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How can settings support the development of small hand movements? Nicole Weinstein advises.
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
Painting lets children express themselves, engaging both brain and the body, writes Nicole Weinstein
What is meant by continuous provision, and what does it require of early years practitioners? Anne O'Connor explains the key elements.
Reinforce children's dawning sense of time with ideas to organise their day and reflect on their lives, with activities and resources suggested by Diana Lawton.
There is an abundance of useful resources to help children understand their physical differences and similarities. Nicole Weinstein selects a few that should stimulate discussion in the setting.
Working with textiles is both educational and playful. Nicole Weinstein offers some useful tips
Let the ideas go round and round the nursery with activities and resources for following a natural interest, suggested by Diana Lawton.
Providing babies and toddlers with a variety of textures and other sensory resources lets them make the most of their natural tendency to explore. Nicole Weinstein gives some pointers.
See how an array of simple resources can combine with curiosity to help children explore the properties of light, with nursery activities used by Angela Chick.