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Covering all seven areas of learning in the EYFS, Nicole Weinstein and sector experts highlight natural and bought resources to encourage risk-taking and provide challenge

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Flowers

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

| Nursery World

Flower gardens let children explore the world of flora and fauna all year round, and can be provided by every setting, explains Diana Lawton.

EYFS Activities: Five ways to explore… maths

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Monday, May 28, 2018

| Nursery World

Going outside to ‘do’ maths is an effective way to engage young children. Julie Mountain offers some tips

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Poetry, rhyme and song outdoors

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

| Nursery World

Poetry is portable in these suggestions for learning, sharing and having fun from Helen Bromley.

Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers – friendly fire

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| Nursery World

Penny Holland's pioneering work on gun play, a controversial and emotive subject, is worth revisiting in these times, Nicole Weinstein discovers as part of her resources series

Outdoors: The plants in my street – grass

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Let grass grow, says Julie Mountain, and discover a world of sensory, STEM and environmental benefits

Communication and Language: Discover talking places

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

What are the elements of a good environment for developing speech and language skills? Dr Tanya Richardson at the University of Northampton has codified them

Outdoors: How to resource a 'wild' space

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Julie Mountain visits past Nursery World award winners to discover how to resource and lead a high quality ‘wild’ space outdoors

Outdoors: Creating inclusive outdoor environments

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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How can outdoors be an enabling learning environment for all children? Julie Mountain reports on how award-winning early years settings provide routes to inclusion outside

Enabling Environments: Literacy - Go live!

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Monday, January 9, 2017

| Nursery World

Discover Children’s Story Centre is immersing visitors in stories. Annette Rawstrone reports

Outdoor - Fine days at Little Foxes

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Monday, August 20, 2018

| Nursery World

Children’s fine motor skills are developing speedily at Little Foxes Forest School, an outdoor nursery in Bristol, thanks to the range of activities on offer, Nicole Weinstein discovers

Enabling Environments: Forest Schools: Part 5 - On fire

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Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

Light the sparks of learning and independence in Forest School activities using fire. Sarah Blackwell explains how to do it safely, and Forest Schools Birmingham and Midlands describe their experiences in an online-only case study

A guide to the revised EYFS: Part 1 - An overview

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Monday, September 5, 2011

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The revised Early Years Foundation Stage will form part of sweeping changes to services for families and young children, but the framework's original values and principles must remain if it is to deliver the Government's vision, argues Ann Langston.

Enabling Environments: Community - Going public

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Monday, October 5, 2015

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A project involving British and international nurseries is focusing on getting young children to engage with their local communities. Marianne Sargent finds out how it is taking shape.

Enabling Environments: Hand-eye co-ordination - Take your pick

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Friday, July 26, 2013

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Outdoor environments can offer good opportunities for children to build and develop hand-eye co-ordination, if the right interventions are made. Julie Mountain considers the best approaches.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore... Autumn

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

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Use an enjoyable story book to complement experiences that children have with resources found in the real world around them, following suggestions from Helen Bromley.