Play Blog — mindfulness

We love to play at Edx Education and are known for providing high-quality educational toys and materials for learning mathematics. Here are ten math games that you can enjoy using Edx Education toys: Number Bonds: Use the Edx Education Linking Cubes to teach number bonds. Create a tower with a certain number of cubes and encourage children to break it down into two parts, exploring different combinations. Pattern Building: Utilise the Edx Education Pattern Blocks to create and extend patterns. Start a pattern and ask children to continue it, promoting pattern recognition and critical thinking. Shape Sorting: With the Edx...

We love this article that was written by Play Ambassador, Heather Welch for the Genius Of Play so we thought we would share for our shopedx community.  Math is one of the best skills we can teach a child and is a universal language useful for so many aspects of life. Whether managing finances, understanding the scientific world around us, cooking or even telling the time, we use math every day from childhood into adulthood. The benefits of developing good math skills are not to be underestimated and it all starts with instilling a passion for math at an early age!...

The Benefits of Sensory Play for Children with Autism Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face an array of challenges depending on their diagnosis, which can include difficulty communicating, interacting and learning. Sensory integration is one of the most important skills for those with autism to learn because it helps them to better understand their environment and become more aware of their emotions. We all love to play and learn – engaging children with autism in the right play can stimulate their brain, creating neural pathways and improving their sensory processing systems. It can improve many core skills such as...

Social and emotional learning (SEL) refers to the process through which children and young people develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to: understand and manage emotions set and achieve positive goals feel and show empathy for others establish and maintain positive relationships make responsible decisions