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Drawing Club - January 2021 - INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

£29.99

Your ticket to Drawing Club...

Tuesday 26 January 2021

10:45am :12:30pm GMT


This session is specifically aimed at International Schools


If you are looking to show children the magic world of story, if you want to discover a way of sharing skills including fine motor, maths, early writing and vocabulary and if you believe that young children deserve a book-snuggle within their day, then Drawing Club is for you!


This online training session is your guide to the joy of Drawing Club. It can be truly transformative both within your Reception practice and as a bridge into KS1 - its potential magic is extraordinary because Drawing Club is an adventure into story itself.


The training session also includes a Drawing Club Starter Pack containing over 30 weeks of suggested planning :)


The attached download contains the Zoom link and password for you to access the training session.


The joy of Drawing Club is waiting for you - I look forward to your company!


PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING!!

The finer points:



  1. Drawing Club is designed to be Not-Play with children - it is an adult-led session that children come to. If you are a solely play-based practice, then the magic of Drawing Club may not be for you!
  2. Drawing Club is not aimed at Nurseries though of course you are welcome to attend the training
  3. Each ticket is for one person
  4. The session will open at 10:45am (GMT) and the training itself will commence at 11am (GMT) to give you time to get a cup tea, have paper and pen at hand and not be late!
  5. Please only purchase a ticket if you know you can attend on that date and time - I am unable to offer refunds for Drawing Club non-attendance
  6. The training and Starter Pack acts as a licence for Drawing Club to be used in your setting only
  7. The Starter Pack will be released via a temporary link during the training session
  8. By purchasing a ticket to Drawing Club, you are agreeing to all the finer points above
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Drawing Club - February 2021

£29.99

Your ticket to Drawing Club...

Monday 1 February 2021

7:30-9:15pm GMT


If you are looking to show children the magic world of story, if you want to discover a way of sharing skills including fine motor, maths, early writing and vocabulary and if you believe that young children deserve a book-snuggle within their day, then Drawing Club is for you!


This online training session is your guide to the joy of Drawing Club. It can be truly transformative both within your Reception practice and as a bridge into KS1 - its potential magic is extraordinary because Drawing Club is an adventure into story itself.


The training session also includes a Drawing Club Starter Pack containing over 30 weeks of suggested planning :)


The attached download contains the Zoom link and password for you to access the training session.


The joy of Drawing Club is waiting for you - I look forward to your company!


PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING!!

The finer points:


  1. Drawing Club is designed to be Not-Play with children - it is an adult-led session that children come to. If you are a solely play-based practice, then the magic of Drawing Club may not be for you!
  2. Drawing Club is not aimed at Nurseries though of course you are welcome to attend the training
  3. Each ticket is for one person
  4. The session will open at 7:30pm and the training itself will commence at 7:45pm to give you time to get a cup tea, have paper and pen at hand and not be late!
  5. Please only purchase a ticket if you know you can attend on that date and time - I am unable to offer refunds for Drawing Club non-attendance
  6. The training and Starter Pack acts as a licence for Drawing Club to be used in your setting only
  7. The Starter Pack will be released via a temporary link during the training session
  8. By purchasing a ticket to Drawing Club, you are agreeing to all the finer points above


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To The Message Centre! Tutorial - Part 1

£20.00

Do you find engaging boys in mark making a real challenge?

Do you find yourself having to get children to write?

Does ‘writing’ give you a data headache??

Based around the concept of secret symbols, the Message Centre is the perfect way to add energy and joy to early writing and reading... Once you start messaging, you'll find there's no turning back!!

Writing is always a tricky ‘target’ - often we feel we need to ‘get’ children to do it but the Message Centre can transform all that: writing becomes something they want to do not have to do... 

In this exclusive 40 minute tutorial video, Greg Bottrill author of the bestselling Early Years book ‘Can I Go And Play Now?’ introduces the Message Centre as a key part of continuous provision and talks you through the key principles to success...

Your order notification contains an MP4 file which can only be downloaded twice, so please save to your device. The file is quite large and will take around 8 minutes to download. It will not download to an iPhone! 

The licence for the video is for one school or setting.

The price also includes membership of a private FB group to support you and hold your hand while implementing it into your setting - look for ‘To The Message Centre!’ answer the questions and join in the discussion :) 

The Message Centre is Greg’s brainchild based around his commitment to play and children’s rightful place at the heart of their learning.

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To The Message Centre! Tutorial - Part 1 and 2 Bumper Pack

£35.00 £28.50

Do you find engaging boys in mark making a real challenge?

Do you find yourself having to get children to write?

Does ‘writing’ give you a data headache??

Based around the concept of secret symbols, the Message Centre is the perfect way to add energy and joy to early writing and reading... Once you start messaging, you'll find there's no turning back!!


In part 1, Greg Bottrill author of the bestselling Early Years book ‘Can I Go And Play Now?’ ans 'School and The Magic of Children' introduces the Message Centre as a key part of continuous provision and talks you through the key principles to success...


Part 2 takes us further on the journey, exploring how to use messaging as magic spells within play - a really exciting way to interact with children and show purpose for mark making!


The Bumper pack also features a further questions sheet for Part 2 as well as a certificate of completion should you wish for one!!


Both videos have been created to give you confidence in messaging and the price also includes membership of a private FB group to support you - search ‘To The Message Centre!’ on Facebook, answer the questions and join in the discussion :) 


Your order notification contains MP4 files which you need to save to your device before viewing. The files are quite large and will take around 8 minutes to download. It will not download to an iPhone! 


The licence for the downloads is for one school or setting.


Happy messaging!! Greg

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Adventure Island Online Training Ticket - JANUARY 2021

£28.99

ADVENTURE ISLAND ONLINE TRAINING

THURSDAY 28 JANUARY 2021 (8PM-9:30 GMT)


Do you believe that children deserve adventure and magic within their day?

Want to add extra joy to your children's educational experience that can fire their imaginations and take learning to whole new level?

Ready for an adventure into a living storybook that can immerse you, your children and their families into a landscape that can transform how you see continuous provision and childhood itself?

If the answer to all of these questions is yes, then the Adventure Island Online Training Ticket is for you...


Adventure Island is an extraordinary approach to learning and childhood, and its scope is infinite. Created by Greg, Adventure Island can transport you to a place that truly is the World Of Good Things.


Join him for this special session and discover the door to Adventure Island - when you glimpse its magic, your play-full heart might just sing at the top of its voice...


The Adventure Island Online Training Ticket includes access within the session to the downloadable Adventure Island Guidebook and Starter Pack, giving you further confidence and understanding to take the first exciting steps with your team, your children and their parents into the joy of the approach.


Suitable for Nurseries, Reception, KS1 and dare I say it KS2!


  • Breathe new life into outdoor play and children’s imaginations
  • Co-play with confidence and create a new and exciting world to explore
  • Engage parents in play and learning with real authenticity and participation
  • Flexible and adaptable to your timetable
  • Live a story, be a story – the possibilities are endless!


The Small Print - PLEASE READ BEFORE BOOKING AS THIS IS YOUR AGREEMENT:


Purchasing the Adventure Island Online Ticket entitles you to use the Adventure Island approach solely in your setting, and cannot be shared,


Copyright for Adventure Island belongs to Can I Go and Play Now.


A ticket is per person, not per setting.


The session is NOT recorded so please only book if you know that you can make the training. I will start the session at 7:45pm to create a gentle start and then we'll begin the training at 8PM :)

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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS Adventure Island Online Training Ticket - JANUARY 2021

£28.99

ADVENTURE ISLAND ONLINE TRAINING

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

THURSDAY 28 JANUARY 2021 (11AM-12:30PM GMT)


Do you believe that children deserve adventure and magic within their day?

Want to add extra joy to your children's educational experience that can fire their imaginations and take learning to whole new level?

Ready for an adventure into a living storybook that can immerse you, your children and their families into a landscape that can transform how you see continuous provision and childhood itself?

If the answer to all of these questions is yes, then the Adventure Island Online Training Ticket is for you...


Adventure Island is an extraordinary approach to learning and childhood, and its scope is infinite. Created by Greg, Adventure Island can transport you to a place that truly is the World Of Good Things.


Join him for this special session and discover the door to Adventure Island - when you glimpse its magic, your play-full heart might just sing at the top of its voice...


The Adventure Island Online Training Ticket includes access within the session to the downloadable Adventure Island Guidebook and Starter Pack, giving you further confidence and understanding to take the first exciting steps with your team, your children and their parents into the joy of the approach.


Suitable for Nurseries, Reception, KS1 and dare I say it KS2!


  • Breathe new life into outdoor play and children’s imaginations
  • Co-play with confidence and create a new and exciting world to explore
  • Engage parents in play and learning with real authenticity and participation
  • Flexible and adaptable to your timetable
  • Live a story, be a story – the possibilities are endless!


The Small Print - PLEASE READ BEFORE BOOKING AS THIS IS YOUR AGREEMENT:


This online training is for International Schools only.


Purchasing the Adventure Island Online Ticket entitles you to use the Adventure Island approach solely in your setting, and cannot be shared,


Copyright for Adventure Island belongs to Can I Go and Play Now.


A ticket is per person, not per setting.


The session is NOT recorded so please only book if you know that you can make the training. I will open the session at 15 minutes early to create a gentle start and then we'll begin the training at 11AM GMT :)

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The Co-Play Planning Pack

£15.00

Embedded in the pedagogy of co-play found in both of Greg's books 'Can I Go And Play Now?' and 'School and the Magic of Children' comes the Co-Play Planning Pack. Within this download you'll discover the documents that will support you and your team as you head onwards into your adventure into play. The whole pack is based around the principle that when we create a 'playkultur', we plan for what we as adults are going to do and not necessarily what the children are going to do, because when children play we don't know exactly what will unfold - that's the beauty of play and also arguably it's potential Achilles Heel since the Adult World looks for immediate understanding and evidence.


The Co-Play Planning Pack is designed to give you confidence in play, enabling you to work at the cusp of the children's confidence and yours, as well as enabling you to show understanding and evidence to the Adult World.


It includes:



  1. The Doughnut Planning tool - a really simple way to get dialogue started about children and usable in multiple ways to think about the minutiae of skills as well as the bigger picture stuff like imagination, social skills, independence - you name it, Doughnut Planning can help you hugely.
  2. The Next Steps Planning tool for Reading, Writing and Mathematics as well as for holistic skills so that when you are co-playing as well as Not-Playing, you are working at the cusp of confidence and beyond. This can have a significant impact on progress, as not a moment is wasted with children when you are with them. You confidently co-play because you know the children as learners as well as people.
  3. The Magic Mirror from 'School and the Magic of Children' - a telling way to see whether you have added to or eroded childhood. It can be a fantastic way to show that childhood is being honoured and valued across your day.
  4. The Journal of Joy for 3-4 Year Olds - a great way to move away from tickboxing and more towards co-researching play and looking for the joy in children. It looks at the big picture stuff in the same way as the Doughnut Planning, but brings it all together and is a really effective pre-cursor to the Next Steps Planning tool since it's a way to discover the joy in young children and what sparks them
  5. The Dinner Party Provision approach is a way of deciding on what should be in your continuous provision and why - you can apply it to inside and outside environments. Nothing escapes Dinner Party Provision and it is a great way to immerse your team into the purpose of what they are making available and how co-play can work so brilliantly if the environment has brought the right 'gifts' to the party!
  6. A 25 minute video training tutorial on the Magic Mirror - the perfect length tutorial for whole staff training as well as self-reflection with a cup of tea. How are you adding to childhood or are you culpable in eroding it? The Magic Mirror can make you sit up straight when you begin to see that the building blocks of identity are integral to our practice - play isn't just 'fun'. It is a vital part of who we are...


The Co-Play Planning Pack has been pieced together to put the magic of children and the art of co-play at the very heart of your day. Co-play is the key to adventuring with children into play, where you are as much as part of it as they are and the environment around you...


This download features a PDF of the Co-Play Planning Pack and a separate Word document that has the link to the Magic Mirror video tutorial. It also includes the Dinky Book of Early Years giving you plenty to think about when it comes to continuous provision! Please remember that in purchasing, you are agreeing to a licence to use the downloads for your school or setting only :)


Let the adventures begin, and begin with confidence... Greg

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Adventure Island E-Magazine May 2020 Issue 1

£4.50

Created to be shared with the families that you support, Adventure Island e-magazine is the perfect way to send the magic home. Its pages are packed with story, songs, maths, reading, question prompts, vocabulary and new characters to meet, and the e-magazine is designed around the concept of the 'Infinite Curriculum' in which the joy of learning is what is explored not 'age and stage', or 'do-this-do-that'. The content is like a shared space between adult and child to immerse into the magic of Adventure Island and the wonders that await...


Happy adventures!!



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Adventure Island E-Magazine June 2020 Issue 2

£4.50

Created to be shared with the families that you support, Adventure Island e-magazine is the perfect way to send the magic home. Its pages are packed with story, songs, maths, reading, question prompts, vocabulary and new characters to meet, and the e-magazine is designed around the concept of the 'Infinite Curriculum' in which the joy of learning is what is explored not 'age and stage', or 'do-this-do-that'. The content is like a shared space between adult and child to immerse into the magic of Adventure Island and the wonders that await...


Happy adventures!!



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Adventure Island E-Magazine July 2020 Issue 3

£4.50

Created to be shared with the families that you support, Adventure Island e-magazine is the perfect way to send the magic home. Its pages are packed with story, songs, maths, reading, question prompts, vocabulary and new characters to meet, and the e-magazine is designed around the concept of the 'Infinite Curriculum' in which the joy of learning is what is explored not 'age and stage', or 'do-this-do-that'. The content is like a shared space between adult and child to immerse into the magic of Adventure Island and the wonders that await...


Happy adventures!!



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Adventure Island E-Magazine August 2020 Issue 4

£4.50

Created to be shared with the families that you support, Adventure Island e-magazine is the perfect way to send the magic home. Its pages are packed with story, songs, maths, reading, question prompts, vocabulary and new characters to meet, and the e-magazine is designed around the concept of the 'Infinite Curriculum' in which the joy of learning is what is explored not 'age and stage', or 'do-this-do-that'. The content is like a shared space between adult and child to immerse into the magic of Adventure Island and the wonders that await...


Happy adventures!!



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Adventure Island E-Magazine August 2020 Issue 4

£4.50

Created to be shared with the families that you support, Adventure Island e-magazine is the perfect way to send the magic home. Its pages are packed with story, songs, maths, reading, question prompts, vocabulary and new characters to meet, and the e-magazine is designed around the concept of the 'Infinite Curriculum' in which the joy of learning is what is explored not 'age and stage', or 'do-this-do-that'. The content is like a shared space between adult and child to immerse into the magic of Adventure Island and the wonders that await...


Happy adventures!!



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