We’re developing fine motor skills and creativity with this unique and fun toy: ‘Tornikotor‘ by Colemoi this week. The pack contains wheels and soft, colourful, bendy bars that can be manipulated into different shapes and connected together. What did we like about them? -Unique & Exciting Learning Resource […]
When we asked primary school teachers which skills are useful for children to focus on in preparation for primary school, many advised teaching children how to get dressed themselves. Not only is this a useful skill for changing for PE lessons but it also helps children go to […]
We’ve been on the look out for some resources to help develop children’s speech, language and communication skills and were fortunate enough to be able to try out a ‘Feely Bag‘ by Twoey. The idea behind it is to fill this bright, soft and beautifully made bag with […]
As a former secondary science teacher I was ridiculously excited to get the opportunity to try out the Letterbox Lab – a science experiment subscription box that is posted through your door! It didn’t disappoint! It’s a brilliant, exciting set of science experiment kits that show children how […]
It’s space week on The SEN Resources Blog and we’ve been fortunate enough to try out these fabulous Sound Lights by TTS. They light up green and red and record sound to play back. Keeping within our space theme we used them as buttons for part of our […]
Space is an incredibly exciting topic to teach children. As a qualified science teacher I adore watching the awe and amazement on children’s faces when they learn about the vastness of space, the colours & sizes of the different planets and our missions to the moon and beyond. […]
I was delighted to discover this wonderful resource ‘The Shuffle Book’ by Tales Toolkit. A simple and effective idea that provides structure to enable children to create their own stories. How to Use It Fill the book with ideas of characters, settings, problems and solution with accompanying pictures […]
We’ve been playing with toy construction vehicles and building as part of our focus on Construction Imaginative Play this week on SEN Resources Blog. But why should Imaginative Play and Fun be limited to play time? We don’t think is should and that’s one of the reasons we’ve […]
I love outdoor activities with children, I think they are incredibly important and therapeutic. So I was delighted to review Mud and Bloom’s Gardening Subscription Pack this month. Beautifully packaged, this subscription box is packed full of ideas to get kids excited about nature and being outdoors. What […]
We’ve been having fun this week practising our Mark Making and developing skills needed for learning to write- using this book The Mark Makers by Rachel Fay- Little Learners. What did we like about it? Fun! Most importantly for young children ..this book is fun. In my opinion […]
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