Small World Play in Early Years Small World Play is imaginative play at its best. Children learn so much through Small World Play. So, what exactly is it? In Small World Play children use their creative skills to act out real life scenes, recreate fantasy or fairy...
Learning Mathematics through Pretend Play Playing shops is part of children’s every day play because shopping is a way of life. They have first-hand experiences of visiting shops, choosing items, paying and taking their goods home. Introducing a traditional shop of...
Bringing Stories to Life in the Early Years A child who reads will be an adult who thinks… Daily reading with children is a gift that will have a lifelong impact on their learning. Hearing stories every day from a young age helps to close the word gap between children...
Keeping Toddlers Safe in the Sun It’s already been quite a start to summer with the scorching heatwaves we’ve experienced. With the summer holidays in full swing and trips abroad pending for many of us, there’s no better time to get clued up on sun safety for the...
Mindfulness Activities for Toddlers Mindfulness is a state of awareness of our thoughts, feelings, sensations, and environment. It aims to help you feel calmer, manage stress, and become more self-aware of your emotions and how to respond to them. For toddlers, they...
Soothing with the senses – developing emotional regulation Our senses help us ‘make sense’ of what is happening in the world outside our bodies. Learning to interpret the information coming in from the senses and then produce an appropriate response, is how...
