Yesterday was the official book launch of my book ‘100 Ways Your Child Can Learn Through Play‘ published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. I’m delighted to share with you the recording of the book launch for you to watch in your own time (please let me know what you […]
I’m very excited that my book ‘100 Ways Your Child Can Learn Through Play‘ will be published on Monday! You will be able to buy it from any of the major book shops either online or in person. You can pre-order it already too. Book Launch Tonight (Thursday) […]
One thing that has been apparent over the last year, during the school closures and various lockdowns, is how much screen time children have been having. However, there’s absolutely no judgement on this from me as to be honest, most of it has been unavoidable. A lot of […]
Starting school can be very exciting but it is also a big step for many children that can cause worry and anxiety. There is also the concern, that after the difficult year we’ve had, losses children have experienced and the restrictions placed on children’s day-to-day lives, that starting […]
Number bonds to 10 and 20 are incredibly important. They are taught at the start of primary school in the UK and help children to develop important foundations for future maths concepts. (Skip to downloading my Activity Pack here) Number bonds are simply, two numbers that add together […]
I was sent the most amazing book recently – a fantastic book for teaching people all about Colour Blindness. And what makes it even more incredible, is that it’s been written by a 9 1/2 year old called Malachi Sawyer! NINE AND A HALF..how brilliant is that? ‘Colour […]
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week so I’m sharing with you a fantastic set of resources for helping families support their children’s mental health: Daniel’s Dreams, Monster Mountain Chapter Book and well-being resource pack by Leanne Brown. What are they? The chapter book (Daniel’s Dreams, Monster Mountain […]
With the promise of summer around the corner we’ve been searching for the best outdoor toys and resources for pre-school and primary aged children to enjoy! With the current Covid-19 restrictions meaning children can only play with others outside of school, outdoors at the moment..these resources will hopefully […]
It’s all over the news this week about the negative impact of lockdowns on children’s speech and language skills. And as a result, I’ve had a few enquiries about strategies to help children at home with their speech, language and communication development from parents and the press. First […]
We’ve been reading an amazing picture book gifted to us this week called Wild by Annette Demetriou & Dawn White (illustrated by Ryan Sonderegger). What’s it about? Wild tells the story of two ‘mild’ wolves that meet a pack of ‘wild’ wolves who intimidate and scare them. But […]
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