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Boys were encouraged to discover new ways to play, learn and practise independence outdoors in a project described by Julie Mountain.
Printing is an immediately engaging activity for young children because it is both visual and tactile. Nicole Weinstein offers some tips
In the second of a two-part series on developing fine motor control, Nicole Weinstein looks at resources for children aged three to five years.
In providing resources for playful learning we need to remember the process in which they will be used, not just the outcome at the end, says Anne O'Connor.
Stimulate the senses, stretch children's skills and extend provision for special needs by developing a sensory garden, as one nursery shows Viv Hampshire how they did it.
As with the other age groups, the developmental needs and interests of the child provided the starting points for planning the room for two-year-olds.
Early years settings' work with families can take a new dimension when everybody gets outdoors together, says Annie Davy, early years advisor at Learning through Landscapes.
'Free-and-found' resources lend themselves to creative, child-directed outdoor play. Julie Mountain offers some guidance on sourcing them.
Joint winner, Houghton Community Nursery School, Houghton le Spring
School and nursery children took the principles of Forest School to the water, with an added environmental message, in ecological sustainability activities beside the seaside.