learning

You Choose

You Choose by Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharatt – wonderful book and also the inspiration for a great game to keep children amused on walks.

Making colouring sheets: Mermaid printables

LaLa asked me to draw her a mermaid to colour in. So I did. And then I made some mermaid printables for everyone (over at www.tag-illustration.co.uk)

Parents ‘more involved in children’s schools’: Are you involved with your children’s school?

A survey conducted by the NAHT suggest that 93% of parents feel welcomed in their children’s school. Surely that can’t right?

You may be aware that Rosemary has been showing reluctance in learning to read. Or it might be better described as ‘lack of motivation’, or just plain ‘lack of concentration’. She has her phonics down pat and loved learning the sounds and actions. She knows plenty of the double-letter sounds …

How do you find time to help your children develop a lifelong love of learning?

It was half-term recently. Rosemary had a great week, fitting in an overnight stay with her Granny (my mum), a visit of a few days from her Grandma (Chris’ mum), a daytrip to Bristol to visit their aquarium, a morning swimming with her dad, Grandma and sister, an afternoon at …

Learning about the body

Rosemary’s always been quite interested in the body – especially bones and skeletons. Last Wednesday, at school, they went to visit the Life Education Bus, where they got to find out about the human body. Apparently, she was answering lots of the questions and very interested. That evening, she interrupted …