You may remember a couple of years ago we were raving about a really great, high quality bookcase by Twoey that we had tried out as a way of organising our many books (have a read of the review here). Well, this week, we were fortunate enough to […]
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 […]
It’s no secret that we love children’s books here at The SEN Resources Blog– but we were thinking recently about the best way to store books. Specifically we were thinking, how can we make books physically more accessible for kids and safe for them to reach themselves? But […]
How can you teach children about 2D and 3D shapes? I love that there are so many activities you can do with children to help them with this topic. They are really great fun too! Shape Hunt– Kids adore this! Get them looking for shapes all around them, […]
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 […]
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 […]
This week we’ve been having great fun learning maths skills with our 3D Shape Bag and Number Rhymes Bag by Twoey. Both are fantastic educational resources to engage children in basic maths. The 3D Shape Bag contains 8 soft, chunky shapes with their corresponding name labels. Written guidance […]
I adore Imaginative Play with children. I believe it is vital to their social development. I even wrote a whole post about it recently (see here). In my experience children love the open endedness of Imaginative Play, and can often get a lot out of playing with a […]
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