During these uncertain times, where solid structure is few and far between it is crucial to keep your brain active and to keep learning, this not only helps improve your mental ability but also helps maintain a more positive outlook on life.
This page is design to offer you fun tasks for you and your little ones to complete alone or together, helping to maintain a healthy brain.
This page is design to offer you fun tasks for you and your little ones to complete alone or together, helping to maintain a healthy brain.
"Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die" - Tom Clancy
PhonicsPlay is FREE
PhonicsPlay is a great website offering educational games and learning resources for young children. Due to the current lockdown they have made their site free to use by logging in with the username and password shown below.
This is a great opportunity to provide your kids with great materials to improve their reading and writing skills!
This is a great opportunity to provide your kids with great materials to improve their reading and writing skills!
learning about nature
To experience the benefits of nature you do not have to understand nature but learning about the wildlife in your area can help to increase your connection to your natural setting and help you become more engaged with your environment.
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Camping is a skill that without practice is difficult to learn, here are some simple tips and tricks to get you ready for the camping season, or even our Annual Camp-out event if you have applied to join us on our Under the Sky Events website. |
Here is a helpful video by Scout Adventures teaching you the best way to pitch your tent.
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This video gives you some good tips for making your camping experience as comfortable as possible.
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This video shows you how to take down and pack away your tent so that it doesn't get damaged and is ready to use next time you're on an adventure.
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TOP seven BRAIN CHALLENGES
- Try switching hands
- Do safe chores with your eyes closed
- Do things upside down or backwards
- Read books aloud
- Like running? Try taking a new route
- Try a new creative hobby
- Use all your senses simultaneously
Kids learning
Learning is a vital part of a child's development, the ages of childhood are when your brain is most ready to take up new knowledge. This means it is super important to continue training the brain even in times like these, where work and motivation is harder to come by.
To make it a little easier here are a few links to helpful websites offering a range of games and activities for kids: Noahs Ark Zoo Farm - Activities for kids GO Eduction.com - Educational games for kids GO Empowering Parents - Brain training exercises GO BBC Bitesize - Educational games for children of all ages GO |
Adult Learning
As we get older or ability to learn new skills slows down, but that doesn't mean we can't still learn! Continuing to learn new skills throughout adulthood has shown to have positive effects on the risk of demential, level of life fulfilment and happiness.
Here are a few helpful links to keep your brain ticking and improve your knowledge: Amnesty International - educational courses GO Open Learn - A great range of free adult courses GO Braingle - The worlds largest collection of brain teasers GO Luminosity - Daily brain training that tracks your improvement GO |
