Nicole Weinstein discovers how to explore changes in materials scientifically, as part of our series on Understanding the World
The play and learning opportunities that one mud hole can provide are extensive. Julie Mountain describes the creativity and experimentation encouraged by playing dirty.
It doesn't have to be night time for you to explore both the fun and the fearsome sides of darkness, with activities suggested by Helen Bromley.
Young children's community spirit embraced people both locally and abroad. Tessa Fenoughty explains how.
Stock the essential resources and plan to inspire learning with our series on continuous provision by Jane Drake.
How can settings support the development of small hand movements? Nicole Weinstein advises.
Award-winning Little Barn Owls Nursery and Farm School in West Sussex focuses on enquiry-based learning, finds Annette Rawstrone
Italian flair comes to Merseyside in a pilot scheme that celebrates recycled materials, reports Laura Grindley.
Children will enjoy being as inventive as the mouse at the centre of a fascinating story with the provision of well-stocked resources and activities across the setting, as suggested by Helen Bromley.
People and communities are the subject of the last part of our series on resourcing for Understanding the World. By Nicole Weinstein