It is our second week of our SEN Resources Summer, our free summer holidays online ‘club’. This week our theme is Transport and we are kicking the week off with a fabulous competition with a wonderful prize from Orchard Toys: Giant Road floor jigsaw. Find out more about […]
I’m a huge believer in the importance of play. It can help children to develop a whole range of skills and consequently, good quality toys, games and resources can play a huge part in a child’s learning. One area I’ve been looking at recently are games and puzzles […]
We’ve been trying out Orchard Toys Animals 4 in a Box Jigsaw Puzzles this week. Four colourful, animal puzzles that provide a gentle introduction to jigsaws. What do we like about them? Increasing Difficulty- Whats particularly clever about these jigsaws is that each jigsaw is a varying degree of […]
Do your little ones like Dinosaurs? We’ve been practising our problem solving skills by completing the Orchard Toys Big Dinosaurs Floor Puzzle this week. What do we like about it? Engaging- Due to the high level of detail, fantastic illustrations and use of bright bold colours- this jigsaw […]
There are lots of fun ways to help teach kids learn to count to ten and then twenty..and beyond! Here’s some of our favourite activities: Nursery Rhymes and Songs- Counting songs are a brilliant way of perfecting reciting the numbers. They can help children remember the order of […]
I can honestly say, this game has tranformed our family time at the dinner table. It’s the first game that we’ve found that both children can play with us, as a family. And we’ve had a lot of fun playing this game all together as part of our […]
This week has been Space Week on The SEN Resources Blog. We’ve had ALOT of fun playing, learning and going on day trips! Here’s what we’ve been up to and our recommendations of Space related toys, books, resources and day trips for children (click on the photos to […]
As part of our Space Week on SEN Resources Blog we were sent the excellent Who’s in Space jigsaw puzzle by Orchard Toys. What did we like about it? Exciting Picture- We loved the colourful, engaging illustrations on the Who’s in Space jigsaw. The pictures of rockets, astronauts, […]
As part of our Construction Imaginative Play week on our blog we’ve been enjoying playing with the Giant Road Jigsaw by Orchard Toys. It almost doesn’t seem right calling the Giant Road Jigsaw a ‘jigsaw’ as we’ve discovered it is a lot more than that! Made up of 20, beautifully designed pieces Children […]
