Introducing Kitt: he might just become your new sensory management coach!

Sometimes, when you’re on a diet you might need a friend to help talk you down when you just need a cream cake! It can be a bit like that when your sensory needs are a bit off kilter. When your sensory needs mean that you can’t quite focus so you can’t manage them alone you might…

ByAna Smith3 September 20230Comments

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4 Ways to Support Pupils with Hearing Loss Through Classroom Layout and Environment

An estimated 3 out of every 1,000 children are born with a detectable hearing loss. Others may acquire hearing damage during childhood due to injuries, infections, or long-term exposure to loud noise. Hearing difficulties can impact a child’s personal, social, and emotional wellbeing as well as their school life. When supporting our pupils with hearing loss…

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Getting started with the Immersive Projector

Getting started with the Immersive Projector From providing rich language opportunities and developing mathematical concepts, to scientific exploration and storytelling, the Immersive Projector offers children infinite learning experiences and different ways to express themselves. But the question you may be asking yourself, is how do I set it up and get started? Here are a few hints and…

ByAna Smith3 September 20230Comments

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STEAM ahead with the Immersive Projector

Learning through STEAM STEAM is becoming more common in the early years and is central to children’s learning and development in the 21st century. During the first few years of a child’s life, STEAM focuses on self-directed play and exploration rather than direct teaching. It supports an array of valuable lifelong learning skills and may help…

ByAna Smith3 September 20230Comments

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Wonder and Light by Paola Lopez

Our experience of the Immersive Projector A child can learn the differences between light and shadow by exploring, observing, and creating with the use of materials within their reach. These materials enable them to reason, understand, and explain the intention of a phenomenon like the one we had the opportunity to observe and experience today. One…

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Our Experience with the Immersive Projector

An immersive world, full of possibilities Introducing the children to the Immersive Projector and the environments created was a magical experience. As practitioners, we love seeing the children get up close and personal to this wonderful dome of light. They are truly intrigued and excited to explore and learn. Some children want to touch the light and…

ByAna Smith3 September 20230Comments

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Explore the Possibilities of Eco Build a World with Alice Sharp

The TTS Build a World was developed with award-winning and internationally respected early years specialist, Alice Sharp. During her visit to Kirktonholme Nursery. Alice Sharp shares with us the possibilities of exploration, imaginative play and so much more using this open-ended resource. Open-ended opportunities with Build a World Children are always eager to explore and experiment, they especially love…

ByAna Smith3 September 20230Comments

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Creative Crates – A Multifunctional Resource

Creative Crates – a staple for any Early Years environment I love open ended resources that spark children’s natural curiosity to explore and fuel their imaginations. So for me these strong, safe, multifunctional creative crates are a staple for any early years environment Crates are an ideal resource for children from the age of three. At…

ByAna Smith3 September 20230Comments

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10 Ways to Use Recordable Talking Buttons

When I was a busy school SENCO I’d often have teachers asking me for resources to help their children. I would always give them what I had from my cupboard but with a limited budget I often had to find resources that were cost effective and very, very versatile. Now as Head of Service with…

ByAna Smith7 August 20230Comments

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Bee-Bot – A Teacher’s Guide

Bee-Bot’s simple and child friendly layout is a perfect starting point for teaching control, directional language and programming. With a wide range of cross curricular mats to program with, and fun accessories to personalise, Bee-Bot is the must have programming resource for any KS1 (beginner) classroom. Bee-Bot can accurately move in steps of 15cm, turn…

ByAna Smith7 August 20230Comments

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