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Mini Topic: Bubble wrap

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Wednesday, March 14, 2001

| Nursery World

Turn the fascination children have with bubble wrap into fun learning with these activity ideas from Jean Evans

EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… rain

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Monday, July 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Children at one setting have been finding out about the water cycle, including rain. By Annette Rawstrone

Learning & Development: Budgies - Feathered friends

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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

| Nursery World

Two unexpected pets prompted a surprising amount of learning, says Elizabeth Hunnaball, manager of Skills Kindergarten in Great Tey, Essex.

Learning & Development: Resources for under-threes - Seeing eye to eye

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

| Nursery World

Make nappy changing a time to offer reassuring care and stimulating learning, suggests Claire Stevenson.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Bears

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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

| Nursery World

Role play and imaginative play, early literacy development and other activities can be facilitated with a favourite toy, says Diana Lawton.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... time

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

| Nursery World

Reinforce children's dawning sense of time with ideas to organise their day and reflect on their lives, with activities and resources suggested by Diana Lawton.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Reflections

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

| Nursery World

From seeing the sky in puddles to finding the symmetry in faces, there are lots of ways to mirror all areas of the curriculum, say Carole Skinner, Fran Mosley and Sheila Ebbutt.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Hands and feet

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Play involving hands and feet can help develop observation and thinking skills beyond simple recognition of size, shape and pattern. Marianne Sargent suggests some ideas.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Hit the trail

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

In an extract from his book of story-based adventures, Adam Dove explains how woodland fairies and a big-footed troll can provide an exciting and engaging starting point for outdoor learning

Learning & Development: Our bright idea - Silk painting

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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

| Nursery World

Staff at Rainbow Nursery, Middlestone Moor, provide continuing opportunities for the children in the Rainbow Room to explore a wide range of creative media, both indoors and outdoors.

We've explored… ponies

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

| Nursery World

All children, including those with SEND, enjoyed ponies visiting their setting. By Annette Rawstrone

An A to Z of enhancements: T is for Transport

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Children’s ongoing interest in transport was enhanced by a role-play train station and various experiences, explains Amy Jackson

Learning & Development: Writing - Marking time

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

| Nursery World

Young children are helped to become confident writers in a project described by Michael Jones.

Takeaway ideas tantalise childcarers

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

| Nursery World

Hundreds of early years practitioners in Luton, Bedfordshire, exchanged ideas on best practice and showcased early learning initiatives at a networking day organised by the council.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Feet first

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

| Nursery World

Follow young children on the trail of new sensory experiences and inspiring ideas to take back to nursery, with Katy Morton.

We’ve explored… farming

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Monday, July 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Children’s interest in local farming led to a visit to their setting by one of the dads in his tractor, reports Annette Rawstrone

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Play with words

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Sharing stories and rhymes with children right from the earliest years will help them develop vital communication skills. Judith Stevens explores the opportunities and benefits across the age groups.

Learning & Development: Bird Watching - Wing it!

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Monday, December 1, 2014

| Nursery World

Following children's interests sparked a project to build an eco-friendly bird hide at a setting in Liverpool. Marianne Sargent explains.

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.

Art in the Early Years: Part 2 - The creative learning environment

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

| Nursery World

The essential provision for a creative art environment takes account of the space and materials made available and the display of children's finished works.