Help the children get to know their favourite fruits with these fun and challenging activities suggested by Sheila Ebbutt.
The home corner should reflect the children's culture and experience. Nicole Weinstein offers suggestions for building up a collection of resources for role play.
The quality of the tools provided for children to paint and draw is important. Nicole Weinstein suggests some key resources to encourage creativity.
Why children feel fear, and how they experience it at different ages, is explored by Maria Robinson.
Where is it? Develop children's mathematical thinking by giving them plenty of opportunities to talk about positioning with resources and activities around the setting, suggested by Sheila Ebbutt and...
Our plant of the month is hazel, a tree whose catkins, nuts and coppicing opportunities make it an ideal activity resource. By Julie Mountain
Dog rose works incredibly hard all year round and there is a distinct lifecycle you can share with children, plus opportunities for making cordial and jelly. By Julie Mountain
Children at a primary school in rural Derbyshire have been making the most of the weather to explore the properties of snow and ice. Marianne Sargent paid them a visit.
With so many different aspects to explore, the sky is an excellent focus for imaginative play and learning, says Marianne Sargent.
A genetic disorder that causes learning disabilities is sadly still under-diagnosed. Maggie Jones uncovers Fragile X