By Katie Taylor (author)
"A valuable resource for nurseries, Reception classrooms and outdoor learning practitioners looking to enrich play-based learning."
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50 Fantastic Ideas for Mud Kitchens is packed with practical, engaging ideas that will inspire Early Years teams to make even more of their outdoor provision.
Drawing on her experience as both an Early Years teacher and Forest School practitioner, Katie Taylor shows how a simple mud kitchen can become a rich environment for learning. The activities are easy to set up, use inexpensive resources and support a wide range of skills, from communication and creativity to early maths and literacy.
A real strength of the book is the way the ideas reflect the changing seasons. Whether children are creating a potion station in autumn, muddy noodles for Chinese New Year or mud burgers in summer, the activities encourage them to connect with the natural world throughout the year while following their own interests and curiosity.
Practical, accessible and full of inspiration, 50 Fantastic Ideas for Mud Kitchens is a valuable resource for nurseries, Reception classrooms and outdoor learning practitioners looking to enrich play-based learning and make the most of every muddy opportunity.
50 Fantastic Ideas for Mud Kitchens is available for purchase on the Bloomsbury website.
This title is available to purchase directly from the Bloomsbury Publishing website here.
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This title is available to purchase directly from the Bloomsbury Publishing website here .
The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting.
Borrow from nature, get your hands dirty and let Mother Earth be your trusty teaching companion! 50 Fantastic Ideas for Mud Kitchens makes the most of every season, providing buckets of muddy fun all year round.
Packed with time- and money-saving activities, this book is designed to guide and inspire creativity in Early Years settings. Each idea encourages children to explore, adapt, and build on their interests - deepening their learning through play. From magical potion stations and acorn mud pies to frozen snow cakes and sandy pancakes, there is plenty on offer to support the development of fine and gross motor skills, early maths and literacy, communication, expressive arts and design skills and understanding of the world.
No mud? No problem! This fantastic book explores a range of materials that can also be used in a mud kitchen, such as sand, ice, water and so much more.
Katie Taylor is the founder of The Early Years Outdoor. She became a Forest School Leader in 2019 and has since created many outdoor learning and nature inspired resources for educators and parents. Katie also leads after school clubs and Forest school sessions.
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This title is available to purchase directly from the Bloomsbury Publishing website here. The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn.
50 Fantastic Ideas for Mud Kitchens features in the following genres: Books for Teachers, Cooking / Food, Gardening, Parenting Books, Recommendations, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Practical interests, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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50 Fantastic Ideas for Mud Kitchens was written by Katie Taylor and published by Bloomsbury Education
50 Fantastic Ideas for Mud Kitchens has 64 pages
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