by Shanna Parry | Nov 23, 2020 | Teaching and Learning
Spatial awareness allows us to be aware of the things in our immediate environment as well as our position relative to them. Small children need to earn how to navigate their surroundings. This is even more important for children with visual impairments, but it is...
by Shanna Parry | Nov 23, 2020 | Teaching and Learning
Problems with working memory can be a challenge for children. We all need to have the ability to keep in mind the information we need to complete tasks. When limits are reached we observe tasks going off track, instructions not being followed perfectly and...
by Shanna Parry | Nov 23, 2020 | Teaching and Learning
Some children seem to have innate organisational skills, but let’s face it, most don’t. These are skills that are rarely learnt by accident and require support, modelling and direct instruction. Not only is it very practical to teach these skills to...
by Shanna Parry | Nov 23, 2020 | Teaching and Learning
Children first begin thinking in very concrete ways but as they grow and develop they move on to more abstract ways of thinking. Children will develop abstract thinking earlier in the learning process if we give them the space, support and encouragement to think...
by Shanna Parry | Nov 21, 2020 | Teaching and Learning
Classifying and sorting involves identifying objects that are the same, or similar, and grouping them together. For example, different foods can be grouped based on their type, colours, taste and textures. It is an important life skill for small...
by Greg Parry | Oct 9, 2020 | Teaching and Learning
“There is certainly a recent obsession in schools about Science, Maths and Technology but shouldn’t we connect the Arts?” Greg Parry, CEO Connect the Arts! It is important to see the benefit of the Arts and more importantly the synergy that occurs...
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