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Nursery Equipment: Planning - Be inspired

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

To create effective 'enabling environments', we must be open to ideas from a range of sources, including educational pioneers, overseas settings and children themselves, says Nicole Weinstein.

Nursery Equipment: Communication & Language - So to speak

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Use targeted resources that are meaningful to children to get them talking, says Judith Stevens.

Nursery Equipment: Creativity - Space and time

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

In Scotland, creativity is now at the heart of early years education. Annette Rawstrone assesses its capacity to foster a love of learning.

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.

Enabling Environments: Collections - Make it count

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Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Well-chosen activities, heuristic play resources and a number-rich environment can help practitioners to support children's understanding of numbers and counting. Nicole Weinstein looks at some useful approaches and suggests some ways to aid learning.

Enabling Environments: Collections - Me do it!

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Monday, January 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Self-care is an essential life skill, but it can also help children grow in confidence. Nicole Weinstein suggests some supporting resources.

Learning & Development: Precious moments

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Siren Films' latest DVD, The Power of Physical Play: Development & effective learning, is a must-see for any practitioner interested in the importance of PD, says Professor Tina Bruce CBE.

Enabling Environments: Collections - By design

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Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Design and technology sparks imagination and helps children begin to make sense of the world in which we live, says Nicole Weinstein.

Enabling Environments: Collections - A fine time

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Friday, September 20, 2013

| Nursery World

In the second of a two-part series on developing fine motor control, Nicole Weinstein looks at resources for children aged three to five years.

Enabling Environments: Collections - Take shape

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Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Children should be provided with a large variety of shapes in a range of situations to stimulate learning. Nicole Weinstein suggests some ideas.

Enabling Environments: Recycled Materials - Scrap it!

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Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

A resource package that reuses scrap and unwanted equipment is set to bring many benefits to nurseries. Ruth Thomson reports.

Enabling Environments: Collections - On the beat

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Friday, February 22, 2013

| Nursery World

To tap into music's potential for cross-curricular learning, settings need a core collection of instruments that cater for all ages, says Nicole Weinstein.

Enabling Environments: Making Spaces...Sand & Water Play

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Friday, January 11, 2013

| Nursery World

A shortage of sand and water for play can cause squabbles. Anne O'Connor advises on creative ways of providing this popular resource.

Enabling Environments: Making Spaces...Creativity

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| Nursery World

Creating a space for two age groups to share can help staff get more from resources and ease transition for children. Anne O'Connor suggests ways to make the most of an area.

Enabling Environments: Making spaces... Mathematics

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Friday, August 31, 2012

| Nursery World

Calculating and number play must be interactive if it is to trigger ideas and stimulate thinking. Anne O'Connor suggests ways of making the best use of mathematical resources.

Enabling Environments: Collections - Farm out

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Friday, May 25, 2012

| Nursery World

Playing with toy farm animals and the resources that support their use broadens children's understanding of the world, says Nicole Weinstein.

Enabling Environments: Making Spaces... Book corner

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Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

When it comes to assessing your book corner for two-year-olds, take a look at it through children's eyes and provide a feelgood experience, advises Anne O'Connor.