Really happy with the drawing shapes/ drawing lines practice sheet. Arrived on time and my son really enjoyed trying to do these hand over hand. Would highly recommend
Nurturing Little Minds
Feb 25, 2020
Activities To Improve Fine Motor Skills
Lots of pictures and ideas to help you develop your child's fine motor skills while they play! Developed fine motor control ultimately enables a child to gain independence and thus develop confidence BUT how do you develop these key skills..... with PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE through PLAY PLAY PLAY!
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Feb 4, 2020
Ways To Use Our Writing Mats
“Learning to write should be fun. Your child should feel entertained, engaged and it certainly shouldn't feel like it's a chore.... let them explore, play and have fun!
This blog article gives you different ways that our writing mats can be used...adopting a multi-sensory approach. If you have any other ways that you've used our writing mats then please let me know x
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Jan 31, 2020
How To Diffuse Anger in Children?
...send them to their room, sit them on the naughty step or take away their toys. These are the techniques that most of us know and use but what do they really teach our children?
We list a few alternative techniques THAT REALLY WORK!!
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Jan 8, 2020
Stages of a developing pencil grip
How a child holds a pencil is very important when it comes to letter formation and learning to write, as a functiona...
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Dec 10, 2019
Writing in EYFS
Do you know what is expected of your child in terms of learning to write?
We all know children need to learn to writ...
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Nov 12, 2019
The Importance of Handwriting
Why is handwriting important? - An Interview with Dr. Angela Webb.
Many of your questions answered...When should teaching letter formation begin? Are handwriting apps useful? Tips for left-handed writers.
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Sep 28, 2019
Top Ten Christmas Gifts For Toddlers 2021
Christmas is a time for giving but it can be hard thinking of what Christmas gifts to buy a toddler especially when y...
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Sep 11, 2019
Applying for primary school 2022
......what you need to know and consider
It's that time of year again where you may need to start thinking about appl...
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Aug 8, 2019
Top Tips To Help Your Child Learn To Write
In this blog we will focus on how you can help develop your child's writing skills and therefore give them the best start possible when they come to learn to write. It will layout the skills required before they start on their learning to write journey, ideas of how to develop these key writing skills and also key milestone so you know what to expect and when from your child (*note - these are only guidelines!)
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Jul 16, 2019
Is Your Child Starting School
Many of us don’t actually think about the language we are using when we speak to our children (it’s only as I’m writing this that I realise just how daunting this can be for a child and obviously some more than others) but if you actually think about it this news is MASSIVE to a child and the language we choose to explain it can make a big difference...
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Jul 8, 2019
Toddler flashcards: Good or bad?
If you search for the phrase 'flashcards for toddlers' you will see many reviews on how flashcards are bad for your toddler but are they really? Or does it depend on how they are used?
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Jun 3, 2019
My biggest worry..... social media
One of my biggest worries as a mother is social media! We want to keep our children safe and we do that by educating them, teaching them right from wrong and also teaching them to assess potential risks and how to deal with them but I'm lost as how to do that with social media.....
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