We’ve been doing a fun, quick and easy to set up activity that should tempt even the most reluctant of drawers to put pen to paper- Dinosaur Shadow Drawing. Great for your children at home who need some encouragement to draw, or in preschool or primary school as […]
We’ve just spent the afternoon completing June’s Mr Tumble Something Special Magazine, cover to cover! We always look forward to their magazines each month, as they are a brilliant activity to occupy the children, whilst providing them with valuable learning opportunities. For those of you who haven’t bought […]
As a qualified teacher I’ve experienced the huge benefits of mini whiteboards in the classroom. They can be used in countless ways from simply writing answers to a question to showing maths calculations or playing learning games to consolidate understanding. In a classroom, mini whiteboards are an excellent […]
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 […]
Mark-making (as simple as it sounds- putting making marks on paper) is a fundamental starting stage in learning to write. So what do you do when a toddler won’t even hold a pencil crayon? This is a problem I faced two weeks ago and we went from a […]
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