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The Learning Journey
Simplifying the Process of Teaching and Learning
These beautifully illustrated 'Teddy in Tinytown' stories, written for the Nursery class, provide limitless opportunities for child-initiated play. Learning happily within their own world of make-believe provides rich opportunities to develop the children's:
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speaking and listening skills;
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drawing skills;
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independent thinking skills;
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memory skills;
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'looking' skills and the ability to compare.
The Nursery Resources – 'Colours and Pictures'
The Reception Resources – 'Sounds to Sentences'
Facilitating the learning within the children's world
of make-believe, the 'Teddy in Tinytown' stories continue in the Reception class in order to:
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motivate and enthuse the children;
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reinforce previous learning;
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extend previous learning;
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simplify the process of teaching and learning
for the benefit of all children;
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challenge higher ability children.
Year 1 Resources – 'Sentences to Stories'
New characters and stories – Aled Apple and Friends – are introduced in Year 1 in order to:
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continue to facilitate the learning within the
children's world of make-believe,
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motivate boys as well as girls;
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simplify the process of teaching and learning through the use of the unique Treehouse Tales techniques;
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facilitate child-initiated activities across
the curriculum.
Year 2 Resources – 'Little Authors'
The 'Aled Apple and Friends' resources introduced
in Year 1 are continued in Year 2 for the benefit of
all children.
The seasonal stories introduced over the year:
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extend the children's vocabulary;
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provide opportunities for child-initiated activities;
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challenge high-ability children.
