Filled with loose parts and possibilities, with mud and dust, nettles and sky, transcendent hands-on moments and skinned knees. Richard Louv
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Someone asked about my Autumn pattern cards, I have this set and a set on grass. The document includes pattern cards, blank ones for printing and creating your own patterns in and the nature items to cut out if you don’t have any loose parts to use. Comment ‘patterns’ if you need the link or find it in the Autumn section on my website.
Patterns include AB, AAB, ABB, and ABC.
Pattern is one of the most important mathematical concepts to master in the early years. If children can understand, follow and create patterns it will help them later when trying to understand the number patterns and the logistics of maths.
Begin with AB patterns, can the children continue the pattern? Only move on once they understand this.
Beautiful wooden bowls are from @hope_earlyyears 🤎
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Oct 13
•SAND KITCHEN RECIPES•
A lovely member asked if I could make a sand version of the mud kitchen recipes for her sand kitchen. I hope you like this set. They could be used in a sandpit area, sand tray, a tuff tray with sand in or your sand kitchen if you have one.
Raid your cupboards and find old baking tins or look in charity shops for items that can be used with the sand recipes. Add a little nature too and you’ll unlock hours of fun 🍂
I’ve popped them on the website in case anyone else would like a set. Members, they’re included.
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Oct 12
Nature pumpkins made from cardboard, leaves and black paper. A lovely, mindful craft for this time of year. Set it up to do indoors or outdoors.
The activity is in my Halloween download. There’s loads of pumpkin, Halloween and Autumn content that is new to the website. Members, this is all included in your membership.
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Oct 11
Find some big leaves and turn them into a Halloween craft 🍁🎃 You just need a black pen!
This and loads of other Halloween, pumpkin and Autumn inspired nature activities are included in my downloads. Get them on my website or join my membership to access all.
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Oct 10
I am so grateful to those who have liked, shared, chosen my resources to use with your children, joined my membership, downloaded a resource or just generally supported me in any way 🍂
I am so passionate about bringing nature into the early years and your support is helping me to achieve this.
I love seeing how you bring my resources to life in your own ways and I try to share as much as possible in my stories! If I miss your tag, give me a nudge as it really does make my day when you share with me.
I hope you’re enjoying the Autumn content right now, there’s plenty more to arrive on the website and soooo much more planned! I can’t wait to share it with you all 🍁
Thank you for being the absolute best! I’m just one person, making resources and creating content, replying to your emails and messages, keeping the website running and sorting any issues. Thank you for making it possible 🤎
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Oct 10
My new Halloween recipes with my labels (a separate download) make for some spooky play using jars, water and nature! How much fun does it look? 👻🍂🎃🍁
Download a set from my website or join my membership for access to all of my resources.
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Oct 9
•NEW SPOOKY HALLOWEEN RECIPES•
A new set of spooky nature inspired Halloween recipes that link with the potion labels. Find recipes such as spider legs venom, wicked witches brew and rotten pumpkin… so much fun for this time of year.
Included in the membership or available as a download 👻🎃
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Oct 8
One of the Autumn tuff trays from the tuff tray download pack. In this one I printed out my Autumn log set which includes images and vocabulary.
This is a great tray to just throw together using what you can find outdoors and allow the children to explore. They can use the items for loose parts play, talking about, investigating or taking to other areas of the classroom.
The bowls, scoops, tweezers and tuff tray are from the fabulous @hope_earlyyears 🤎
The tuff tray ideas download and autumn logs are both in the autumn section on my website. Members have access to this and every resource at no extra cost.
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Oct 7
