I’ve just launched our YouTube channel with a series of daily home learning videos ‘Ways to Learn Through Play (by The SEN Resources Blog)‘ to help support families. I’ve also launched a Facebook group to help support each other when the children are learning from home, here. They […]
Understanding friendships, making friends and navigating playground friendship groups can be tricky for lots of children. Here are some of our favourite books for young children to help them learn about friendships and hopefully encourage them to open up about any problems they may be having. Midge & […]
Here’s a fun craft to keep little ones entertained. It’s also a lovely one for helping them practise their scissor skills and fine motor skills. * (More scissor skill activity ideas can be found here and information about fine motor skills and activities here.) What do you need? […]
Here’s a lovely easy craft to get children making their own, home made, Pudsey bear ears for Children in Need! Could be for at school, pre school, nursery or at home. All you need is some coloured card, scissors and glue! If you’re using instead of buying the […]
Scissors! We want kids to be able to use them correctly, safely and successfully…but in order to do that …they need to practise! And I’m sure I’m not the only one who worries a little bit about the practising part, especially if it’s unstructured. If it was up […]
I used to teach Biology and I believe it’s important to help children to learn about the Human Body. It’s such a fascinating topic and what makes it even more exciting for them is it’s all about them! With young children, relevance is key to engaging them in […]
We’ve fallen a little bit in love with these new Tiny Town Push and Play books by Imagine That Publishers. If you’re after a way of enticing your child to enjoy books, stay engaged in a story and have fun then these books are for you! Kids can […]
Summer has arrived and we’ve been trying out some ‘self serve’ craft activities for kids. By ‘self serve’, I mean ones where you can provide the materials on the table and the children can help themselves and create their craft independently (with us there to support when needed) […]
We’ve been trying out Imagine That Publisher’s brand new Squishy Squashy Books this week The Squishy Squashy Books with their fun short story, bright illustrations, cute characters and squishy ‘toy like’ animal are ideal for young children. In my opinion, they are also great for some older children […]
If you’re concerned about contributing to the vast amounts of plastic ending up in landfills and the ocean, choosing plastic-free toys instead of plastic ones can be a way of making a small difference by reducing the amount of plastic you are buying (and eventually disposing of) We […]
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