Tree Detectives’ Handbook For Tree Identification
Over the summer we bought a wonderful little book called the Tree Detectives' Handbook with which the children are able to…
Learning About Feelings And Emotions
Our first 'theme' for the new academic year - such as it is for those of us who learn at…
Exploring Feelings In Different Places
We're nearing the end of our Feelings and Emotions activities, and this particular activity took some planning and a bit…
Paper Plate Feelings Charades
On the theme of Feelings and Emotions, a fun, easy and cheap game to put together for the kids is…
Parenting In Tough Times
We all go through tough things sometimes - from a prolonged period of unemployment to death of someone close to…
Halloween and Day of the Dead Mosaic Crafts
It's almost Halloween, which is kind of amusing because we don't really 'celebrate' Halloween. Or Samhain. Or Day of the…
Face & Feelings Matching Game
I have a whole drawer full of printed games and puzzles and activities that I can pull out whenever we…
Five “About Me” Questions For Children
A few weeks ago I was chatting with a new friend, Donna Jones Mbe. Donna worked with ‘at risk’ and vulnerable…
Cast Away Worries On A Worry Boat
This week, on Roald Dahl's 100th birthday, we combined Matilda's boats and our feelings and emotions themes and made paper…
Easy ‘Feelings’ Stress Balls
Carrying on with our emotions and feelings theme, we made balloon-stress balls with faces on them for the different major…