Classroom Ideas
Children’s mental health and wellbeing has always been an important part of school life. Teachers play a vital role in supporting their pupils’ social and emotional development. Creating a nurturing classroom environment can help children to feel confident, secure, safe and therefore ready to learn. Here are 5 ideas for […]
For our first activity, we’ll be making festive windows. For this, you’ll need some black sugar paper, assorted tissue paper, scissors and glue. Step 1 Take a piece of sugar paper and fold one corner of the paper to the other. Once they’re aligned, make a fold and cut the […]
Who doesn’t love a good eight, nine or ten hours a day deconstructing semi-colons in Shakespeare, explaining pi to the power of infinity, climbing through piles of paperwork and marking, marking, marking? Actually, your mind doesn’t. In fact, sometimes your mind quite likes not doing these things. It quite likes […]
Celebrate Diwali by creating your own festival of lights in your classroom! You will need Air hardening clay Ready mix paint Flameless tea lights To make a diya for Diwali With a block of air hardening clay, sculpt a small, hollow dish big enough for a tea light candle to […]
Immersive learning environments offer the perfect multi-sensory space to inspire and engage young learners through memorable learning experiences. Children’s curiosity, creativity and imagination will grow and develop through exploring and interacting. What better place to learn about minibeasts than in your own forest, or let children read about frozen worlds […]
Creating a caring, supportive environment for your two-year-olds is so important. You want to create a space that is thoughtfully laid out, practical and inviting for your young learners. The size or shape of the room and the colours you choose, combined with the amount of light, will all influence […]
For Christians, Easter is the most important celebration of the year – a time to be thankful and joyful because Jesus was born again. Whatever our beliefs, we can all celebrate this special season with our children and help them understand that Easter is about much more than chocolate! As […]
Outdoor learning is a vital aspect of children’s lives. With the ongoing circumstances of the last year, a lot of children’s outdoor play and learning has been limited. In this blog, Early Years Editor, Angelica Celinska discusses the importance of outdoor learning and how we can make the most of it. What are the […]
Children being safe, secure and emotionally supported has always been a focus for schools. We know from research that children’s wellbeing impacts on their cognitive development and on them being ready and able to learn. So, more than ever, with all the changes over the last year, a key priority […]
