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Early Years Science: Sound

    Features
  • Wednesday, August 16, 2006
  • | Nursery World
How sounds are sent and received by our ears, and some simple activities to investigate it, are explained by Pat Brunton and Linda Thornton

Early Years Science: Air

    Features
  • Wednesday, June 14, 2006
  • | Nursery World
Our science series by Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton considers how air can be moved by natural or manmade forces, and ways for young children to investigate this

Early Years Science: Forces

    Features
  • Wednesday, March 15, 2006
  • | Nursery World
Learn about forces and then investigate their effects with the children, in the first part of a new science series by Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton

Free care offered to two-year-olds

    News
  • Wednesday, October 12, 2005
  • | Nursery World
Free part-time, high-quality childcare for two-year-olds is to be the centrepiece of a 46m initiative for children aged nought to three unveiled in the Welsh Assembly government's budget last week.

All about...spirituality

    Features
  • Wednesday, July 6, 2005
  • | Nursery World
What is 'spirituality' and how do early years practitioners promote it in young children? Marion Dowling offers suggestions

Mini Topic: Smell

    Features
  • Wednesday, February 26, 2003
  • | Nursery World
Sniff out the differences in objects, experiences and memories with activities from Jean Evans

Mini Topic: Taste

    Features
  • Wednesday, January 29, 2003
  • | Nursery World
Give the children a taste of the diversity of foods the world has to offer with some tantalising activities from Jean Evans

The right attitude

    Features
  • Wednesday, January 15, 2003
  • | Nursery World
Practitioners need to be sensitive to the tendencies that children exhibit in their learning and encourage those that will lead to independence, says Anne O'Connor The need to support the development of children's positive attitudes and dispositions towards learning is mentioned frequently in the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage. But what do we mean by dispositions and how can we promote them in our early years settings?

Mini Topic: Play trays

    Features
  • Wednesday, November 13, 2002
  • | Nursery World
Your setting's exploratory play trays need not be limited to sand and water - try these ideas from Kevin Kelman

Mini Topic: Paint

    Features
  • Wednesday, October 16, 2002
  • | Nursery World
Any way you mix it, paint can be turned into an exciting material with everyday additions, says Kevin Kelman

Mini Topic: Playdough

    Features
  • Wednesday, August 28, 2002
  • | Nursery World
There's no need to stick to basic playdough with these ideas for more creative materials from Kevin Kelman

Mini Topic: Boxes

    Features
  • Wednesday, August 14, 2002
  • | Nursery World
A dozen games and activities using empty boxes are packed up by Kevin Kelman for fun early learning

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