10 Storytelling Tools For Kids
It’s National Storytelling week soon, and I’ve been looking at ways to engage the children interactively in the art of storytelling. We did story sticks last year, which was a…Continue Reading →
Lessons Winnie The Pooh Teaches Us About Friendship
Winnie the Pooh may be seen as nursery decor more than anything else these days, but actually the lessons in…
Road Safety Awareness Game & Resources
Next week is Road Safety Awareness week, and like all responsible parents (Ahem!), it’s a topic of learning that I…
5 Websites To Keep Older Kids Busy While You Home Ed Younger Siblings
One of the first questions people ask me about home education or homeschooling my children is how I manage to ‘teach’ children of different ages and at different levels at…Continue Reading →
Learning About the Hindu Festival Of Diwali
I can’t claim to have grown up with much awareness of religious diversity, and I can’t claim to be one…
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 home – has been Feelings and Emotions, borne from a…Continue Reading →
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…
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 Dead. We have two birthdays in October which is pretty…Continue Reading →