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Printing is an immediately engaging activity for young children because it is both visual and tactile. Nicole Weinstein offers some tips
In the first part of a new series on Understanding the World, Nicole Weinstein looks at how to get up close with insects and other small animals from bees to worms in the nursery environment
Making the move from nursery to primary school can throw up challenges for everyone involved, but settings can take steps to make the process easier. Rebecca Fisk suggests some methods.
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.
Observe how absorbed the children can become in particular schemas when you provide resources and activities suggested by Diana Lawton.
Using these historic creatures to inspire games and activities can help to build curiousity and imagination, advises Marianne Sargent.
Let children's imaginations fly high, while steering their learning with activities based on a favourite story book as suggested by early years adviser Judith Stevens.
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.
A nursery in Wiltshire used a local garden in an old churchyard, and a visual artist, to put together a Making Memories project. Annette Rawstrone explains
In any kind of setting you can provide a way for children to get close to nature while doing their part in its care. Mary Whiting shows how.