Language & Communication

The Understanding Feelings set has been designed to help children to learn about a range of feelings and to enable them to communicate more effectively with others. Using the components of the set children will be able to discuss, observe...

14 pairs of smooth and tactile beech plywood square tiles, each colour printed on one side with beautiful clear photographic images of real fruit and vegetables. The chunky tiles are easy for small hands to grip, rotate and turn over....

A Glossary of Feelings from A-Z Emotions are like animals: No two are quite the same.Some are gentle; others, fierce; And some are hard to tame. Children experience all sorts of emotions, sometimes going through several very different ones before...

Our new range of excellent value robust sand timers offer the same traditional visual demonstration of the passing of time, but with a new rounded design including a shatterproof plastic barrier to protect the sleek modernised glass bulb inside. Easy...

Learn the Language of Emotional Intelligence. A dictionary is a guide to the language. This dictionary is for the distinctive language that The School of Life speaks: that of emotions. It is a selection of over 160 words and phrases...

Remember why you matter to one another We tend to chat all the time with our partners, but often not about what really counts - the sort of topics that clear the air, that reintroduce a spirit of fun, that...

A set of 20 cards that explain the meaning behind untranslatable words from around the world. We're hugely dependent on language to express how we really feel, and yet words often feel curiously vague or frustratingly inaccurate. There are lots...

A collection of twenty short poems which offer wit and wisdom. These short poems are easily remembered, so they come to mind at the right times. When we possess them they live with us. Using rhyme and rhythm and all...

A set of twenty inspiring aphorisms cards with short sentences and large truths. Aphorisms are short, pithy statements designed to provoke a thrill of recognition at valuable, amusing, dark and perhaps awkward truths. We've selected twenty of our favourite aphorisms...

Set of 10 safe plastic mirrors, cut out to resemble a child’s head shape that they can use to see themselves or to draw on using a wipe-off pen. They can also be used by the child to see what...

14 pairs of smooth and tactile beech plywood square tiles, each colour printed on one side with clear detailed photographic images of real wild animal adults and their young. The chunky tiles are easy for small hands to grip, rotate and...

14 pairs of smooth and tactile beech plywood square tiles, each colour printed on one side with clear detailed photographic images of real domestic animal adults and their young. The chunky tiles are easy for small hands to grip, rotate and...

40 Placecards with 80 Questions for Sparking Meaningful and Revealing Conversations Around the Table A meal with friends is only ever as good as the questions we ask one another. Too often, we fall back on polite but not so...

A set of 52 question cards to spark insightful and playful encounters Great dates are made up of great conversations: ones where we find out more about one another, discover what makes us both tick, share some of what we...

20 Menus with 12 questions per menu, across varying themes - to foster friendship and bring meals to life. We typically spend a lot of time getting the food right when we invite others over for a meal, but in...

Given how life can go, we all need some regular and emphatic words of encouragement to give us the energy to endure and the spirit to face a new day. Weve collected five of the best such phrases and artfully...

Transparent pink silicone letters which are strong, soft and pliable and can be used in everyday play - in the sand pit, on the floor, on a light panel and in water. In a school friendly font, they are useful...

These sturdy stampers have easy-grip handles for use by young children and come in a carry case enabling them to be used indoors and outdoors. Ideal for letter recognition, learning correct letter formation, creative craft activities and for the development...

Wooden Farm Blocks - Pk25 A robust traditionally styled set of chunky wooden picture blocks, colour printed on both sides with real images of farm animals, farmers, scenery and a tractor. Perfect for young children to engage in imaginative play...

Wooden Community People Blocks - Pk32 Robust and traditionally styled chunky wooden picture blocks, colour printed on both sides with real images of different characters. Perfect for young children to engage in imaginative play and develop their descriptive language skills....

Vibrantly rainbow coloured alphabet boats with capital letters on one side, the corresponding lower case on the other side and vowels in clear. Ideal for learning letters and sounds, the order of the alphabet, the difference between consonants and vowels,...

An Introduction to Philosophy for Curious Young Minds Children are, in many ways, born philosophers. Without prompting, they ask some of the largest questions: about time, mortality, happiness and the meaning of it all. Yet sadly, too often, this inborn...

A Game to Get the Best Out of Friendship Friends are at the heart of a good life and what we want when we get together with them is an opportunity to share what is really going on inside us...