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Mentally Healthy Classrooms: #5 - Physical Activity
In this fifth blog in the series, Ruth Lue-Quee shares her ideas for bringing physical activity into your mentally healthy classroom. Read more
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Engineering Towers - Simple STEAM Ideas
Laura Cross, STEM specialist, shares 3 engaging ideas to bring STEAM and Engineering into your classroom! Read more
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Mechanisms - Simple STEAM Ideas
This is the third blog in the series from Laura Cross, around bringing simple engineering ideas to your classroom. Read more
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Bringing joy through light By Ben Kingston-Hughes
In this blog, Ben Kingston-Hughes explores the awe and wonder of light and the joy it can bring to learning. Read more
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7 outdoor mindfulness activities for KS1 & KS2 children
Looking for some new mindfulness activities and inspiration? Well, why not take mindfulness outside! Hollie Hindle, Co-Founder of Alfresco Learning, shares a range of strategies to take mindfulness outdoors! Read more
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David Wright's top ten resources for Early Years
David Wright shares with us his top ten resources that will be sure to bring value to any Early Years setting. Read more
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Learning through risk by The Wolds Day Nursery
The Wolds Day Nursery share their journey with us, explaining how they introduced risk taking into their learning. Read more
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The Benefits of Climbing for Children
Philippa Youlden shares with us the benefits and skills gained from climbing in the early years and how this supports physical development. Read more
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Let's get physical
In this blog, Philippa Youlden explores the differences beween physical development, physical activity and PE. Read more
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Supporting the Mental Health and Emotional Well-being of Children and Young People with Complex Needs Part 2
As I described in my previous blog, Attachment Theory and Polyvagal Theory can be used to provide greater insight into understanding how to support the emotional well-being and mental health of children and young people (CYP) with severe and complex learning needs. Read more
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Wheels and Axles - Simple STEAM Ideas
Read the second blog in the series from Laura Cross around bringing simple engineering ideas to your classroom. Read more
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3 ways to weave nature into teaching to benefit your wellbeing
Hollie Hindle of Alfresco Learning, shares 3 ways to bring nature into your teaching day to help support your wellbeing. Read more
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Build a World - A Healing World!
Beccie Hawes shares how she used Alice Sharp's Eco Build a World to support a child in expressing their inner world through play. Read more
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Creative Crates - a multifunctional resource
In this blog, Kelly from the Tinker Tent, shares with us her thoughts and ideas on how to get creative with these simple crates. Read more
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Be inspired with technology
Simple ideas on how technology can support communication and language and be used in the great outdoors without a screen in site. Read more
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Language Enrichment in the Early Years
Creative and imaginative play can truly be a window to enriching children’s language and building firm literacy foundations. Catherine certainly provokes our thinking with the question: ‘If you don’t hear about faraway magical castles and enchanted kingdoms, how will you write stories about them?’ Read more