As educators we are on a constant search to find innovative and exciting ways to engage, delight and motivate children. I would therefore like to share with you a little about a quest which is around the subject of light and how working with a hugely talented, patient and diligent team we attained our goal.
Now I…
Molly Howard (@create_make_and_play) shares her insights into the many different learning opportunities created by Glow and Go Bot for children throughout the Early Years.
Over the past few months, we have been lucky enough to trial the Glow and Go Bot.
This is a carefully considered robot, designed and developed by TTS who are educational specialists. The…
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…
Eco Build a World
Eco Build a World is a set of various loose parts that can be connected together to provide a rich variety of play scenarios. This collection can be used as manipulatives, construction, role play, small world play and a plethora of STEAM activities. A versatile resource with numerous learning outcomes.
Here are…
Starting early with the STEAM Discovery Centre
Early years doesn’t necessarily come to mind for many practitioners and teachers when considering STEAM. However, STEAM is central to children’s learning and development in the 21st century so why not get them started early with the introduction of the STEAM Discovery Centre?
Children are born curious, observing and exploring…
Exploring STEAM in the Early Years with the STEAM Discovery Centre
STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths. You might be more used to the term STEM, but Arts is often added to recognise the role of creativity and design in STEM fields. Including Arts makes these subjects more early years friendly too.
STEAM…
Exploring STEAM in the Early Years with the STEAM Discovery Centre
STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths. You might be more used to the term STEM, but Arts is often added to recognise the role of creativity and design in STEM fields. Including Arts makes these subjects more early years friendly too.
STEAM…
A view into the inner world of a child
Sometimes you see something and it really fires the imagination! When I first saw Alice Sharp’s Eco Build a World, the teacher in me saw many exciting and endless ways for children to create all kinds of locations, constructions, sculptures and pathways but the therapist in me…
Inspire learning and discovery of 21st century skills through cross-curricular coding experiences with our NEW block-based programmable robot, Loti-Bot.
The latest addition to the TTS bot family
Loti-Bot is the newest member of the TTS bot family, featuring programmable movement, highly accurate drawing capabilities and a variety of inputs and outputs.
Using a Bluetooth connected tablet and…