Contraction apostrophes are an area of English lessons that lots of children find difficult. It can also be a little dry to learn about! So how can you make it fun? Firstly what are contraction apostrophes? Contraction apostrophes are the ones we use when we shorten words. For […]
TOP TIPS FOR HOME SCHOOLING DURING A PANDEMIC I had to literally open my calendar and count the weeks before writing this, the count them again and check..as it seemed completely bizarre that we are now FOUR WEEKS into ‘home schooling’ due to the school closures in the […]
Gratnells trays* have become almost ubiquitous with school classrooms in the UK. They are used for so many aspects of organisation in schools from storing individual children’s work and organising stationary to transporting and storing science equipment by technicians in secondary schools. For many primary school children Gratnells […]
Sign Language is a way of communicating visually, using hand gestures, expressions and body language. British Sign Language (BSL) is a type of sign language that is used in the United Kingdom. In 2003, it was recognised by the government as a language in its own right. It […]
Like so many other teachers I think I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been asked by children “Why do I need to do maths?” I’ve also lost count of number of times children have told me that they “hate maths and can’t do it”. Not only […]
There are lots of fun ways to help teach kids learn to count to ten and then twenty..and beyond! Here’s some of our favourite activities: Nursery Rhymes and Songs- Counting songs are a brilliant way of perfecting reciting the numbers. They can help children remember the order of […]
We’ve been working on how to recognise numbers 1-10 in fun and engaging ways. Here’s a really simple idea for an Aeroplane fan! Get 10 pieces of paper, fold them in half and write a number on each. Stand them up to make the aeroplane hangers. Draw a […]
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