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|  | Just Imagine
Small world and role-play resources to promote communication skils and early literacy
Children make sense of their world by creating a narrative of events that they experience. Comments are made, questions asked, responses provided and conversations occur. Very often, this talk is linked to play as young children explore their world imaginatively and verbalise as they do so.
They also love to re-tell stories and narratives in their own way and early years’ practitioners can provide quality resources to prompt them to do so.
As open ended and non-stereotypical as possible, this range of resources is sure to facilitate their talk and representations. Role play resources, small world toys, puppets and play houses, whatever you choose, it’s sure to get them talking!
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|  | Reason:Able
Includes jigsaws, block puzzles, sequencing sets and matching games. Encourage concentration, reasoning, estimating, spatial awareness and the use of early mathematical language
Providing a rich range of experiences and materials for problem solving and exploration can help children to develop connections in the brain. These support future thinking and mathematical skills. Our resources have been chosen to offer practice in hypothesising, estimating, reasoning, predicting, experimenting and reflecting. These skills can then be used by children as they learn about the wider world.
This range includes several items that will be familiar to practitioners in the Montessori method of pre-school education and ideal for all settings. We also have our own exclusive personalised jigsaw puzzles, designed to give children a familiar context through which to develop both their reasoning and fine motor skills.
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|  | Constructive Thinking
Building blocks, construction sets, ball tracks and more. All will encourage creativity, collaboration, dexterity and involvement
The play value of good construction resources is limitless. They encourage children to explore and imagine, to create and experiment, and to make judgements. They also teach them to communicate, negotiate and collaborate. And they give rich and meaningful experiences through which to extend their vocabulary.
To be effective a resource MUST excite a child. This prompts heightened involvement and a top quality learning experience. With all the items I have chosen for this range, they can’t fail to learn because they can’t fail to have fun!
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|  | Sounds Good
From scrapers to shakers and bells to bird calls. Use music and sound as a springboard for language and literacy development
We know that music and sounds play a very important part in developing speaking and listening skills. These are the basis of language and literacy. And because music requires the simultaneous use of the left side and right side of the brain it is excellent for all round brain development. The left brain is used for sequencing and recognition of pattern and the right side for rhythm and movement. Music really is great brain exercise!
I have chosen a wide selection of fairly traded and sustainably sourced musical instruments from around the world. They are easy for small hands to use and our Jamtown activity packs add real value with rhythm activity ideas for even the most music-shy practitioner to feel confident with.
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|  | An Environment for Learning
A diverse range of general resources selected to help you use your setting as ‘The third teacher’ . Create a setting rich, inspiring and worthy of interaction.
At the world renowned Reggio Emilia Pre-Schools in Northern Italy, practitioners speak of the environment as an active force. They call it 'The Third Teacher!' and see it as an essential support for children’s social, emotional, physical and intellectual development. Your environment should be rich and stimulating, filled with versatile materials and resources that extend children’s understanding and imagination.
We have selected a wonderful range of artefacts and resources that I really feel can enrich any environment, provoke children’s interest and prompt rich interactions that will enhance learning. I haven’t forgotten the importance of sound as an environmental feature and have included music from around the world that will effortlessly introduce children to rhythm while they play.
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|  | Move that Body
Skipping ropes, skittles, threads and beads, peg boards and more. Encourage gross and fine motor skills and lay the foundations for dexterity and pencil control!
Movement and moving to learn supports a child’s physical development, improving co-ordination, manipulation, and control. More than this, it really helps a child to think and socialise and so builds self-esteem. Providing resources and opportunities for children to develop and refine these skills is a key responsibility of the effective early years’ practitioner.
We've focused on a range of ethically sourced resources particularly chosen to target the muscle groups which will ultimately be responsible for pencil control: Shoulders, arms, hands and fingers! Learning to use these muscles effectively will also contribute to children’s confidence and self esteem as they gain more control over every day self care activities, such as getting dressed and using cutlery.
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