A forest environment stimulates the use of descriptive language, says Caroline Watts, a Forest Schools leader for several schools in Kent.
Exploring the concepts of fast and slow opens up a huge range of possibilities for learning and fun. Nicole Weinstein suggests some approaches and resources to get children thinking.
This natural material opens up opportunities for children to experiment and explore both real and imaginary worlds - and a mud kitchen makes a good central point.
A new guide to keeping children safe has been published by the Pre-school Learning Alliance
Collage experiences not only benefit children’s fine motor development – they also provide a medium for children to represent their experiences and thinking, explains Nicole Weinstein
Being in the woods is boosting children's language skills at oneof West Sussex's first early years settings to be awarded a national accreditation for the provision of Forest School. Nicole Weinstein...
Think big for a project on giants and similar fantasy folk characters, with activity suggestions from Judith Stevens.
What is 'continuous provision', why is it so important and how does it fit into the Early Years Foundation Stage? In the first of a new series, Jane Drake examines what practitioners need to be...
Role play and imaginative play, early literacy development and other activities can be facilitated with a favourite toy, says Diana Lawton.
Building a swing in the woods was a model of child-led learning, says Caroline Watts, Forest School leader with St George's Primary School, Wrotham.