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Making a bug hotel to protect insects during the winter can help children learn about the natural environment, while also building physical and team skills. Viv Hampshire explains.
Dolls enable children to act out real-life situations, learn about human growth and develop their fine motor skills. Early years settings tested some new specially-designed dolls for Nicole Weinstein
Role-play boxes can increase children’s involvement in the outdoors beyond typical activities and improve their learning, reports Everton Nursery School and Family Centre’s Lyndsey Gardner
A simple way to encourage children's independence at nursery is explained by Tessa Fenoughty.
Construction block sets are among the essential equipment that any nursery will have, but that doesn't mean they're all alike. Mary Evans hears how early years settings rate a variety of the latest...
One nursery is replicating the primary school lunch experience to help children adjust more easily to the change. Nicole Weinstein explains.
Anansi and the Magic Stick by Eric A Kimmel and Janet Stevens (Holiday House) Lazy Anansi stomps off when hard-working Warthog, Lion, and Zebra laugh at his messy house. He tries to steal Hyena's...
Take to the water and discover the scope for cross-curricular learning, imagination and creative activities in making and sailing boats, with suggestions from Jean Evans.
'Because it's exciting': childen enjoy - and need - the experience of danger Forest School can offer. But educators need a deeper understanding to handle it effectively, Martin Pace explains.
The environment we provide for children should meet their needs to a point where they can direct their own play and learning, says Anne O'Connor.