LEARN, LAUGH, AND GROW TOGETHER
I started Teddy-cation because I wanted a class that provided fun educational, interactive learning opportunities that covered different subject areas and worked different areas of the brain firing the imagination of young minds. I wanted a class that also provided a rich combination of educational experiences and fun innovative ways of learning, which would give parents practical ideas that they could use at home with their children and help prepare them for school life. A class that didn’t already exist out there for my toddler twins.
I have 17 years of primary school teaching experience including being Deputy Head for a number of years. This experience as well as being school ambassader for BLP, (Building Learning Power) and Assessment Lead, has helped to create the Teddy-cation curriculum for children aged 2 ½ to preschool age.
Being a mum of 6 year old twins has made it clear to me how important it is to introduce children to new educational experiences in an informal fun format creating a foundation block to build upon for future learning. I use elements of the Early Years Curriculum to help structure my classes, with a clear learning intention and fun activities working alongside parents with time to reflect on what we have achieved.
I also offer educational consultancy services and I am currently working with the Children’s Play Village in Warwick.
Educational benefits
Teddy-cation is a unique pre-school group in Warwickshire that provides Budding Brains (Buddies) with an opportunity to take part in a range of practical and rewarding activities based on: Communication, Language & Literacy, Physical Development, Mathematics, Understanding of the World, Expressive Arts & Design, Personal Social & Emotional Development in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage. Using physical brain warm up technique principles helps to fire up neurons in the brain.
Many educators believe that using brain exercises helps improve childrens’ concentration, memory, physical co-ordination and self-responsibility in learning new skills and concepts. Learning takes places through explorative and imaginative play and through listening, talking and discussing.
These are short fun movements/exercises that take place at the start of the class designed to engage the brain for example:
This is an important developmental skill needed for everyday tasks such as putting on your shoes or hitting a ball. Crossing the midline with the dominant hand provides practise to develop good fine motor skills. It is suggested that not practising crossing the midline may make it difficult to track moving objects from one side to another or even tracking reading from left to right.
About our Classes
Teddy- cation is a new toddler class that combines education, with fun interactive activities covering different skills in the subjects areas; Art, English, Maths, Science, D&T, P.E. Geography and Music linked with Early Years Foudation Stage. By covering different subject areas and skills, each lesson is a new and exciting learning experience pitched at an age appropriate level .
Teddy- cation is tailored specifically to the pre school (2 ½ – 4yrs) developmental phase and develops language and communication skills, listening skills, social and emotional skills, confidence, co-ordination, imagination, enquiring minds, creativity and exploration of different subject area skills.
The classes follow a set structure with Teddy Neuron greeting each child, a brain warm up exercise, a mission set by Teddy Neuron, a fun practical activity based on a subject area, a circle time sharing and communication of the learning experience and sticker in their Super Hero Card, a self assessment activity to reflect on their learning and a good bye high five from Teddy Neuron. Each class teaches parents/carers simple skills and activities in different subject areas that can be used at home with the children.
Each class runs for 45 minutes over the course of a Warwickshire school term and has a maximum of 14 children attending each session. In the last week of each term Teddy Neuron’s Budding Brains (Buddies) get a certificate, and in the last week of the summer term they graduate into becoming Super Heroes themselves.
The Buddies are given the opportunity to speak and listen in a range of situations that will help to build their confidence and skills in expressing themselves. Through the class activities the children will respond to what they hear with relevant comments, questions and actions. The children will be given simple instructions involving several ideas and actions. The Buddies will be given opportunities to express themselves talking about events that have happened in the class and what might happen next, and to make connections between ideas and events e.g. at the end of the session reflecting on their experiences throughout the session.
The Buddies will be given opportunities to practise skills in counting numbers, identifying shapes and exploring measures (talking about sizes and comparing them).
This involves providing opportunities for the Buddies to be active and interactive and develop their co-ordination, control and movement. The Buddies will be given the experience to explore large and small movements to work towards becoming more confident in a range of ways, for example: safely negotiating space and controlling equipment to include throwing and catching balls; handling different tools to develop fine motor skills including using a pen, pencil and paint brushes.
The Buddies will be guided to make sense of the physical world through opportunities to explore and observe what is around them, looking at objects, materials and living things.
The Buddies will be supported to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials. We will provide opportunities for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings for a variety of activities in art, music, dance, design and technology.
Buddies will be helped to:
We aim to encourage Buddies to become confident in trying new activities, to be able to speak in a familiar group about their ideas and work as part of a group following the rules of the class.
Sophie Bullivant reviewed Teddy-cation – 5 star
16th May 2015
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First and foremost Becky is literally the Mary Poppins of the Midlands ! She has this really unique way of teaching whilst making the lessons oodles of fun ! Simply put this is exactly how teaching should be ! All the red tape and pen pushing measures from the government have put a stop to fun learning . These classes are so refreshing ! My kids have so much fun they don’t even know they are learning and can’t wait to go back ! A fantastic concept which I know is going to be a huge success …. So much so that I’m going to book ahead for as many sessions as I can !
Donnamarie Davenport reviewed Teddy-cation – 5 star
29 April at 05:47 ·
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What a fantastic class my little girl loved the variety of things to do. This week there were things to find and match relating to the seasons, things to create a lovely flower picture and things to plant our runner bean so a real opportunity to engage all the senses – there was a bit of avid listening too!
My little girl also enjoyed the class a few weeks ago and has really mastered using scissors since coming along. Great entertainment for me and my pre-schooler
Sarah Abercrombie reviewed Teddy-cation – 5 star
21 April at 13:18 ·
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We had a great time at Teddy-Cation, the girls loved all the different activities and were constantly stimulated (no mean feat). Becky’s experience lends itself perfectly to this class and preparing the little pre-schoolers for the big day! Thank you
Sarah Abercrombie
Laura Foster reviewed Teddy-cation – 5 star
4 December 2016
We’ve just finished our 2nd term at Teddy-Cation and I really can’t recommend this class enough. Every single session is beautifully creative, engaging and so well organised. I feel these classes are really helping prepare my August baby for starting school next year. Thank you Becky & Teddy Neuron! �
James Dex reviewed Teddy-cation – 5 star
24 April at 14:08 ·
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My son Isaac loved the session, just the right mix of brain teasers, dexterity and physicality for him. He was singing the teddy neuron song all day afterwards!
Sarah Tsang reviewed Teddy-cation – 5 star
1 December 2016
Fabulous class, well structured, educational and lots of fun. Lots of seasonal themes with plenty of variety in the activities each week. My son loves to tell everyone about what he has been doing with Teddy-neuron each week, and is always eagre to go to class. Highly recommended smile emoticon
Ayshea Tovey reviewed Teddy-cation – 5 star
19 April at 22:41 ·
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Great session this week Becky thank you. D is loving the sessions and she counted the 11 studs on my jumper last night, touching one stud for each number she counted. Amazing since she wasn’t doing that 2 weeks ago when we did the giant dice activity. X
Bally Wadalia reviewed Teddy-cation – 5 star
6 October 2016
Highly recommended, it was our highlight of the week! My boys loved going to Teddy-cation. Becky is fantastic – she is so encouraging that the children can’t help but throw themselves into the activities. It also gave me ideas for new play and games at home.
Lisa Dennis reviewed Teddy-cation – 5 star
27 June 2016
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Hi Becky
I just wanted to share my praise for the class you run on a Tuesday at Hatton Park Village Hall. Lexie really enjoys the class and loves the activities yourself and Teddy Neuron set. I like the way you use elements of the Early Years Curriculum to help structure your classes, which are fun and keep Lexie entertained while she is learning at the same time. I think it’s great that there are different themes each week and I love the fact that I can also take part and interact with Lexie on the activities which gives us great mum and daughter time especially when I want to make more use of our time together now that I have a newborn baby daughter. Keep up the great work and thank you.
Angela Lewis reviewed Teddy-cation – 5 star
13 October 2016
This is definitely the best class I do with my daughter (2y9m). She talks about it all the time, knows the day it’s on and is always enthusiastic to go even on grumpy days. It took her a few sessions to get used to Teddy Neuron but now she high-fives him with all her might grin emoticon:D
Each themed session has 3 main activities (a mix of crafty or active, all with an educational objective) aimed & timed well to suit all ages in the group, and we often have something to bring home to show Daddy.
Learning IS fun!
Helen Watkins reviewed Teddy-cation – 5 star
3 May at 00:07 ·
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Ella and I had a fantastic time last she hasn’t stopped talking about teddy neuron and the things we did. Great mix of fun but learning and allows parent child interaction as well, we’re coming back
Andrea Docherty reviewed Teddy-cation – 5 star
3 December 2016
I have been taking my 3 year old twin sons to the class for a term now and we love it and have already signed up for the Spring term. It’s an extremely well run class, full of fun and activity. Every week is a different theme with extremely well thought through activities held in a really friendly environment. It’s the best pre school class we do and I’d highly recommend it.
Photos taken by Lynne Gougeon and David Fawbert
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Starting School By Becky – Teddycation Starting school is a big milestone. It signifies a new chapter of independence and learning for your child! It is an exciting stage in your child’s development. As a teacher of 17 years you’d have thought I’d know the ropes when my twins started school in 2016, but being…
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We had an awesome first class back! We have some fantastic superheroes in the making, this little man pictured below is rocking his mask and finger light super power. Great work on our fine motor skills and learning about melting to free our trapped men and women from the ice ⚡️🦸♀️ Thanks @warwickshire_teacher_journeys for this wonderful photo
Oh no! 😱Dr Evil has frozen ❄️ these innocent people in ice, it is our job as superheroes 💥to save them. We will be learning about melting 💧 (solids to liquids) and will be using our superhero powers to do this⚡️ (adding heat/salt).
Still time to join us this week 🐻
🐻Teddy-cation term starts back this week and we couldn’t be more excited!!🐻
⚡️Superhero theme this week, time to get our superhero powers at the ready!⚡️
Monday’s Whitnash class starts at 1.30pm so don’t forget.
Still time to come and join us please get in contact:
Becky@teddy-cation.co.uk
07720446453
Happy Friyay! Teddy-cation is really pleased to be able to offer 10% off a full Teddy-cation term (at the time of booking) for all LWGC members. Please get in contact when using the offer so we ensure you get the discount. My children attend this amazing gymnastic club and we look forward to using all the other great discounts too🐻
Leamington & Warwick Gymnastics Club
Super hero theme next week!! We will be using the story ‘Super Worm’ as our inspiration to make masks and use our fine motor skills to make play dough super worms.
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Classes run:
Monday – 1.30pm Whitnash Community Hall
Tuesday – 10am Hatton Park Village Hall
Thursday – 10am Warwick Gates Community Centre
Aw summer graduation shots, miss these gorgeous Buddies from last year but we are super excited about meeting our new Buddies next week! It is not too late to book a free trial via this link:
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We love being part of the Buddies learning journey, building the foundation for life long learners 🐻
🐻Teddy-cation is a unique preschool class in Warwickshire that provide Budding Brains (Buddies) with an opportunity to take part in a range of practical and rewarding activities.
🐻The class combines education, with fun and interactive activities covering different subject areas (Maths, Science, Art, Drama, P.E., Music just to name a few) each week, developing fine and gross motor skills to help prepare for school life.
🐻Teddy Neuron is a super hero bear who sets the Buddies missions to complete each week and at the end of the year the children graduate to become super heroes themselves. The classes run for 45 minutes and structured as a term’s worth of classes.
❤️Monday 1.30pm Whitnash Community Hall
❤️Tuesday 10am Hatton Park Village Hall
❤️Thursday 10am Warwick Gates Community Centre
🐻We also offer Outdoor Learning classes that inspire learning and play. The outdoor activities set by Mini Teddy Neuron engages children with learning through nature and leads to better connections with the world around them. The mixture of structured and incidental play not only teaches critical life skills such as resilience, team work and creativity but it is central to children’s enjoyment of childhood. Dirt is our Friend. These classes are pay as you go!
❤️10am in the grounds of The Warwickshire Leek Wootton.
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Quick! Award winning Dandy Development has only a couple of spaces left in their Stage 2 classes – they are like gold dust!! I can personally highly recommend them as my twins attended these classes when they were little and we all loved them! There is a good reason why they have won so many awards, check out Dandy Development page to find out more 🐻
www.facebook.com/131472460263404/posts/2341417209268907?sfns=moWhat does ‘award winning’ actually mean?
So many baby and toddler classes say that they are award winning but it DOESN’T ALWAYS mean that the class you are joining has won awards. If big franchises win awards then every class in the country can use that logo even if they were not involved in the nominations or voting. You may be joining an ‘award winning’ class when actually the teacher themselves haven’t won any awards at all.
Dandy is independent, not a big franchise, and ALL of the awards won have been WON BY ME, here in Warwickshire. These awards are your guarantee of quality and include…
THREE TIME International What’s On 4 Juniors WINNER
(Including Best Leader West Region and FINALIST Best Leader Nationwide)
THREE TIME Family Network Awards WINNER
WINNER Mumpreneur Top 100
WINNER Netmums’ Favourite Pre-school Class
WINNER Netmums’ Favourite Class For You
Morning, next week is the start of the new Teddy-cation term, as ever we have lots of exciting subjects and themes planned. If you would like to come along for a free trial or book a place for the new term please follow the link below!
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Classes run at:
🐻Monday 1.30pm Whitnash Community Hall
🐻Tuesday 10am Hatton Park Village Hall
🐻Thursday 10am Warwick Gates Community Centre
🐻Friday 10am Outdoor Learning Class The Warwickshire Leek Wootton
I am willing to post this most unattractive photo of me after I ran 8.25 miles in training for the Birmingham Half Marathon, in order to try and get some more sponsorship! A Half Marathon is going to be a real challenge (my legs and hips are telling me this already) as I have never run further than 10k before. All the money I raise will go to TAMBA – Twins and Multiple Birth Association, a charity that supports so many families. Their support ranges from bereavement counselling to supporting children with special needs – read my story below to find out how much they do. Any donation will be gratefully received – if all my Facebook following donated £1 I would have a total of nearly £1000!
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So we met Mr Stink, if you are a David Walliams fan you’ll know who we are talking about! Many of the classes we deliver our based around story themes. Stories help to develop a child’s imagination by introducing new ideas into their world – ideas about fantastical worlds, other planets, different points in time and invented characters. It’ll encourage the children to realise that they can, and should, imagine anything they want.
Hi all, I was wondering whether I could ask a massive favour?
🏃🏼♀️I have signed up to do the Great Birmingham Half Marathon and I am running in aid of charity. The charity I am running for is TAMBA (Twins and Multiple Birth Association) a Charity very close to my heart, read my story to find out why I want to raise money for it.
🏃🏼♀️The Half Marathon is going to be a real challenge, I have never run further than 10k and I really could do with your support!! So if you could donate any amount of money it really would be appreciated 🥰❤️😍
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When you get involved in our Teddy-cation classes we believe you will experience many benefits for both you as a parent and your child.
Teddy-cation Promotes Bonding
Children build relationships through time spent interacting and playing with others. When parents interact with their children during the classes it gives them an opportunity to see things from their child’s perspective. Together through pretend play you explore different environments, build problem solving skills, and have fun doing this.
Teddy-cation is fun
Parents have time in class to enjoy their children, laugh with them and make memories.
Teddy-cation Develops Skills
Children work on developing their social skills, gross motor skills, fine motor skills and they learn about the world around them. We work on building self-esteem and whatever they want to contribute in the class they are made to feel valued.
Children grow up in what seems like a blink of an eye, why not spend some of that precious time in our Teddy-cation classes.
Well my two ‘monkeys’ start back to school today for the Autumn Term. This was our last trip of the holiday to Twycross Zoo, so many cute baby animals – the orang-utans were our favourites. What was your favourite family day trip?
