Water Discovery and STEM
Combining natural elements like shells, pebbles, pinecones, and seaweed with a “discovery waterfall” creates a rich, sensory-driven learning environment for under fives. This type of…
Small Wings, Big Hearts: Teaching Children Kindness Through Our Feathered Friends
Helping children discover the joy of being kind to birds is like opening a window to a secret world. It’s…
Hands-On Learning in Nature: The Garden Classroom Experience
The most exciting day has finally arrived: the garden classroom is now completed! It is totally unique, crafted from 100…
Engaging Nature: A Unique Classroom Experience
The builders have gone home for the weekend, so we have been able to go down and have a look…
Day 4: The Big Build Gallery
Today everyone was working very hard in the lovely sun, the build is coming on fast and everyone is so…
Day 3: The Big Build The First Wall Is UP!!
What an exciting day we had! The sun was shining brightly in the clear blue sky, creating a warm and…
Day 2: The Big Build – The Foundations
We have been watching the builders putting down the foundations of the building today, marveling at their precision and teamwork…
Starting Day of Our Garden Classroom
Today marks an exciting milestone as our project progresses. We eagerly awaited the crew to start building the new classroom…
Exploring the Gruffalo Trail: A Day of Nature and Learning
Today we took the children to visit the Delamere Forest Gruffalo Trail the main aim of the trip was to develop key skills…
The Garden Classroom: The Next Journey
Hope you enjoyed our little film keep visiting our site to see how we transform our amazing Garden classroom. Thank…
Lovely Week Back After Summer Holidays
We have had a lovely week settling back in and spending time in our new Garden Classroom We decorated the…
Soil and Mud Play
Soil and Mud This is something that is available to children in large quantities and it’s great to see how…
Working Together To Preparing The Garden Ready For The Big Build
We had one last fun day at the end of the garden before getting the area ready for the work…
Planning The ‘Garden Classroom’ With The Children
We started our project by having lots of different discussions around our hopes and dreams of our Classroom I involved…
The New Garden Classroom: Planning and Preparation
Gardening has many benefits for children and adults alike. While their has great health and social implications, it also provides…
Composting
Guidance and Activity Ideas Composting is a natural process when natural materials (such as garden waste and food scraps) are…
ENGAGING GROWTH WITH ‘THE GARDEN CLASSROOM’
By Tracie Dowling Throughout my career as a Registered Childminder, I have incorporated holistic learning into my practices. Over the…
The benefits of outdoor play- How childminders use outdoor spaces to enhance children’s learning outcomes.
‘My greatest childhood memories are of playing outdoors. Running around, climbing trees, playing in my treehouse, making mud pies, using…
Talking About Homelessness With The Under 5’s
This week we have been talking sustainability goal 1 No Poverty. NCFE (pg 17) I provided the children with photographs…
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