- We have three AimsFirst to develop resources that empower learners by encouraging them to work with every other learner in the class in a playful, but purposeful, way. We want to nurture emotional and social development and make learners confident in sharing what they know.
- Second to make complex ideas accessible by presenting them in concrete, visual and tactile ways. By taking abstract thinking out of heads and putting it on the table. By breaking ideas down and presenting them as case studies with lots of detail and examples. By providing scaffolding.
- Third to encourage exploratory talk in the classroom. There is increasing evidence that talk and thinking work together to develop new meanings. There is also evidence that talk has been neglected in our classrooms and this has widened the gap in attainment. Talk is good for all learners and vital for children learning a new language while they are learning. Our activities scaffold talk and help teachers plan for the language to support thinking. They also allow learners to move from social language to curriculum/academic talk and from there to confident writing