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Learning through first-hand experience

Observational studies dealing with the effectiveness of learning through visual material or learning through close proximity to nature.

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Zkoumání různých pedagogických způsobů, jak naučit žáky písničku

Zjišťování toho, jakým způsobem se žáci lépe naučí písničku, když mohou porovnat spontánní učení písničky a záměrné učení písničky z listu. Finding out how students ...

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Benefits of a natural environment in outside play

A study to investigate how we can make our garden more accessible for the children all year round

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Breaking down barriers to outdoor play

An observation of children aged between 2 and 5 and how they use the garden area in the nursery – as well as how the ...

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Introducing Mother Songs into the Nursery Environment

An observational study of 3-5 year olds to find out what impact Mother Songs have on children’s emotional wellbeing.

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Exploring Children’s Connections between Clay and Nature

An observational study of children’s responses to clay across different environments (indoors, garden, nature kindergarten).

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Unity and Connectedness in the Face of a Pandemic

An observational study of children aged 3-5 and their sense of “Unity and Connectedness” in home-to-nursery transitions during a global pandemic.

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Block play and language development

An observational study of the impact of block play on children’s language development.

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Are We Seeing the Super in Superhero Play?

A study to determine how comfortable practitioners are with superhero/gun/weapon play in our setting, and how confident they are in using ‘freedom with guidance’ to ...

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What’s environment got to do with it?

 An observational study of whether providing a Froebelian environment can support the inclusion of primary ages learners.  

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Child painting on cardboard

How is mark-making encouraged in our outdoor environment?

An observational study of children (aged 3-5)’s access to resources that support mark-making, while playing and learning in one outdoor setting which follows the principles ...

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How can woodwork experiences add depth to learning?

An observational study of children in early years exploring woodwork, looking at adding depth to learning. Particularly looking at measurement.

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