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Spring Clean Your Classroom

The classroom setting is a place that primary school children will spend most of their time during a specific year of their school life. It is important that the environment is welcoming, inspiring and creates a space for self expression and growth. A warm and interactive classroom environment can have very positive effects on academic achievement and can also foster a strong sense of community.

Visual Appeal

Teacher’s often take great pride in creating the best possible learning environment, and when done so effectively, it will help children to develop a sense of ownership towards their classroom and their school. Warm colours such as red and green combined with natural lighting can create a stimulating environment for children to learn. Colourful displays and schedules are great for keeping organised and alleviating anxiety through visual cues.
Learning Resources Daily Schedule Pocket Chart  

Interactivity

Elements of the classroom that invite participation such as learning calendar’s and attendance charts will help children to feel part of a community and feel positive about their surroundings. Resources that give children the confidence to interact such as answer buzzers will ensure that each child in your class has the ability to speak and be actively listened to, improving self-esteem.
Learning Resources Magnetic Learning Calendar  

Sensory Input

Children discover the world through their senses, so creating an environment with a mixture of sensory resources will keep children focused. Each pupil will have different sensory preferences so it is good to tailor tasks to suit specific needs, for example creating a quiet area with bean bags and quiet music for soothing pupils that are restless.
Learning Resources Primary Science Sensory Tubes  

Minimising Distractions

Keeping the classroom tidy and organised will minimise visual distractions for your class. It can be difficult to keep track of each child’s work so organisation stations that provide a pocket for each individual will allow you to keep track of finished and unfinished work. Wipe-clean pockets are also a great way to complete paper based activities as they can be re-used and mistakes can be easily corrected which removed the fear of ‘getting it wrong’, also helping to boost self-esteem.
Learning Resources Organisation Station® Pocket Chart  

Time flies when having fun!

Keeping track of timed activities can be a difficult task, especially if the class is divided into groups. Time trackers are a great way to let children know how much time they have left, so that you don’t have to watch the clock!  With miniature options for group tasks and larger options for whole class activities; visual warnings, digital displays and sound cues help children to make better use of their time during tasks, tests and experiments. 
Learning Resources Time Tracker® Mini  Our in-house qualified teacher, Joanne Moore, has also given a top tip to help keep the classroom tidy in the long term:  â€œTidy up time music is a great way to energise students and signal when it is time to pack away. I used Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious with my reception classes! After a few times I didn’t even have to explain what the music was for, the children would put everything in the right place and be in their seats by the time the song was finished.”
Spring Clean Your Classroom
The classroom setting is a place that primary school children will spend most of their time during a specific year of their school life. It is important that the environment is welcoming, inspiring and creates a space for self expression and growth. A warm and interactive classroom environment can have very positive effects on academic achievement and can also foster a strong sense of community.

Visual Appeal

Teacher’s often take great pride in creating the best possible learning environment, and when done so effectively, it will help children to develop a sense of ownership towards their classroom and their school. Warm colours such as red and green combined with natural lighting can create a stimulating environment for children to learn. Colourful displays and schedules are great for keeping organised and alleviating anxiety through visual cues.
Learning Resources Daily Schedule Pocket Chart  

Interactivity

Elements of the classroom that invite participation such as learning calendar’s and attendance charts will help children to feel part of a community and feel positive about their surroundings. Resources that give children the confidence to interact such as answer buzzers will ensure that each child in your class has the ability to speak and be actively listened to, improving self-esteem.
Learning Resources Magnetic Learning Calendar  

Sensory Input

Children discover the world through their senses, so creating an environment with a mixture of sensory resources will keep children focused. Each pupil will have different sensory preferences so it is good to tailor tasks to suit specific needs, for example creating a quiet area with bean bags and quiet music for soothing pupils that are restless.
Learning Resources Primary Science Sensory Tubes  

Minimising Distractions

Keeping the classroom tidy and organised will minimise visual distractions for your class. It can be difficult to keep track of each child’s work so organisation stations that provide a pocket for each individual will allow you to keep track of finished and unfinished work. Wipe-clean pockets are also a great way to complete paper based activities as they can be re-used and mistakes can be easily corrected which removed the fear of ‘getting it wrong’, also helping to boost self-esteem.
Learning Resources Organisation Station® Pocket Chart  

Time flies when having fun!

Keeping track of timed activities can be a difficult task, especially if the class is divided into groups. Time trackers are a great way to let children know how much time they have left, so that you don’t have to watch the clock!  With miniature options for group tasks and larger options for whole class activities; visual warnings, digital displays and sound cues help children to make better use of their time during tasks, tests and experiments. 
Learning Resources Time Tracker® Mini  Our in-house qualified teacher, Joanne Moore, has also given a top tip to help keep the classroom tidy in the long term:  â€œTidy up time music is a great way to energise students and signal when it is time to pack away. I used Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious with my reception classes! After a few times I didn’t even have to explain what the music was for, the children would put everything in the right place and be in their seats by the time the song was finished.”
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Spring Forward!

The clocks spring forward to British Summer Time on the 27th of March, which will see the start of lighter evenings. At 1am UK time will skip an hour to 2am, meaning that clocks will need to be reset.Telling the time can be tricky with so many different concepts to make children aware of, such as the units of time, the way clocks work, and the difference between analogue and digital. Telling the time is a part of the programme of study for mathematics in Key Stages 1 and 2 and falls under measurement.We have outlined what is expected in each year of study, and have provided some helpful hints and tips to support children’s learning at home and in the classroom. 

Reception/EYFS

  • In the Early Years Foundation Stage children are just beginning to understand the concept of time and are taught by putting familiar events in sequence and measuring time using sand timers.
  • They are also learning the days of the week cycle, and will begin to notice that some events only happen on certain days.
 ActivityTake pictures of your child doing different activities across one day such as eating breakfast, going to school, going to bed etc. You can print these pictures and encourage your child to put them in order from morning to night. Encourage the use of language such as morning, midday, afternoon, evening and midnight. This activity can be adapted for a group setting by asking children to draw what they do at different points in the day.

 

Year 1

  • Compare, describe and solve practical problems for time
  • Measure and begin to record time
  • Tell the time to the hour and half past the hour, and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times
 ActivityGet crafty by making a clock with your child out of a paper plate, card and a split pin. Whilst making the clock they will learn about the positioning of numbers on the clock face, the spacing between the numbers and the size of the two different hands. Once they have made their clock they can practise setting O’clock and half past times!

 

 

Year 2

  • Compare and sequence intervals of time
  • Tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour, and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times
  • Know the number of minutes in an hour, and the number of hours in a day
 ActivityHow long is a minute? Ask your child to stand up and when you say go begin to time a minute. Ask your child to sit down once they think a minute has passed. Afterwards talk about how many seconds are in a minute and try again. You can discuss what they think they could do in one minute. Then, use a minute timer for your child to experiment with. This activity is also effective when carried out with a whole class.
Learning Resources Sand Timers 

Year 3

  • Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks
  • Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours; use vocabulary such as o’clock, am/pm, morning, afternoon, noon and midnight
  • Know the number of seconds in a minute, and the number of days in each month, year and leap year
  • Compare durations of events [for example, to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks]
 ActivityLearn this rhyme to help your child remember days in the months and leap year!Thirty days hath September,April, June and November;February has twenty eight alone.All the rest have thirty-one,Except in Leap Year, that’s the timeWhen February’s Days are twenty-nine.
Learning Resources Magnetic Learning Calendar 

Year 4

  • Read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 12- and 24-hour clocks
  • Solve problems involving converting from hours to minutes, minutes to seconds, years to months, weeks to days
 ActivitySay a time and ask your child to set the time on their clock or draw the hands on a blank clock. Call out times in 12 and 24 hours. For an extra challenge, ask what time it will be 5/10/20 minutes and prompt them to record it.
Learning Resources About Time - Telling the Time & Understanding Elapsed Time  

Year 5

  • Solve problems involving converting between units of time
 ActivityCreate small cards that display different versions of the same time for example, 5pm/17:00/five O’clock/clock face showing 5 O’clock. Ask your child to match all the different ways of presenting the time. This game also works well in a classroom as a ‘follow me’ style game.
Learning Resources Time Dominoes

Year 6

  • Use, read, write and convert between standard units, converting measurements of length, mass, volume and time from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, and vice versa, using decimal notation to up to 3 decimal places.
ActivityPose different time word problems to your child and ask themto work out how much time has passed in a real-life situation such as visitingthe shops or going to school. Ensure that the problem involves mixed units oftime such as seconds, minutes and hours.Here is an example:Karen went to the shops at 12:30pm. She was shopping  for one hour and 15 minutes, what time did sheleave?
Spring Forward!
The clocks spring forward to British Summer Time on the 27th of March, which will see the start of lighter evenings. At 1am UK time will skip an hour to 2am, meaning that clocks will need to be reset.Telling the time can be tricky with so many different concepts to make children aware of, such as the units of time, the way clocks work, and the difference between analogue and digital. Telling the time is a part of the programme of study for mathematics in Key Stages 1 and 2 and falls under measurement.We have outlined what is expected in each year of study, and have provided some helpful hints and tips to support children’s learning at home and in the classroom. 

Reception/EYFS

  • In the Early Years Foundation Stage children are just beginning to understand the concept of time and are taught by putting familiar events in sequence and measuring time using sand timers.
  • They are also learning the days of the week cycle, and will begin to notice that some events only happen on certain days.
 ActivityTake pictures of your child doing different activities across one day such as eating breakfast, going to school, going to bed etc. You can print these pictures and encourage your child to put them in order from morning to night. Encourage the use of language such as morning, midday, afternoon, evening and midnight. This activity can be adapted for a group setting by asking children to draw what they do at different points in the day.

 

Year 1

  • Compare, describe and solve practical problems for time
  • Measure and begin to record time
  • Tell the time to the hour and half past the hour, and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times
 ActivityGet crafty by making a clock with your child out of a paper plate, card and a split pin. Whilst making the clock they will learn about the positioning of numbers on the clock face, the spacing between the numbers and the size of the two different hands. Once they have made their clock they can practise setting O’clock and half past times!

 

 

Year 2

  • Compare and sequence intervals of time
  • Tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour, and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times
  • Know the number of minutes in an hour, and the number of hours in a day
 ActivityHow long is a minute? Ask your child to stand up and when you say go begin to time a minute. Ask your child to sit down once they think a minute has passed. Afterwards talk about how many seconds are in a minute and try again. You can discuss what they think they could do in one minute. Then, use a minute timer for your child to experiment with. This activity is also effective when carried out with a whole class.
Learning Resources Sand Timers 

Year 3

  • Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks
  • Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours; use vocabulary such as o’clock, am/pm, morning, afternoon, noon and midnight
  • Know the number of seconds in a minute, and the number of days in each month, year and leap year
  • Compare durations of events [for example, to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks]
 ActivityLearn this rhyme to help your child remember days in the months and leap year!Thirty days hath September,April, June and November;February has twenty eight alone.All the rest have thirty-one,Except in Leap Year, that’s the timeWhen February’s Days are twenty-nine.
Learning Resources Magnetic Learning Calendar 

Year 4

  • Read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 12- and 24-hour clocks
  • Solve problems involving converting from hours to minutes, minutes to seconds, years to months, weeks to days
 ActivitySay a time and ask your child to set the time on their clock or draw the hands on a blank clock. Call out times in 12 and 24 hours. For an extra challenge, ask what time it will be 5/10/20 minutes and prompt them to record it.
Learning Resources About Time - Telling the Time & Understanding Elapsed Time  

Year 5

  • Solve problems involving converting between units of time
 ActivityCreate small cards that display different versions of the same time for example, 5pm/17:00/five O’clock/clock face showing 5 O’clock. Ask your child to match all the different ways of presenting the time. This game also works well in a classroom as a ‘follow me’ style game.
Learning Resources Time Dominoes

Year 6

  • Use, read, write and convert between standard units, converting measurements of length, mass, volume and time from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, and vice versa, using decimal notation to up to 3 decimal places.
ActivityPose different time word problems to your child and ask themto work out how much time has passed in a real-life situation such as visitingthe shops or going to school. Ensure that the problem involves mixed units oftime such as seconds, minutes and hours.Here is an example:Karen went to the shops at 12:30pm. She was shopping  for one hour and 15 minutes, what time did sheleave?
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Learning Resources has won an Education Resources Award!

Learning Resources was presented with an Education Resources Award in the ‘Primary Resource or Equipment – Curriculum learning resources including ICT’ category for its STEM Robot Mouse Activity Set. Held on the 18th of March, the awards honour the quality and diversity of products, schools and the most dedicated members of the education sector. In their eighteenth successful year, the awards are organised by BESA, the trade association representing educational suppliers in the UK sector, and Brilliant Marketing Solutions. 
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 New for 2016, The STEM Robot Mouse Activity Set engages primary children as they build hands-on coding skills. Children create their very own maze using base tiles, tunnel pieces and walls and then programme Colby the Robot Mouse to find the cheese. Easy-to-use, Colby lights-up, makes sounds and features two speeds with colourful buttons that match coding cards for simple programming and sequencing.The judges, an independent panel of experienced educational professionals, most of whom are classroom teachers said, “the STEM Robot Mouse Activity Set would encourage children to build hands-on coding skills in a fun and enjoyable way. It was very easy to construct and represented excellent value for money!”Caroline Wright, director at BESA, comments: “What makes these awards different is that they focus on the resources, services and people that really make an impact on learning and the day-to-day work of the teachers in the classroom. The UK education sector is currently in the unprecedented position of offering ever improving standards of excellence. Thousands of educators from across the world visit the UK each year to review and buy products from our suppliers because of the quality offered. We would like to congratulate Learning Resources for its outstanding resource.”
 Elements of STEM learning are highlighted within the purpose of study across the Science, Mathematics and Technology curriculum for Key Stages 1 & 2 in UK schools. The National Stem Centre has stated that the ‘government has long identified STEM education as a major priority at both school and HE level’ and that the ‘effective provision of STEM in schools requires a foundation of strong subject teaching.’ The STEM Robot Mouse supports parents and teachers to bring coding to life and create exciting learning experiences.Mrs Chimes from South Wootton Infant School tried the Robot Mouse with her class:“This product is absolutely fantastic for the new KS1 ICT curriculum and requirements for children to create a series of instructions and plan a journey for a programmable toy. The children could use the product without adult support and really enjoyed it.’”Learning Resources were also finalists in the SEN-non ICT category with their All About Me Family Counter Activity Cards and the Primary- non ICT category with Plot Blocks Story Building Activity Set.
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Learning Resources has won an Education Resources Award!
Learning Resources was presented with an Education Resources Award in the ‘Primary Resource or Equipment – Curriculum learning resources including ICT’ category for its STEM Robot Mouse Activity Set. Held on the 18th of March, the awards honour the quality and diversity of products, schools and the most dedicated members of the education sector. In their eighteenth successful year, the awards are organised by BESA, the trade association representing educational suppliers in the UK sector, and Brilliant Marketing Solutions. 
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 New for 2016, The STEM Robot Mouse Activity Set engages primary children as they build hands-on coding skills. Children create their very own maze using base tiles, tunnel pieces and walls and then programme Colby the Robot Mouse to find the cheese. Easy-to-use, Colby lights-up, makes sounds and features two speeds with colourful buttons that match coding cards for simple programming and sequencing.The judges, an independent panel of experienced educational professionals, most of whom are classroom teachers said, “the STEM Robot Mouse Activity Set would encourage children to build hands-on coding skills in a fun and enjoyable way. It was very easy to construct and represented excellent value for money!”Caroline Wright, director at BESA, comments: “What makes these awards different is that they focus on the resources, services and people that really make an impact on learning and the day-to-day work of the teachers in the classroom. The UK education sector is currently in the unprecedented position of offering ever improving standards of excellence. Thousands of educators from across the world visit the UK each year to review and buy products from our suppliers because of the quality offered. We would like to congratulate Learning Resources for its outstanding resource.”
 Elements of STEM learning are highlighted within the purpose of study across the Science, Mathematics and Technology curriculum for Key Stages 1 & 2 in UK schools. The National Stem Centre has stated that the ‘government has long identified STEM education as a major priority at both school and HE level’ and that the ‘effective provision of STEM in schools requires a foundation of strong subject teaching.’ The STEM Robot Mouse supports parents and teachers to bring coding to life and create exciting learning experiences.Mrs Chimes from South Wootton Infant School tried the Robot Mouse with her class:“This product is absolutely fantastic for the new KS1 ICT curriculum and requirements for children to create a series of instructions and plan a journey for a programmable toy. The children could use the product without adult support and really enjoyed it.’”Learning Resources were also finalists in the SEN-non ICT category with their All About Me Family Counter Activity Cards and the Primary- non ICT category with Plot Blocks Story Building Activity Set.
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February: What’s Hot This Month?

Creative construction! This month you’ve been loving our colourful Gears! Gears! Gears ® range of construction toys for kids. Each set features interchangeable gears that can be mixed and matched, developing early problem solving and critical thinking skills.
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LER 9215 Gears!Gears! Gears!® Sweet Shop Building Set 

What are the benefits of construction play?

Construction encourages little ones to:
  • Build confidence, perseverance and self esteem
  • Prepare for the real-world problems
  • Explore early STEM skills
  • Develop an understanding of cause and effect
  • Strengthen hand muscles and develop fine motor skills
From Pet Playland to Movin’ Monkeysâ„¢ there’s Gears a set for everybody. We even have two new sets for preschool engineers, designed especially to introduce construction play to little hands! 
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LER 9220 Build & Spin Ocean Wonders                                                     
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LER 9219 Build & Spin Flower Garden   

Join in the fun!

From the 22nd -28th February we’re giving you 10% off all of our Gears! Gears! Gears! products using the code WHATSHOT2. Browse the full range here!Facebook 
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February: What’s Hot This Month? Creative construction! This month you’ve been loving our colourful Gears! Gears! Gears ® range of construction toys for kids. Each set features interchangeable gears that can be mixed and matched, developing early problem solving and critical thinking skills.
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LER 9215 Gears!Gears! Gears!® Sweet Shop Building Set 

What are the benefits of construction play?

Construction encourages little ones to:
  • Build confidence, perseverance and self esteem
  • Prepare for the real-world problems
  • Explore early STEM skills
  • Develop an understanding of cause and effect
  • Strengthen hand muscles and develop fine motor skills
From Pet Playland to Movin’ Monkeysâ„¢ there’s Gears a set for everybody. We even have two new sets for preschool engineers, designed especially to introduce construction play to little hands! 
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LER 9220 Build & Spin Ocean Wonders                                                     
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LER 9219 Build & Spin Flower Garden   

Join in the fun!

From the 22nd -28th February we’re giving you 10% off all of our Gears! Gears! Gears! products using the code WHATSHOT2. Browse the full range here!Facebook 
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Education Resources Awards 2015

Organised by Brilliant Marketing Solutions and The BritishEducational Suppliers Association (BESA), The EducationResources Awards (ERA) are now in their 16th year and are firmly established as the premier annual event to celebrate outstanding success for the suppliers and teaching professionals of the education sector throughout the UK.The awards highlight and reward the quality and diversity of educational products, resources, services and people as well as the best educational establishments and the most dedicated members of the teaching profession. The ERA’s aims to encourage the raising of educational services & product standards throughout the industry and is recognised throughout the sector as the Accolade of excellence.Learning Resources were delighted to be awarded the Education Exporter of the Year prize for 2015. Dennis Blackmore, Learning Resources MD was also surprised with the Outstanding Achievement Award 2015.
Hélène Vernis, Head of UK & International Sales said, we have had an amazing 2014, with growth across our international markets of 33%, led by France, The Middle East, Germany and Scandinavian countries. Our pioneering work, customer focus approach, and “never give up” attitude will continue throughout 2015, allowing us to widen the impact of our hands on resources to the Education of children around the world.Simply delighted for the company to be recognised in the eyes of our industry for such performance and achievement.
Hélène VernisHead of UK & International Sales Learning Resources UK
Education Resources Awards 2015
Organised by Brilliant Marketing Solutions and The BritishEducational Suppliers Association (BESA), The EducationResources Awards (ERA) are now in their 16th year and are firmly established as the premier annual event to celebrate outstanding success for the suppliers and teaching professionals of the education sector throughout the UK.The awards highlight and reward the quality and diversity of educational products, resources, services and people as well as the best educational establishments and the most dedicated members of the teaching profession. The ERA’s aims to encourage the raising of educational services & product standards throughout the industry and is recognised throughout the sector as the Accolade of excellence.Learning Resources were delighted to be awarded the Education Exporter of the Year prize for 2015. Dennis Blackmore, Learning Resources MD was also surprised with the Outstanding Achievement Award 2015.
Hélène Vernis, Head of UK & International Sales said, we have had an amazing 2014, with growth across our international markets of 33%, led by France, The Middle East, Germany and Scandinavian countries. Our pioneering work, customer focus approach, and “never give up” attitude will continue throughout 2015, allowing us to widen the impact of our hands on resources to the Education of children around the world.Simply delighted for the company to be recognised in the eyes of our industry for such performance and achievement.
Hélène VernisHead of UK & International Sales Learning Resources UK READ MORE

Elf on the Shelf

We are joining in the Elf on the Shelf fun again this year! The Elf of the Shelf tradition started over in America and is quickly becoming popular here in the UK. The Elf on the Shelf pack includes a special scout elf sent from the North Pole to help Father Christmas manage his naughty and nice lists. When a family adopts an elf and gives it a name, the scout elf receives its Christmas magic and can fly to the North Pole each night to tell Father Christmas and the elves about all of the day’s adventures. Each morning, the elf returns to its family and perches in a different place to watch the fun. Children love to wake up and race around the house looking for their scout elf each morning.

Jane is back with her Learning Resources family for Christmas. She is saying hello to some of the friends she met last year, and introducing herself to the many new people that have joined the company in 2014.

We’ve had a very good year this year, and have seen the company grow a lot! We have taken on 9 new members of staff and we’re set to continue the trend into 2015. Jane has enjoyed meeting the new people, especially Jo who we like to refer to as our ‘in-house education expert’.

Jane has had a lot of fun already, she has been to LA with Dennis to visit the Educational Insights offices. While she was there, Dennis treated her to some new accessories. What a classy elf we have now!

Our little elf also joined Sammy at a very festive Holkham Hall at the weekend. While they were there she listened to a lovely choir, saw some Victorian Christmas cooking and visited the deer. Jane’s favourite festive room within the hall was the tree room!

Just yesterday Jane helped John to decorate the Christmas tree of the Learning Resources offices. Do you think she did a good job? Our tree was kindly donated by Sam in our accounts department.

Do you have an elf visiting your home, work or school this year? We’d love to know what they’ve been up to. Keep track of Jane the elf’s activities and the Learning Resources festive spirit on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LearningResourcesUK.

Until next time…

Laura

Elf on the Shelf

We are joining in the Elf on the Shelf fun again this year! The Elf of the Shelf tradition started over in America and is quickly becoming popular here in the UK. The Elf on the Shelf pack includes a special scout elf sent from the North Pole to help Father Christmas manage his naughty and nice lists. When a family adopts an elf and gives it a name, the scout elf receives its Christmas magic and can fly to the North Pole each night to tell Father Christmas and the elves about all of the day’s adventures. Each morning, the elf returns to its family and perches in a different place to watch the fun. Children love to wake up and race around the house looking for their scout elf each morning.

Jane is back with her Learning Resources family for Christmas. She is saying hello to some of the friends she met last year, and introducing herself to the many new people that have joined the company in 2014.

We’ve had a very good year this year, and have seen the company grow a lot! We have taken on 9 new members of staff and we’re set to continue the trend into 2015. Jane has enjoyed meeting the new people, especially Jo who we like to refer to as our ‘in-house education expert’.

Jane has had a lot of fun already, she has been to LA with Dennis to visit the Educational Insights offices. While she was there, Dennis treated her to some new accessories. What a classy elf we have now!

Our little elf also joined Sammy at a very festive Holkham Hall at the weekend. While they were there she listened to a lovely choir, saw some Victorian Christmas cooking and visited the deer. Jane’s favourite festive room within the hall was the tree room!

Just yesterday Jane helped John to decorate the Christmas tree of the Learning Resources offices. Do you think she did a good job? Our tree was kindly donated by Sam in our accounts department.

Do you have an elf visiting your home, work or school this year? We’d love to know what they’ve been up to. Keep track of Jane the elf’s activities and the Learning Resources festive spirit on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LearningResourcesUK.

Until next time…

Laura

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