How one setting helped children explore their senses and the ways the human body works. By Annette Rawstrone

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When pregnant practitioner Lucy Kenworthy brought in her baby scan picture and video to share with the children at Stepping Stones Nursery in Gomersal, West Yorkshire, they were fascinated and wanted to learn more about their bodies.

‘It had recently been Science Week and the children had enjoyed conducting lots of experiments, were keen to learn facts and were asking lots of questions,’ recalls nursery manager Bernie Muffitt.

‘The scan images got the children asking lots more questions, so we thought it would be good to build on their interest and investigate our bodies. We find that the children get more out of their learning if they initiate the idea. They also like when the adults are not sure of something so they can research together and find out more.’

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