The 100
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Essential skills
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36. Using Both Hands Together
Being able to use both hands together, or ‘bilateral co-ordination’ is an important skill that has wide-reaching impact on development.Alexis Ralphs Jan 21, 2022 -
The Montessori Method
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41. Tidying up
Getting children to tidy up isn’t just about establishing good habits - although the joy of having a child who...Alexis Ralphs Jan 21, 2022 -
Natural play
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42. Gardening
With fresh air and light, new smells and sounds, unfamiliar terrain under foot and uncharted territory ahead, all senses come...Alexis Ralphs Jan 21, 2022 -
Natural play
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49. Digging
So much of your toddler’s play is about investigation and few activities are more essentially investigative than digging. Taking a...Alexis Ralphs Jan 21, 2022 -
How children learn
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52. Heuristic play
We’ve all watched as a baby or toddler makes a happy discovery, learning that one thing fits inside another or...Alexis Ralphs Jan 21, 2022 -
Essential play
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57. Sorting, classifying and spot the difference
Sorting is the most important activity your child will ever do. Without it, no other kinds of play are possible....Alexis Ralphs Jan 21, 2022 -
Best of the 100
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59. Gross Motor Skills
Gross motor skills are whole body movements, arms rather than fingers, legs rather than toes. Confident gross motor movement is fundamental...Alexis Ralphs Jan 21, 2022 -
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60. Music
The musical processing system shares much with that of speech and language. Musical experiences which enhance that processing therefore enhance...Alexis Ralphs Jan 21, 2022 -
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62. Listening
The ability to pay attention, sit quietly and look at the person talking is undeniably useful at school and in...Alexis Ralphs Jan 21, 2022 -
Essential play
![64. A Beginner's Guide to The Home Corner]()
64. A Beginner's Guide to The Home Corner
Do you have a home corner? Does it sound a little old fashioned? A play kitchen, some pretend food and...Alexis Ralphs Jan 21, 2022 -
Physical development
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69. Walking
The arrival of your walking toddler will present many new challenges as you try to keep up with the bubble...Alexis Ralphs Jan 21, 2022 -
Toy box essentials
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70. Soft toys
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play11. Guide to block play
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Essential play20. Doll's house play and why it matters
What's so special about playing...Jan 21, 2022 -
Imaginative play48. Imaginative play
Imaginative play - any game...Jan 21, 2022 -
Play43. Independent Play
As a child, you remember...Jan 21, 2022 -
Essential play22. Small World Play
Have you heard of small...Jan 21, 2022 -
Free66. Constructive play
Constructive play is the second...Jan 21, 2022
