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In the first part of a new series on Understanding the World, Nicole Weinstein looks at how to get up close with insects and other small animals from bees to worms in the nursery environment
Stimulate the senses, stretch children's skills and extend provision for special needs by developing a sensory garden, as one nursery shows Viv Hampshire how they did it.
Printing is an immediately engaging activity for young children because it is both visual and tactile. Nicole Weinstein offers some tips
This year's Booktrust Pre-school Award has gone to Oliver Who Travelled Far and Wide.
The Playhouse Set is suitable for babies from the age of 12 months. It features a double-sided soft playhouse with soft boy, girl and dog figures. The figures, which canbe stored in the mesh pockets...
Musical instruments can help children develop the sound recognition skills essential for reading, spelling and writing. Early years settings call the tune as they try out a few for Nicole Weinstein.
Boys were encouraged to discover new ways to play, learn and practise independence outdoors in a project described by Julie Mountain.
In addition to Aliens Love Underpants (see right), here are some other great storybooks and texts available about aliens and pants! Remember to use the local library - and encourage everyone to share...
In providing resources for playful learning we need to remember the process in which they will be used, not just the outcome at the end, says Anne O'Connor.
Is it time to reassess our view of the enabling environment? Turning the term on its head, an environment that enables is more than the adult and more than the child – it becomes a context for intent,...