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 teenagers in Sheffield for 31 years, so when it comes…Continue Reading →
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…
Printable Emotional Animals Game
I really enjoy game cubes – I’ve made a few of them over the course of parenting, like this activity cube for rainy days – and was going to make one…Continue Reading →
Using Beads To Show How Feelings Affect Life
We’re talking about feelings and emotions at the moment, because both seem to be running high with my four-going-on-fourteen and…
Using Emoji Chocolates To Talk About Feelings And Emotions
We’re talking about feelings and emotions in our home education ‘theme’ for the moment, brought on by angry shouting by my six…
10+ Fun Resources For Big Friendly Giant Fans
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that it’s a big year for Roald Dahl this year. Not only is it the 100th Anniversary of the birth of…Continue Reading →
Learning Games: Using Go Fish For Anagram Words
We’ve been working on a bit of a loose ‘ocean’ theme the last few weeks, so I decided to let…
Jungle Art #BostikBloggers
This month’s Bostik Bloggers box arrived full to the brim with Jungle themed stickers, animal print tape, foam sheets, feathers,…
10 Things Children Learn on Holiday
Just after the recent furore about school holidays, I actually took the children to France for a much anticipated holiday. We booked it back in December, in the doldrums of winter,…Continue Reading →