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Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Pirates!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

| Nursery World

Set sail for adventure, imagination and creative activities across all areas of the curriculum with a topic on these popular characters, outlined by Helen Bromley.

Learning & Development: Reading - Spread the word

Features

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

| Nursery World

Encouraging parents to read to their children is just one aim of the National Year of Reading. Ruth Thomson talks to one nursery chain getting in on the act themselves.

Essential Resources: Equip to support fine and gross motor skills

Features

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| Nursery World

Children need to fine-tune the small muscles in their hands, fingers and wrists to build up the strength for writing. Nicole Weinstein looks at resources for fine motor development

An A to Z of enhancements M is for Mud

Features

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

| Nursery World

Give children new opportunities to develop descriptive language and find new purposes for the malleable mud that they enjoy exploring and playing with so much, says Amy Jackson

Concert pianist calls the tune at nurseries

News

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

| Nursery World

A concert pianist is to tour nurseries across the country next year to teach children about playing the piano.

Learning & Development: Music - In concert

Features

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

| Nursery World

Children aged five and under were the select audience for a series of concerts and workshops, with training for practitioners, as described by Stuart Bruce and Matt Carwardine-Palmer of Orchestras Live.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Crocodiles

Features

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

See how children's interests and a surprise piece of inspiration led to a nursery-wide project that prompted yet more projects, with Angela Chick.

Learning & Development: Music - The great connector

Features

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

| Nursery World

Music sessions will stimulate and build on one of the most powerful natural resources, says Steve Grocott.

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: Fizz, bang…

Features

Monday, April 30, 2018

| Nursery World

Increasing numbers of early years settings are recognising the importance of STEM subjects within an early years curriculum. Charlotte Goddard speaks to one, while Anni McTavish makes the case for art and design

Expressive Arts and Design: 3D Structures: Shaping up

Features

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

| Nursery World

What are the developmental benefits of using 3D objects in play and making activities, and how can early years settings best resource for this? Penny Tassoni explains

Learning and Development: Supporting role

Features

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

| Nursery World

A traditional story from Diwali became an opportunity for role play, narrative and creative expression that was eagerly grasped by a whole class, as teacher Tessa Fenoughty explains.

Success for nursery music project

News

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

| Nursery World

A community project that aims to boost music-making in nurseries and children's centres in London has been found successful in bringing quality musical experiences to children.

Learning & Development: Creativity - Let’s think

Features

Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

How a creative thinking and learning project in Newham benefited both the children and practitioners who took part. By Anni McTavish

Enabling Environments: Around the Nursery - Malleable Materials

Features

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

| Nursery World

What to keep at the ready in your setting's malleable materials area - and what resources you can also find outdoors - are examined by Jane Drake.

Learning & Development: Music - Part 3 - In tune

Features

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Encourage the youngest children to lead the way in musical activities with suggestions from Jessica Pitt.

Enabling environments: Let's explore ... Cats and dogs

Features

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

| Nursery World

Help young children explore their love for - or fear of - the most popular family pets with activities in every area of the early years setting, suggested by Judith Stevens.

Learning & Development: Thinking - Part 2: Deep in thought

Features

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

| Nursery World

Practitioners need to identify and observe young children thinking to give them opportunities to move on further, says early years consultant Marion Dowling.

Prime and Specific: Make links

Features

Monday, April 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The split between Prime and Specific areas is valid, provided practitioners understand how they inter-relate, says Jan Dubiel

The Big Picture - Beach Art

News

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Children at St Thomas’ Nursery and Beach School have created a replica lifeboat out of rubbish found during their weekly beach-cleaning sessions at Lytham St Annes on the Fylde coast of Lancashire.