latest in her series on supporting and resourcing learning for ‘Understanding the World’

Two-year-olds: All in place

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Friday, February 22, 2013

| Nursery World

A Good Place to Be Two, the latest guide from Community Playthings, captures the world view of the two-year-old and shows how to create environments to support this age group, including 'a place for imagination'.

Nursery Equipment: Gender - Same but different

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Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

One award-winning school in London strives to be gender-neutral and help children embrace different family make-ups. By Nicole Weinstein

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - flowers and mud

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Friday, June 8, 2012

| Nursery World

Revisiting the forest was a day of discovery for the children of Reflections Nursery & Forest School, Worthing, West Sussex, says Martin Pace, director

Enabling Environments: Collections - Super!

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Friday, June 22, 2012

| Nursery World

Resources that support superhero play are abundant and they need not be expensive.

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: Collections - Into the woods

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Friday, January 20, 2012

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Wherever a setting is situated, woodland creatures should be close at hand, says Nicole Weinstein.

EYFS Best Practice in Schools - Fighting their corner

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Monday, March 6, 2017

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How can Reception teachers protect the ethos of the EYFS, asks Annette Rawstronein the first of a twice-termly special focus on early years best practice in schools

Enabling Environments: Collections - Top gear

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Monday, October 17, 2011

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Keep children's interests on the move with a varied collection of transport resources suited to their age group, says Nicole Weinstein.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Call of the wild

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Monday, February 6, 2017

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A forest creature who teaches respect for nature is capturing young children’s curiosity around the world. Nicole Weinstein reports

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EYFS Activities: Five things to do with… a new recruit

EYFS Best Practice: Observation part 1 – challenging assumptions

Your outdoor calendar: October

Outdoors: Natural adventures

Enabling Environments: National Teaching Schools - Game-changer

EYFS Activities: Birth to two… Roll-a-ball

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Crocodiles

Cookery corner - Pearl barley, butternut squash and mushroom risotto

EYFS Activities - Birth to two… Jack in the Box

Nursery Management: Working with Parents - Getting messy

Enabling Environments: Well-Being - Cosy up!

EYFS Activities - Birth to two… heuristic play

Nursery Equipment: Gross Motor Skills - Think big!

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: Fizz, bang…

Enabling Environments: On song

Enabling Environments: Collections - Bake off!

Two-year-olds: All in place

Nursery Equipment: Gender - Same but different

Enabling Environments: Forest school diary - flowers and mud

Enabling Environments: Collections - Super!

Healthy Living: Well, well!

Enabling Environments: Collections - Into the woods

EYFS Best Practice in Schools - Fighting their corner

Enabling Environments: Collections - Top gear

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Call of the wild

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