Embracing Learning and Fun with Loti-Bot

In this blog education technology expert, Jodie Lopez, talks about how Loti-Bot can be used to enhance coding and cross-curriculum skills. Embracing Learning and Fun with Loti-Bot: Enhancing Coding and Cross-Curricular Skills Are you ready to embark on a thrilling journey into the world of coding and robotics? Meet Loti-Bot, your trusty companion in…

ByAna Smith5 January 20240Comments

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Coding Blues? Bring in the Blue-Bots

The Blue-Bot is a small floor robot which can be easily controlled using a simple keypad on it’s outer shell. Using four arrows and a Go button, children as young as four can program its movements and watch as their simple algorithm is put into action. Used with a premade or custom grid, children can enjoy simple coding with independence, applying ad-hoc debugging skills as they go. It is rechargeable and fits…

ByAna Smith3 September 20230Comments

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More than just a Crate!

For a long time here at Little Pips, our Nursery in sleepy Somerset, we have used loose parts and open-ended resources to extend our continuous provision. As a teacher I have always watched in awe as our Nursery children, aged 6 months to 4 years use them in many different ways. Recently, the outside area of our…

ByAna Smith3 September 20230Comments

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Bee-Bot – The Story Behind our TTS Developed Award Winning Programmable Robot

Like all great inventions, the idea for the award-winning Bee-Bot Floor Robot was born out of a need, when teachers were struggling to deliver programming lessons to young children. It’s simple button functions, smiley face and inexpensive price have made him a hit in schools for over 15 years. A view from the TTS Product Development…

ByAna Smith3 September 20230Comments

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Paola Lopez: Light Up Learning

Paola Lopez, Founder & Executive Director at Kinderoo Children's Academy, Inc, discusses how light-up learning can enhance children’s skills and the different ways children can discover colours, shadows and light with TTS Resources. Light-Up Resources Light-up resources are one of our favourite tools for observing children’s creative processes at work. As the children investigate and discover…

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…

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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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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5 Activity Ideas for the STEAM Discovery Centre

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…

ByAna Smith7 August 20230Comments

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