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Encouraging role-play with young children
Children learn by playing. They first observe - listening and watching others; then they copy – imitating the people around them. And when they are able, they experiment. That’s when they learn to ask, and answer, new questions – not “what is the capital of...
Deaf Awareness Week
In the UK, it is estimated that 1 in 6 people (approximately 11 million people) are deaf or hard of hearing. Deafness is the third most common disability in the world, but you would be hard-pressed to spot a deaf person in a crowd. Most deaf people do not see their...
Viral Meningitis Awareness Week
The first full week in May (6th – 12th) is Viral Meningitis Awareness Week. It’s run by the charity, Meningitis Now, as an annual event aimed at “stopping lives being lost through meningitis and to make sure that sufferers and survivors get appropriate support.” As...
How to teach creative writing to children
The capacity to think creatively - for instance, in creative writing - forms the basis of self-expression. However, many parents and teachers would agree that creative writing for children is one of the many areas that can be neglected in literacy development, and...
Guest Authors
Reflective Practice vs Reflexive Practice
Reflective practice is an important part of our professional development. It means we look at what went well, what didn’t and this allows us to tweak and amend our approach in the future. Although this practice is necessary, it is quite passive and is done after...
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There’s more to slime than meets the eye…
We have all heard of fiddle toys, and children with “sensory needs,” and there is a dilute understanding amongst educators of the value of such things. Some of us provide our students with them, some of us feel the costs in terms of disruption and clutter in class...
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A good story can be taken anywhere!
Yay summer is here at last and who doesn’t want to take full advantage of those long warm summer days to be outside. Children love all that fresh air but sometimes it’s just too hot to be running around so what better way of helping them to cool down than getting...
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