It’s the RSPB Big School Bird Watch- so if you’re looking for some activities to help support learning (or just a love of!) birds for children and young people, then have a go at this! What do you need? Magazine Scissors Glue Stick Bird Templates (Download my free, […]
We’ve been busy making a cardboard horse. It’s a really simple and fun activity that children can try themselves or with adult support. The end result is gorgeous! Have a watch of the video below to find out how. It’s great for fine motor skills, following instructions and […]
This has to be one of my favourite activities. It’s so easy yet absolutely brilliant and the kids will love it! After you’ve made your volcano and made it erupt you’ve also got a fantastic stimulus to get the children to do some written work describing or explaining […]
This activity is great as there is so much to do and so much to learn! Children can design and make the puppets (maybe even learn how to sew?!), make the puppet theatre and then have a go at some acting skills with the show! (If you like […]
Leaf printing always excites children, the pictures they can produce are beautiful! Not only does this activity enable them to have a go at printing with leaves but it also extends their learning by encouraging them to measure the length of leaves and record the data. Great for […]
Create your very own, very cute, nests together using leaves you’ve collected from outside as well as some pom poms for the chick! A gorgeous activity that then can be used as a writing prompt. (If you like this video, head over to my YouTube channel here as I’ve done […]
One of our lovely facebook followers volunteered to write this post to provide some fun, craft ideas for children in the run up to Halloween. You can find her and all her other wonderful ideas on Instagram here (Active Play and Learning). *Please note, as with all activities […]
Todays activity is Water Rockets! Here’s how we made and launched our very own water rockets* . What did we use? Pop bottles Paper PVA glue Football pump Football pump adapter put in the middle of a wine bottle cork. Water Colouring crayons How did we make […]
Today’s our last day of Castles and Magic week on The SEN Resources Blog, as part of our #SENRESOURCESSUMMER Online Summer club. Next week the theme is Transport! Make sure you’re following us on social media and via our blog for updates.Use the hashtag #SENRESOURCESSUMMER and follow us on Facebook,Twitter and […]
Today’s challenge is for your children to create their very own Knight Collage or Colouring. You will need PVA glue, scissors, paper, craft materials (wool, ribbons, buttons, foil etc). How to Make a Knight collage: Draw or download our free printable of a knight here Use foil, wool, buttons, ribbon […]
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