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We keep these baskets filled with calming resources in their rooms for their rest time and also when we need resources to help calm and regulate their emotions. Our calm down baskets are not used as a punishment but instead for quiet play during rest times and as a strategy to help self-regulate their emotions and big feelings. When we introduced these baskets I sat with them and showed them some ways the items can be used to help them recognise how they are feeling. For example paying close attention to how the glitter falls through the calm down bottle to give them a moment to...

If you’ve been one of the many wondering what our most used and loved resources are in our home then keep reading! These items are so loved in our home that they rarely ever leave a toy rotation. Before we get into it let’s quickly talk about what makes a toy open ended. Open ended play is play that has no set of fixed way that a toy should be used. There is no set outcome and no 'right' or 'wrong' way for the toy to be used. Many children could be given the exact same toy and they would...

There’s no denying that fine motor skills are an integral part of early childhood development. We use fine motor skills throughout our day for various self-care tasks and they are vital for learning how to make marks and eventually learn how to write. Little Toy Tribe are an Australian toy shop run by early childhood teacher and mum of two, Alison, and her husband Dion. They have the most incredible range of toys and resources for little learners so I am so excited to partner with Little Toy Tribe for this sponsored blog post to share some of our favourite fine motor products...

We absolutely love our Hundreds board from Treasures From Jennifer. It is made from walnut or maple hardwood and finished with shellac on top and flaxseed oil on the sides and bottom.  It’s a big board, measuring 30cm square with one hundred dimples ready to be filled. The Hundreds Board is a key Montessori Mathematics material, which helps children make the leap from the recognition of numbers, to understanding how they belong in a sequence. But what can you do with it?   We have listed our ten favourite ways to use the board at home and school.   1. Fill the...