Hands-On Learning Tips and Activities

These fun spelling activities for children in key stage one (school years one and two) are perfect for small groups, continuous provision...

What is continuous provision? Traditionally, continuous provision has been associated with early years classrooms; however, more and more...

Have you ever thought about making extra money through a teacher side hustle? Imagine having an additional income each month or even...

Are you tearing your hair out because your child is struggling to learn to blend sounds? Do you feel like they aren't moving forwards...

Do you have a child who struggles with handwriting? Are they bored of handwriting sheets? Forget writing over letters on a worksheet and...

What's so tricky about tricky words? Tricky words are also known as common exception or irregular words. They're used often in reading...

Imagine you didn't have to spend hours creating activities for your phonics' continuous provision. Imagine if there were quick and easy...

Say hello to crisp cool days and autumn enhancements! Have you kitted out your continuous provision with all things autumn or are you in...

It has been the trend over the last few years to have a beige classroom. That's meant hessian-backed displays, natural resources and...

The prospect of starting Reception can feel like a big step for children. Some may be leaving their parents for the first time; others...

Do you tend to keep literacy inside? How much thought do you give to planning outdoor literacy activities? Here, we take a look at the...

Subitising in Maths Explained Subitising is recognising small numbers of things without actually having to count them. For example, when...

Phase 3 phonics is usually taught in Reception class and takes children about 12 weeks to cover. It introduces children to the...

Here we take a look at early phonics skills, the meaning of segmenting and some fun and easy-to-set-up ideas and activities. Phonics...

With the end of the school year fast approaching, it's a good excuse to break away from the usual routine and to shake things up a bit. ...

Are you a parent worried about your child starting primary school? It's understandable to feel anxious about this big change but there's...

What is Skip Counting? Skip counting is simply counting forwards or backwards by a number other than one. It is also known as counting...