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Did you know that dandelions are crucial for bees in early spring as they are abundant in nectar and pollen? They’re one of the first flowers to bloom and so bees love them!
The ones near me always get mown by the council 😞I like to take a few for nature crafts before this happens, otherwise I like the bees to enjoy them!
If you’d like the dandelion resource, it’s full of crafts, a lifecycle, activities and images on logs - comment ‘dandelion activities’ and I’ll send the link to you 🌼
#outdoorlearning #naturecrafts #earlyyearsoutdoor
Apr 13
•WATER TRAY IDEAS•
Do you want inspiration for the water tray? Enhance with one or two open ended ideas to spark the children’s creativity during the Summer term.
Download the Water Tray ideas resource from my website to use as a guide in the Early Years. It includes an image of each setup and what you will need (low cost/nature items).
Comment ‘Water tray ideas’ if you’d like the link sending over 💧 🌿
It’s the perfect time to explore water trays when the weather is a little warmer.
#earlyyearsideas #outdoorlearning #watertrays #eyfs #earlyyears
Apr 12
Make the most of sunny days with the sunny days ideas set.
There’s also activity downloads for windy days or rainy days too, I have you covered for all weather!
Hopefully the sun keeps making an appearance and you can try out ideas such as this ☀️
Comment ‘sunny day ideas’ if you’d like the link to the resource 🍃
#outdoorlearning #earlyyearsoutdoors #teachingresources #earlyyearsideas #eyfsideas
Apr 11
I cannot believe we are approaching the Summer term already!
Make the most of the changes in weather and head outdoors with your little ones. I’m here to help you every step of the way…
Welcome to my lovely new members and to those who stick around and use my resources in your settings. I am super grateful and so lucky to have you on this journey with me.
There’s an incredible £10 off the yearly payment option using the code TENPOUNDS right now 🌿
The membership gives you access to every single resource on my website including all of the activity packs, outdoor area planning, guides, mud kitchen recipes, role play sets, scavenger hunts and so much more. All designed and created with my twenty years of teaching experience behind me. I love creating every single resource for you all 🍃💕
#outdoorlearning #earlyyearsideas #eyfsoutdoors
Apr 10
🦕 What will the dinosaurs say?🦖
Print the dinosaur speech bubble sheets and have fun thinking about what a dinosaur would say!
Comment ‘dinosaur speech bubbles’ if you would like the link to the resource or search for it on my website.
#outdoorlearning #eyfsideas #tufftrayideas #earlyyearsoutdoors
Apr 9
A question I am asked constantly, ‘Can you help with my outdoor area?
There’s plenty on the website that you can download to give you advice about each area, review your current offering or help with planning and questioning.
The documents featured in this video:
•EYFS outdoor area review document
•Early Years Outdoor area review guide
•Early Years Outdoor area planning
•Early Years Outdoor area questions
You can download them from my website - they’re all free for members or choose to download as individual purchases if you don’t want to join.
If you’d like the links to any, just let me know in the comments. I hope this is used for those asking 🍃
#earlyyearsoutdoor #outdoorarea #outdooreyfs #outdoorlearning #eyfsoutdoors
Apr 8
✨Magical pre writing patterns✨
Make some nature wands and create patterns in the sand following the magical pre writing patterns 🌿
There’s a range of different designs available on my website. Comment ‘pre writing patterns’ and I’ll send the link to the section.
Pre writing patterns develop the specific directional pushes and pulls needed for letter formation and the writing of numerals, guiding children from free mark-making to controlled, precise movements.
#earlyyearsideas #outdoorlearning #teachingresources #tufftrayideas
Apr 7
Inspired by the new film 🌳✨The Magic Faraway Tree✨🌳 we set up a magical themed mud kitchen complete with our new fairy themed recipes.
From enchanted biscuits to toadstool cupcakes, the new recipes add a little magic to the mud kitchen. Comment ‘magical recipes’ if you’d like the link sending over to this resource!
There’s a full week’s worth of early years outdoor area planning based on fairies/magic in the Summer 1 folder on the website which I loved creating for you all.
Our fabulous mud kitchen is from @precision.timber
The utensils, potion bottles, bowls and bio glitter are from @hope_earlyyears
The squeezy bottles are from @ikeauk
#mudkitchen #mudkitchenideas #outdoorlearning
Apr 6
