Children go through different stages of development as they change from infants to young adults. During each of these stages multiple changes in the development of the brain are taking place. What and when these developments take place are different for each individual. Environmental circumstances and interactions with other people have a significant impact on how each child benefits from each developmental event.
The key areas of development are:
The main way that children learn and develop is through play. Play is a way that children choose to explore their world. We would usually define it as what children do when they follow their own ideas and interests, in their own way and for their own reasons. The role of the adult should be to guide, nurture and enable the play, not direct it. Children also need to take risks and make mistakes, to help them learn
We've listed the latest games and toys that you can use with your children to help them with their learning and development. Bear in mind that you don’t need to buy a lot of toys to help your children to develop; it’s more about spending time and sharing good experiences with your children, so that their physical, intellectual, linguistic, social and emotional needs are met.
It looks like a book, but it's a smart board box, with a magnetic lid that flips up to display their works of genius on. Whether it's the bright shapes & blocks, or the alphabet & words, they'll be creating all kinds of fun stuff with these kits. They're just the right size for taking in the car, on trips, or to nanny's house, too.
The perfectly tot-size pieces are made from high quality card, in great colours that they'll love to play with. And the gorgeous box means they'll keep them all safely stuck together. No finding little messages on the fridge as they grow.
Your child will learn colours and shapes and develop motor and cognitive skills as they interact with the toy. [Number count] Number recognition game is part of the multifunctional 6-in-1 fun logarithm. It helps your child will develop a good memory and prepares them for further learning in school. Your child will enjoy looking for and matching numbers. Add a timer to make the game a little more interesting and challenging for older children. [Cognitive ability] Colours develop pattern recognition and make it easy to learn and master numbers. Your child will also compare different numbers and locate them quickly when asked to identify them. Moreover, your child will have to match the number from 1 to 10 with given shapes and colours. [Develop motor skills] Your child will hold the rod while fishing for small fish in the magnetic fish game. This facilitates the healthy growth of your kid's muscles. There are other parts of the game that promote motor skills such as the ring game, shape matching and catch the bee game.
You can play the Puzzle Matching Game and have quality time with your child~ Safe & High Quality: This Baby Busy Book is made of durable cardstock that thick and hard to tear, non-toxic and tasteless, well crafted.
Small And Exquisite Velcro: The Velcro has strong stickiness and not easy to fall off, it's very easy to disassemble and reusable.
Pretty Well Made: A variety of scene & knowledge, colourful and vivid image attract children's attention and interest.
Stack & Sequence: children can try to match what is shown on the cards or create their own thinking. It will foster their creativity and imagination while they learn to sort the flashcards by ABC letter, shape, colour, number and patterns.
Diverse Learning Experience: The multifunctional nature of this preschool educational toy allows child to develop fine motor skills,communication, verbal and problem-solving skills, sensory skills, memory, logic, and visual perception. Helps little ones master their basic knowledge, ideal for home and school education needs.
This pair of early childhood behaviour trackers gives teachers and children a fun, visual way to manage behaviour and encourage emotional development. Stick the 30 pre-printed basic emotions and behaviour stickers onto the coloured sticks in 6 shapes. Use the suns, hearts, and stars for good behaviour, and the clouds, lightning bolts, and raindrops for challenging ones. Positive behaviours land in the sunny orange bucket, while challenging behaviours land in the purple bucket.
Encourage an early interest in our big wide world with this clever set of jigsaw map and animals (with stands).
108-piece puzzle that when assembled creates a large, richly illustrated map of the world. Learn about continents and countries, then place the 25 animals in the area they live. A wonderful, interactive way to learn about the world we live in and the habitat of different animals.
A fun game to develop addition and subtraction skills and encourage basic multiplication, this requires a bit of adult supervision to get started but once under way, the “magic” involved to reveal the correct answers to the sums is enticing enough to keep the players involved. Developed in collaboration with teachers, magic maths is designed for KS1 maths and is best for kids aged five to seven. The answers require a lot of “magic” rubbing to be revealed (or maybe we just need warmer hands), but that all added to the overall appeal of the game.
A whole pie full of counting and sorting fun!
Fruity pie teaches key early numeracy skills as children sort the fruit counters by their attributes.
Six educational games in one. Preschoolers learn all about the human body. Improves fine motor skills. logical thinking, memory and general knowledge. Pre-schoolers will learn all about the human body, actions, and the five senses. They'll have fun discovering parts of the body, senses and actions. includes 2 shaped puzzles of the human body, 2 interlocking puzzles of actions, 10 maxi cards showing the senses, 20 memory cards showing actions. Includes instructions.
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