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Education Scotland STEM Team @stemedscot.bsky.social · 18h

It’s World Mental Health Day - 10th October.

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 10h

Wishing everyone a lovely October holiday 🍁🍂🍃💕

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 10h

Such rich experiences have been happening in and with nature whilst offsite.
Autumn is offering beautiful changes & opportunities to explore, discover & investigate. 🍁🍂🍃#OutdoorLearning

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 12h

Many opportunities to explore ways to move, problem solve, increase skills and balance happening within the children’s nursery garden. 💕🍃

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 2d

Want to learn more about slow pedagogy? Join the Edinburgh Froebel Network and Froebel Trust at the Gifts for Our Future 14: Being and Belonging conference.

📅 Saturday 8 November
📍 John McIntyre Centre, Edinburgh

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Learning for Sustainability Scotland @lfsscotland.bsky.social · 4d

Our free short online course, Learning for a Sustainable Future, is now live! 🌍💚🌱

This week, we'll be examining our own understanding of #Sustainability and considering different perspectives.

Enrol for free today: edin.ac/4ppht4G

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 4d

There is still a space available for this Stay in Nature session if any Woodlands ELCC families would like to join in. 💕🍃#Wellbeing

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 4d

Woodlands ELC Centre Families 🍃

Thank you for completing the family partnerships survey and sharing your views, we have taken all your ideas & collated a booklet of family events.

Please click the link below to access the booklet:

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Online Flipbook

Created with the Heyzine flipbook maker

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Donna Green @donnagreenx.bsky.social · 7d

Great to meet up with some @falkirkfroebel.bsky.social
leaders this week 🪴

Thank you to @wpsdonna.bsky.social
providing the lovely cakes & to @woodlandselcc.bsky.social
for hosting & sharing & to @inchlairelcc.bsky.social Gill @lvpsn.bsky.social Jacqueline for fab, views & contributions. 💕

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Donna Green @donnagreenx.bsky.social · 7d

I love how theses ‘Story Stones’ have ignited such interest in storytelling with many children this week.
Great to see storytelling and story acting happening throughout the nursery #StoryoftheMoment 🦈📕💗⬇️

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 10d

Through lots of natural reading opportunities the children have become familiar with the plot of our story of the moment “Shark in the Park”. We areable to sort the story into the correct sequence using our knowledge and understanding of story as well as visuals and props to support our play.

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you 💕

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Larbert Village ELC @lvpsn.bsky.social · 6d

These look amazing👏👏👏

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 10d

Through lots of natural reading opportunities the children have become familiar with the plot of our story of the moment “Shark in the Park”. We areable to sort the story into the correct sequence using our knowledge and understanding of story as well as visuals and props to support our play.

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Larbert Village ELC @lvpsn.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you Donna. We are so lucky in Falkirk to be part of an extraordinary network of committed Froebelian inspired practitioners. It was amazing to hear the great work going on across Falkirk & make exciting plans for the future. Great to hear about the book launch too @falkirkfroebel.bsky.social

Donna Green @donnagreenx.bsky.social · 7d

Great to meet up with some @falkirkfroebel.bsky.social
leaders this week 🪴

Thank you to @wpsdonna.bsky.social
providing the lovely cakes & to @woodlandselcc.bsky.social
for hosting & sharing & to @inchlairelcc.bsky.social Gill @lvpsn.bsky.social Jacqueline for fab, views & contributions. 💕

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 7d

Happy World Smile Day to Everyone 😀

a yellow smiley face is smiling with its eyes closed on a black background

ALT: a yellow smiley face is smiling with its eyes closed on a black background

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 10d

Through lots of natural reading opportunities the children have become familiar with the plot of our story of the moment “Shark in the Park”. We areable to sort the story into the correct sequence using our knowledge and understanding of story as well as visuals and props to support our play.

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SIREN FILMS @sirenfilms.bsky.social · 11d

FREE to watch all this week! Our new short film on sustainability was received so well last week that we've made it FREE this week too. The film is ideal for staff training, curriculum planning or just some classroom inspiration.
www.sirenfilms.co.uk/library/sustainability-in-the-early-years/

Sustainability in the Early Years

In this inspiring film, Author and early years expert Laura Henry-Allain MBE speaks with Claire and Sarah, teachers from The Grove Nursery School in Peckham. Together, they explore what sustainability...

www.sirenfilms.co.uk

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 13d

Harvesting some carrots and potatoes from our ‘Growing Garden’ 🥕🥔

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 13d

‘Feel Good Friday’
saw many children & educators enjoying the Autumn sun whilst outdoors ☀️🍂🍁along with snack & singing round the campfire 🔥 🎶 #Wellbeing 🧡

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 13d

Beautiful sewing experiences & creations have been an interest with many children. 💕🪡🧵

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 13d

Our new ‘Story of the moment’ is creating lots of fun & engagement with many children. 📕🦈🔭
Do any of our families have this story at home? .. or Maybe you could borrow it from your local library? #LearningTogether #Storytelling #Literacy 💗

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 22d

We invite all of our families to join Rhian in a family bookbug session on Tuesday 23rd of September @ 10am - please see the sign up sheet in the hall for availability ✨

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 23d

Our Woodland experiences are enabling children to make connections to nature & creatures that live in the outdoor spaces,when returning to nursery their learning is traveling back as we continue to learn to foster a deeper understanding of nature & our interconnection with it🍃 #EngagingWithNature

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 23d

Creating a paper cylinder inspired by the cylinder block.
It then further developed “I’m making a speaker.” 💕

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub @woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 23d

Exploring leaves has been an interest of most children. Many returning to the nursery with their Woodland findings (natural treasures) which has evolved & provoked sorting , matching, categorising along with exploring colour with paint & creating their own representation of leaves. 🍁 🌿🍃🍂

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Lisa McCabe @fclisamccabe.bsky.social · 23d

Shout out to EYs colleagues in this article. Other good advice too. #PlayOutside @pact-falkirk.bsky.social @donnagreenx.bsky.social @woodlandselcc.bsky.social

Henry Hepburn @henryhepburn.bsky.social · 27d

7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools, from @creativestar.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools

Class teachers must be given flexibility to go out into school grounds and beyond, says leading outdoor-learning expert Juliet Robertson

www.tes.com

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