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Reading With Bingo
This is a fun activity that the kids absolutely love to play and it is so simple. Simply print off a template with however many sections you want. If you have access to a laminating machine, it helps to laminate them and use a whiteboard marker that can easily be rubbed off. If you have…
Trace the shapes
This activity is great for fine motor practice and is a prelude to building handwriting skills. The activity is also great for teaching children about shape names too. You can also swap the shapes for letters and have the children trace the sound of the day. It is important to make the laminates large and colourful.
Top 10 Sensory Play
If you are like us and enjoy getting messy but don’t so much enjoy the cleaning up, invest in a sensory tray to carry out all of your sensory fun. Some of these trays can be quite expensive and whilst ours is set up for school, any tub from your local DIY store will suffice.…
Top 10 educational programmes from our childhood
There are an array of fantastic educational programmes on TV today, but here I want to look back at some of my favourites growing up. Let me know what your favourites are in the comments… In no particular order: 1) Green Claws 2) Art Attack 3) Ghostwriter 4) Playdays 5) Captain Planet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL9hq5g_Ndg 6) Penny…
Fruit vehicles
For fussy eaters who like vehicles, here are some great ideas to get them eating a little fruit. To stick the parts we recommend using Pocky sticks. They tend to be robust enough to hold your vehicle together but you don’t run the risk of impaling your little one’s mouth. You can even design your…
Multiple Intelligence Theory- Not what you think
‘Multiple Intelligences’ (MI) is a theory proposed by Gardener (1983). The main concept is that children are all as intelligent as each other, but they may have strengths in a particular type of “intelligence”. For example a child who is terrible with numbers will be fantastic at something else, e.g. art. Gardner’s theory doesn’t necessarily…
Fine Motor Activities – Paper Clips
Activity: Very simple and cheap way to challenge your child to clip as many paper clips onto a cardboard tube as they can in a certain time. Coordination is also practiced; to grip and steady the tube as they attach the clips at the same time. Differentiation: Set targets for your child. Reduce the amount…
Fine Motor Activities – Cutting and Sticking
Activity: Scissors are a very tricky tool to learn to use. Small, safe, plastic only scissors are the best to start the training. Any number of fun activities can be done with scissors, from cutting along dotted lines to cutting out photos, shapes and pictures from old magazines. Collages and other nice craft ideas will…
Fine Motor Activities – Nuts and Bolts
Activity: Plastic nut and bolt sets are an ideal choice for this fine motor activity but they aren’t always that easy to source. The best place to look would be online but otherwise real nuts and bolts can be uses. The threading of the nut into its partner bolt takes alignment and fine adjustment at…