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How you can help your child succeed at school
Estimated reading time: 6 mins Let’s face it, the last two years has been very challenging, between the pandemic and home schooling it has been stressful for many. This has caused a setback in teachers’ ability to teach and therefore the ability to help children...
2021 – our 1st year in business
Estimated reading time: 6 mins 2021, what a year! In 2020 we were having a casual conversation about how difficult it is to find wide-ranging books for young children with main character representation of black people specifically. As people of action, we quickly...
Why we started Little Scholars Playground & tips to start your own business
Estimated reading time: 6 mins Welcome to the home of Little Scholars Playground! We’re a children’s book publisher and early years hub. We create diverse children’s books and learning resources. It started in 2020 lockdown… We were having a casual...
How to make boring chores fun and educational the Montessori way
Estimated reading time: 4 mins Children learn through experience and observation. One of the practices in Montessori is to involve children in tasks around the home. Children love imitating what they see their parents do. So it’s a great idea to let your child start...
The benefits of regular reading to children from birth
Estimated reading time: 4 mins Babies and young children are sponges that soak up everything around them. So naturally when books are read to them, they take in all the language and words they hear. Reading to children boosts their brain development in a big way, but...
The benefits of educational posters
Estimated reading time: 3 mins What do you remember about nursery and primary school? The colour, posters and artwork on the wall, right? This is because young children are visual learners. All the displays and posters on the wall are not just to make the classroom...
The benefits of wooden toys for children
Estimated reading time: 2 mins When you start learning about the Montessori practice you often hear (and see) a lot about wooden toys. But why are they so beneficial? Wooden toys spark your child’s creativity and is a form of open-ended play. Unlike plastic toys that...
Our top 7 tips on how to help your child learn English and Maths
Estimated reading time: 4 mins English and Maths are both very important subjects. They’re the building blocks of everything we do. If your child or the child you care for can get a good grasp of these two subjects, then this will help them progress well in all of...
Diversity in children’s books
Estimated reading time: 3 mins The current state of diversity in children’s books is disappointing to say the least. As a black parent, I have to work harder to find books for my toddler daughter which contain main characters that look like us. On deep reflection,...
Welcome to Little Scholars Playground
Estimated reading time: 3 mins Welcome to the home of Little Scholars Playground! We’re a children’s book publisher and early years hub. We create diverse children’s books and learning resources. It started in 2020 lockdown Our founders were having a casual...
Hello, we’re Natalie & Denhue
We’re the founders of Little Scholars Playground. We create diverse childrens books and learning resources. Between us we have 20 years experience of working in the Stem industry, so we’re also passionate about encouraging young black children to embrace STEM.
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24 fun Christmas advent activities
Spread the Christmas cheer and have fun with the kids, especially on those rainy days with our fun FREE pack of 24 Christmas activities. The pack includes fun things like a Christmas memory card game, make a homemade snow globe and make Santa out of paper plates. This pack would also be great for a December 1st box.
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Time to count
This activity sheet will introduce maths to your little scholar in a fun way and get them started with learning to count.
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