Mud Kitchen Play by Hayley Winter

Firstly, who doesn’t love getting involved with nature and mud play! Surely, we all remember as children making mud pies and potions of our own. My version of a mud pie when I was at school was digging a part of the field up and squirting in our water bottles to mix with a stick we…

18 April 2023

Early Years Outdoor Podcast TTS

Den Making by Hayley Winter

Den making is much more about the process of building it than the wow of the product at the end. Although children can get pretty creative when it comes to building their dens! Our role as educators is to facilitate the play by providing suitable resources, spaces for den building and an understanding when to provide support and…

18 April 2023

Early Years Outdoor Podcast TTS

5 Ways to Use Giant Teapots by Hayley Winter

I love these outdoor giant colourful teapots. They are just so fun and to state the obvious, HUGE! These have got to be a stable for any outdoor water area. This pack of 4 teapots are perfect for 10 months and up and can be used in a variety of ways. Here are 5 ideas you might like…

18 April 2023

Early Years Outdoor Podcast TTS

10 Ways to Play with Sand by Hayley Winter

Playing in sand is a great way to get children to work on their motor skills as well as a great resource to build new vocabulary into their everyday language. A sand and water tray and a stable area of an Early Years setting. Playing in sand is a great way to get children to work…

18 April 2023

Early Years Olivia Kirkby Podcast TTS

Episode 2: Emotionally secure learning environments with Olivia Kirkby

During this episode of the TTS Talking Early Years Podcast, Alice Sharp and Olivia Kirkby continue the conversation on creating enticing, language-rich learning environments. This week, Alice and Olivia focus on exploring the emotional environment. How do we create safe, secure and cosy places for play-based learning? And why is the emotional environment so integral to children’s…

17 April 2023

Podcast Primary TTS

Episode 1: Robotics in Early Years and KS1 (Key Stage 1)

In this very first episode of the TTS Talking Teachers' Podcast, Mark Steed is joined by Andrew Tallet, Digital Technology Lead at Kellet School in Hong Kong. Sharing his passion for integrating technology across the curriculum, Andy offers his guidance on how robotics can support learning from the Early Years through to Key Stage 1. …

14 April 2023

Early Years Inspire Role Play TTS

Alice Sharp: The importance of a home corner

Alice Sharp discusses the importance of having a space to represent the home in an early years setting and highlights some of the ways in which home play can support a child's development. Home is where the heart is In many families, it’s true that home is where the heart is. You will find them gathered…

13 April 2023

Early Years Olivia Kirkby Podcast TTS

Episode 1: Creating enticing physical spaces with Olivia Kirkby

Welcome to Series 2 of the TTS Talking Early Years Podcast! In this very first episode Alice Sharp (podcast host) is joined by TTS’ very own Early Years Consultant, Olivia Kirkby, to talk all things Early Years. Alice and Olivia explore the role of the physical environment and why creating an enticing physical space is so…

13 April 2023

Podcast Primary TTS

Meet Podcast Guest: Iantha Ussin

Before her May 2021 transition from the classroom to full-time academic consulting, Ms. Iantha Ussin taught middle school English for 15 years with the Richmond County School System in Augusta, Georgia, United States. In addition to being voted her school's Teacher of the Year in 2011, she was repeatedly named a highly qualified middle grades…

13 April 2023

Podcast Primary TTS

Steve Bollar: Meet our TTS Talking Teachers’ podcast host

Steve Bollar, a.k.a. Stand Tall Steve, is driven to help schools, associations, and organizations create a better culture and climate through creative innovations and encouragement. His books, Stand Tall Leadership and Ideas, Ideas, Ideas! has been a jumping point for hundreds of organizations on how to increase morale, change the culture and improve the climate…

13 April 2023

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