The oak trees near us are full of acorns this year - an interesting fact is that this is called a mast and happens every few years and it appears that ...
Nurturing the Love of Learning and Supporting your Child's Education
"Education is the most powerful weapon for changing the world"
Nelson Mandela
Learning begins at home, from practical life activities to supporting your child's academic progress and providing encouragement when they find areas difficult or the teaching doesn't match their learning style.
Pumpkin Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Are you planning some Pumpkin themed Activities for your Toddlers and Preschoolers? Well, check out our selection of the very best ideas that will ...
Apple Place Value Booklet
One of the key concepts that children need to understand to progress in maths is the value assigned to numbers when there are 2 or more digits in them ...
Cinnamon Leaf Cookie Recipe
All of a sudden the trees are giving us a second spring here in the UK. With reds, oranges, yellows, purples, browns, and pinks as autumn arrives in a ...
Recreate the Roald Dahl Magic
When my children were born there was one author I couldn't wait to share books with them - Roald Dahl, his imagination, the characters and the magic ...
Apple Number Bonds to 10
One of the key number concepts that children need to grasp early on is number bonds. Number bonds make addition and subtraction much easier if these ...
The Virtual Book Club for Kids
Instilling a love of books with children is so important and reading to them at bedtime and during the day is so important. But, you can extend this ...
Getting Ready for School – Starting School Books
Starting school for the first time is one of those milestones that as your child gets older become few and far between but it's also a huge leap. ...
How to go Rock Pooling with Kids
Heading to the beach seems such a summer activity - but throughout the year it's fantastic to head out and look at the way that the habitat is ...
Ladybird Crafts and Activities
As a child, I remember singing "Ladybird ladybird fly away home your house is on fire and your children are gone" a lot I must have been a bit of a ...
Coding the Moon
Coding or connecting the phases of the moon is a great way for children to learn them. After all, coding is simply connecting the steps need to ...
Write Silly Space Sentences
For today's Storybook Summer post we are writing and making up sentences all about Space - this is a great way to practice handwriting and get ...
STEM Rocket Experiment
I’m excited to join in Storybook Summer again this year! Last year we had fun painting the ocean “inside” of ourselves, and the year before we crafted ...
DIY Moon Phase Night Lights
Ever wondered if the moon is really made of cheese? Why does it change shape and size during the month? Many Moons is the perfect book to show and ...
Dinosaur Shadow Puppets
A favourite bedtime book of the children's is “Things you never knew about dinosaurs” by Giles Paley-Phillips. Giles, a musician who toured the UK and ...
