My kids have been brilliant during lockdown. While they have missed their friends and their activities and been sad not to see family, they have coped well. We’ve taken a very structured approach to school work, purely because structure and outline suits us a family. While there was been the odd grumble about school work, […]
Older Children
The Best Home Learning Projects Set By Parents and Teachers
Since schools closed I have seen some amazing home learning projects going. While we’ve stuck to the school work that has been set by our school so far, enthusiasm is waning now (both mine and the kids!) so we want to do some more creative learning projects. I asked both family bloggers and the parents […]
50 Ways to Help your Child Learn Times Tables
While a huge amount of a child’s education takes place at school, learning times tables doesn’t really happen without a great deal of practice at home as well. While some kids might pick it up easily through simple repetition, some children need more creative methods. Here are 50 different ways that you can help your […]
Dinosaur Themed Learning Resources
Dinosaurs are something children often seem to fall in love with and what better way to get them to learn than by linking that learning with something they love. In order to help you do that, I’ve rounded up the best free dinosaur themed learning resources on the internet. Dinosaur Themed Maths Learning Resources […]
Dealing with Fussy Eating in Older Children
While most toddlers go through a picky stage, most come out of the other side to eat a fairy well rounded diet, albeit usually lacking in vegetables. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case for our youngest who, at 7, still eats a very restricted diet. In my mission to help her expand her diet, I’ve […]