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...
In the second instalment of a two-part series on pattern, Nicole Weinstein looks at language, movement and sound - and suggests some resources for assisting exploration and learning.
Encouraging children to use their bodies in any way they want stimulates their physical and brain development and has a noticeable beneficial effect on behaviour, writes Annette Rawstrone
Girls consistently achieve better than the boys, but research suggests that the way to male attainment is to send them outdoors, says Sarah Ghahremani.
Dr Julian Grenier of Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre in East London talks to Marianne Sargent about collaboration in part one of a new series on National Teaching Schools
In the latest of our National Strategies features on the EYFS, Jacqui Hardy, Paula Healey, Gill Hunter and Judith Stevens reflect on where movement, mark-making and maths fit into the themes.
Let the ideas go round and round the nursery with activities and resources for following a natural interest, suggested by Diana Lawton.
Nursery children have been doing their bit for bees after learning about the ecological crisis that threatens them. Annette Rawstrone reports.
Children should be provided with a large variety of shapes in a range of situations to stimulate learning. Nicole Weinstein suggests some ideas.
Let children takes a leap of imagination with a project on a popular amphibian, that's ideal for springtime, with ideas from Helen Bromley.