Many parents & carers across the U.K. have their children back at home again, learning remotely due to the latest national lockdown. Whilst some children are flourishing being at home, I think it is fair to say (based on the response to my question on social media) that […]
(If you like this video, head over to my YouTube channel here as I’ve done lots of other free learning activity videos you can watch! (Teachers- feel free to share with any of your pupils who are at home learning at the moment) What do you need: What […]
After the popularity of our post all about our favourite Phonics Resources we decided to write a similar one all about our favourite Maths Resources for supporting learning at home. We’ve searched high and low for the best games, online programmes and other resources to help you help […]
The former Science teacher in me did a little LEAP for joy this week as we found this wonderful Primary Science Lab Set by Learning Resources UK. Designed for children aged 3 and up, this Lab Set enables them to try out a whole range of fun science experiments […]
Understanding friendships, making friends and navigating playground friendship groups can be tricky for lots of children. Here are some of our favourite books for young children to help them learn about friendships and hopefully encourage them to open up about any problems they may be having. Midge & […]
It’s Chinese New Year on Saturday 25th January 2020 and this year will be the Year of the Rat. As well as creating fun kids craft activities to celebrate it (have a look here at our easy to make paper rat) we’ve been searching over the last week […]
Chinese New Year is just around the corner and it will be the year of the Rat. We’ve therefore decided on a lovely children’s craft to create a paper rat. What’s great is it’s nice and simple and requires very little resources. * What do you need? Grey […]
Here’s a fun craft to keep little ones entertained. It’s also a lovely one for helping them practise their scissor skills and fine motor skills. * (More scissor skill activity ideas can be found here and information about fine motor skills and activities here.) What do you need? […]
This weekend I’ve been reading a brilliant chapter book for children called Fish in a Tree. A wonderful book to help children in particular with dyslexia and/ other Special Educational Needs feel empowered. Fish in a Tree is about a girl who has moved schools many times and […]
What are the best play dough/ modelling resources for young children? One of our favourite ways to practise fine motor skills is by squishing, squeezing and shaping. But with so many types of play dough and similar resources available it can be tricky to know which ones to […]
