MONTESSORI TRAY ACTIVITY – CHRISTMAS FIRST LETTER SOUNDS
We do love a good tray activity in my house! I think it provides a little bit of structured play to balance out the free play.This activity is all about…
MONTESSORI TRAY ACTIVITY – LETTER RECOGNITION.
I thought it would be really nice to use some of the small Christmas manipulatives that I have as counters on a letter recognition activity. These sheets are downloadable and…
DUPLO – ENCLOSURES AND DESIGNATED AREAS.
Following on with the love of Duplo and the learning experiences that are being created through our play, I thought this post was a must for sharing. One little child making…
HOW TO MAKE – PERSONALISED PLACEMATS
A few months a go I made this placemats for each of the children in my setting. I asked families for photos of friends, family and pets. I also filled…
STICK MAN STORY FUN
After the Christmas screening of Julia Donaldson's "Stick Man", the children have been really interested in the book. This is one of my favorites, after the Gruffalo series. I wanted…
FACIAL MIMICKING – EARLY COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT.
Early communication skills are important for young babies and children. They are born with an inbuilt desire to connect to others and part of this is their ability to mimic…
MAKING NEW FRIENDS!
Little "J" started with us today. He is such a sweet and gentle boy. He finds the initial separation from his mum quite hard but once he has settled he…
GUEST POST……. COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT- KEY FACTS!
This week, Shelley, HQ at Little Signers Club and Lead Practitioner for the Early Language Development Programme (Dept of Ed / ICAN) looks at key facts surrounding communication development. Little Signers…
GUEST POST……. THE IMPORTANCE OF BABY SIGNING FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
Shelley is the founder of Little Signers Club, a leading UK baby and toddler signing company that has a reputation for providing expertly taught, quality, British Sign Language based signing…
MUSIC MAN AND SO MUCH MORE!
Little "T" is a real music boy! He asks for "Row your boat" by sitting on your lap and rocking back and forth, he responds with pleasure and excitement every…