Nursery World - EYFS Activities - 5 ways to explore… your neighbourhood

Some ideas for getting the most out of your setting’s local area. By Julie Mountain

Whether yours is a packaway or a permanently located setting, getting out and about beyond your own garden is really valuable. It’s worth it for the new sights, sounds and opportunities to connect with everyday life in your locality.

1. BE TOURISTS

Start by taking a tour of the streets closest to your setting, imagining you are tourists from a different part of the world. Encourage children to describe what they see, seeking words that will describe the features and spaces they spot and speculating about the activities that might happen in each location.

Choose a couple of places to stop and admire the view and take photographs. Back in the setting, print the photos out postcard sized for each child to ‘mark’ with their story. Why not post them home, or to children’s families further afield?

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