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…
STEAM
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Water play is one of the keen favourites within my setting so I find guttering to be one of my go to items. Previously, I would collect shorter off cuts or purchase larger pieces from a DIY store. But, the TTS jumbo guttering is a superb example of why you should save to purchase a high quality outdoor item…