This fun and challenging puzzle by Toys of Wood Oxford (Toys of Wood Oxford Wooden T Puzzle -Tangram Puzzle 4 pieces – Brainteaser Puzzle) is made of 4 brightly coloured, wooden shapes which can be positioned together to make different configurations. One of the most difficult configurations to […]
I’m a big fan of threading beads as a way of developing fine motor skills. And I particularly love these jumbo wooden beads by Toys of Wood Oxford. My stars (aspects I liked): The beads are great- they are chunky so easy to hold and they are brightly […]
This is a fun and simple pre-school toy that can be played by the whole family. The aim of the game is to take turns to balance your brightly coloured, sustainable and non toxic painted wooden sticks on the back of a wooden horse without them falling off. […]
Shape sorters and puzzles are fantastic for developing the following skills: fine motor, problem solving, shape recognition, memory and coordination. And therefore have an important role in any pre school child’s play and learning. But wouldn’t you agree that most shape sorters/ puzzles for pre school children are […]
I’ve just finished reading ‘The Danish way of Parenting’ by Jessica Alexander and Iben Sandahl. I read this book with two ‘hats’ on. One from the point of view of a mum. The other as a teacher/tutor. And I must say I gained a lot of strategies that […]
Learning to tell the time is an important skill for all children. With many analogue clocks being replaced with digital ones, there is a danger that children aren’t being given enough opportunities in the ‘real world’ to help them acquire this skill. I was therefore delighted to discover […]
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been fortunate enough to read this extremely informative guide by Cara Koscinski. What I loved was that Koscinski not only is very knowleable in the field of Occupational Therapy, with a Masters Degree in the subject. But she has a wealth […]
Written by Britt Collins, a Pedriatric Occupational Therapist from Colarado State University, this book provides a detailed guide of how yoga can benefit children of all abilities. As a mum and a tutor for children with Special Educational Needs (www.cheshireSENtutor.com) I was intrigued by this book and the […]
I was fortunate enough this month to be able to review this inspirational and colourful children’s book written by Jennifer Gilpin Yacio and Introduced by Dr. Temple Grandin. For those of you not submerged in the world of Autism and Special Educational Needs- Dr. Temple Grandin is somewhat […]
In a previous blog post I spoke about the difficulties of comprehension tasks for some children. In my search for accessible and engaging comprehension activities I came across a website called Raz-Kids.com. Part of ‘Learning A-Z’, Raz-Kids is an online learning platform packed full of interesting fiction and […]
