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 […]
This week we’ve been trying out Logico Primo*, a brilliant, screen-free, educational resource for children aged 3-6 years old. What is it? Logico Primo is a self-checking, learning game designed for children. It comprises of a frame that learning cards slide into. Children complete the task on the […]
We are very excited to be able to give away one set of Clicformers to three lucky winners on Twitter this week, courtesy of the lovely people at Magformers! For more information about our giveaway please head over to our Twitter Page to find our Competition Tweet. To enter […]
We’ve been putting the children’s fine motor skills and creativity into action this week with this brightly coloured, exciting construction toy Stems by Learning Resources UK. What are they? Stems are bright coloured, ‘C’ shaped, plastic construction toys that can be popped/zipped to one another to build anything a […]
If like me your children absolutely love painting, but you don’t always have the time for the mess of painting activities, then these Magic Water Colouring books are ideal. The kids can create gorgeous, colourful artwork with a paintbrush…and the biggest mess you will have to deal with […]
Learning about how plants grow can be a fascinating subject for children from early years and beyond. I love the look of wonder on a child’s face when they try to comprehend how a tiny seed can grow into a large plant! But what resources (childrens books, learning […]
If you are teaching the water cycle at a primary school or supporting your child’s learning at home, we’d recommend these books: The Adventures of Water (Pop-up Book Adventures) This stunning book is designed for children aged 7 upwards. It’s clever use of pop-up paper engineering engages children […]
Our next focus on The SEN Resources Blog is all about helping children to understand their own emotions. (Follow our blog, Facebook or twitter to find our more and see all our upcoming recommendations of books and resources for helping young children with their emotions.) And we were […]
Are you supporting your child to read at home using Phonics? Or are you a teacher who’s after some more ideas on how to make Phonics engaging? We’ve been searching for the best phonics toys, books and learning resources. These are our current favourites: Phonics Bloom– If you […]
Is your child currently learning to read using Phonics? Supporting their reading at home is so important. But if your struggling to remember your digraph from your trigraph, you can’t quite get your head round segmenting and blending and you are doubting yourself with pronouncing all the phonemes..don’t […]
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