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PARTNER CONTENT Early Years teachers will love using our P2P products to boost pupils’ literacy and numeracy skills Nexus P2P range GOOD FOUNDATIONS The P2P range is a family of products comprising ‘Pegs to Paper’ for literacy and ‘P2P Count Up’ for numeracy. The focus of the activities are centred around copying patterns onto pegboards. From letter formation to early number sense, the products help to enhance all basic cognitive processes for mastering skills of literacy and numeracy, while forming strong connections in the brain which stimulate learning. DEVELOPED WITH EXPERTS Dr Angela Webb, child psychologist, board member of the National Handwriting Association and former primary head, has been an instrumental player in developing the P2P range. Christina Wood, a lead school improvement advisor for mathematics, has also had a key role in developing the support material for the numeracy section ‘P2P Count Up’. GREAT FOR BOYS Helen Sowden, headteacher at Ann Edwards Primary, says: “One of the biggest differences we noted was the increased engagement by all pupils, but particularly boys. Their physical development, as well as their desire to go to writing activities, has really increased.” REASONS TO TRY… BRITISH LIBRARY Our giant pegboard was on display in an exhibition at the British Library last summer called ‘Writing: Making Your Mark’. It was included as an example of one of the modern ways in which handwriting is taught today. At a glance 4 1 2 3 4  Uses a combination of physical and cognitive approaches to learning.  Improves all aspects of Early Years & SEN handwriting.  The most open-ended maths manipulative available. Our Learning Logs and Home Learning Branches resources will help with book- based English while pupils are at home The Literacy Tree’s Literary Curriculum HIGH ENGAGEMENT Our Learning Logs and Home Learning Branches connect to the curriculum and engage pupils using the context of a book. The narrative helps to make the learning interesting – providing an audience and purpose for writing and a reason to read. NEW TEACHER The Learning Logs are a series of book-based videos led by our consultants. They guide children through the book, directing them to tasks and asking questions. It’s great for pupils to listen to a different voice – even if it’s just for 20 minutes a day. LOVE OF BOOKS We often base our resources on lesser-known books by significant authors. These titles help children discover new writers and REASONS TO TRY… genres which might inspire their future reading choices. EASY ACCESS We know that access to books can be an issue. Many of the titles we’ve chosen for our Home Learning Branches are available as films or free audio versions. This is a great way to introduce children to a classic and show them how to engage with a text in a different way. At a glance 4 1 2 3 4  Access 28 Home Learning Branches with an individual or school subscription and download as many times as you want.  Download a planning sequence to gain access to our Learning Logs.  Individual sequences, £5; monthly subscription, £3.99 for a token each month plus receive an additional token in the first month to spend on any book-based resource. Contact: Find the resources at literarycurriculum. co.uk Contact: For free trials and free home packs for key workers visit: learnplaynexus. com/pegs-to-paper- products Get in touch by email: connect@ learnplaynexus.com 24 | www.teachwire.net