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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.
Boys were encouraged to discover new ways to play, learn and practise independence outdoors in a project described by Julie Mountain.
School and nursery children took the principles of Forest School to the water, with an added environmental message, in ecological sustainability activities beside the seaside.
In the final part of her series on the London Borough of Newham and Early Education’s 20-provider-strong Outdoors and Active programme, Julie Mountain rounds up some of the key lessons learnt
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.
What the Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS) for two- to six-year-olds provision aims to achieve. By its co-author, Carol Archer
Early years landscape designer Julie Mountain continues her exploration of an innovative Canadian approach to early childhood landscape design - the 7Cs - by looking at context and connectivity.
WINNER - The Nurture Nursery, Bathgate
By Caroline Eaton (Early Education, £12.50)
Local community collaboratives are a great way to ease children's transition to school, says Rebecca Fisk