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We've explored… gardening

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  • Friday, June 2, 2023
  • | Nursery World
After reading a story about a green-fingered young gardener, nursery school children were inspired to design a plot of their own. By Annette Rawstrone

Research Nurseries: On a learning curve

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  • Wednesday, August 2, 2023
  • | Nursery World
In the last of the series, researcher Gemma Goldenberg discusses what research- informed practice means to different settings and unpicks some of the differing views about what works

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

We've explored… zip lines

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  • Wednesday, April 26, 2023
  • | Nursery World
A story book inspired the children at one setting to make a zip line as part of their Forest School activities and turn it into a pulley system. By Annette Rawstrone

An A to Z of enhancements M is for Mud

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  • Tuesday, August 29, 2023
  • | Nursery World
Give children new opportunities to develop descriptive language and find new purposes for the malleable mud that they enjoy exploring and playing with so much, says Amy Jackson

How children learn: part 1

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  • Tuesday, October 24, 2023
  • | Nursery World
In the first of a three-part series, Jan Dubiel sets out 12 key ‘Learning Behaviours’ that should underpin education in the early years

Special Focus: Get started on an eco journey

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  • Monday, January 8, 2024
  • | Nursery World
At a time of climate crisis as well as a cost-of-living crisis, how can early years settings become sustainable, both environmentally and financially? Karen Hart offers some ideas

Nursery activities: Art and craft - Sew easy

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  • Thursday, August 9, 2007
  • | Nursery World
Young children with tiny fingers often find sewing a difficult task and this can discourage them from trying this satisfying activity. But you can present resources that are manageable, and challenging at different levels, so that children can see results immediately.

Working Mum - Sleep over

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  • Monday, February 8, 2016
  • | Nursery World
Why can the nursery get her daughters to have a nap during the day when they refuse to do so at home, asks Working Mum

Positive Relationships: Working With Parents - Day by day

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  • Monday, July 24, 2017
  • | Nursery World
Parents and Children Together (PACT), a new parent-delivered teaching programme, has led to gains in children’s early language and reading skills. Kelly Burgoyne, Rachel Gardner, Helen Whiteley and Charles Hulme report on the project

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Rigid thinking

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  • Monday, October 16, 2017
  • | Nursery World
Is your nursery space working for or against gender diversity? Dr Jen Lyttleton-Smith examines why promoting gender diversity and avoiding stereotypical roles is important when working with young children, and how settings can change their practice and environment for the better

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