Nursery World - Outdoors: Stem – discover the Sky at Night

Unleash children’s curiosity about the night sky, with a host of activity and clever resources ideas. By Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson

Encourage children's use of a telescope.

quick wins

Stimulate children’s interest in rocket launches with some real launches– search online for more detailed instructions and remember to aim away from bystanders.

continuous provision – space lab

Over the year, curate a set of continuous provision resources to enrich role play, loose parts play and your library – but you can also dip in and out of these resources to enhance provision too. Look out for play resources in charity shops, yard sales, the tip and local selling sites; lots of the suggestions below will do ‘double duty’ for other STEM and STEAM projects over the year too.

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