Well the new school year is underway, and the homework is already starting to pile up. As well as all the normal things that More
When YC and EC were little I tried to make them some Montessori letters. I tried making them with glue and sand but wasn’t More
The new school year has started and little ones are heading out to nursery or school. When YC and EC were really little and More
At the beginning of last school year we had a gentleman come over to help EC with his reading and spelling. He was absolutely More
We have done a similar phonic find game before. Before I would give them a letter and they would have a minute to find More
Learning how to form letters properly takes a long time and needs lots of practice. To break things up a bit, I use a More
Make sure that you follow our reading board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to pin the Pin at the bottom of More
I’m guessing that you know of, or have heard of the game Connect 4…? Well, this is Connect 4: sight word edition of the More
Make sure you are following our reading board on Pinterest for more ideas. An important part of learning to read is learning about rhyming More
Make sure you follow our reading board on Pinterest for more ideas. YC’s list of sight words grows weekly, and although she is very More
Another fun and easy phonics game for children. One of the big parts of learning to read is being able to identify the sounds More
I don’t think there is anything better than doing an educational activity that really makes you laugh, I think it stops children from thinking More
I remember watching those English look and read TV series on the BBC when I was at school (gosh is that showing my age); More
Every day YC comes home with a key ring of sight words that she needs to practice. Once she has learnt them, new words More
I’m not sure why I decided to make our own Scrabble Junior busy bag but at the time I must have thought that it More
A few months ago we had gentleman come to visit EC from the Lyndhurst Dyslexia Centre. He spent half an hour with EC going More
Trying to help my youngest charge write her own letters can be slightly difficult. I sometimes find that the letters in the workbooks that More
I have spent a lot of time over the last two years concentrating on the main 26 phonic sounds, but both my charges are More
Whenever we are teaching little ones new phonics we generally will put an example to go with i.e. “a” for apple or “t” for More
Playing games based on the alphabet is a great way to help young children learn their ABC. For this particular game, children don’t need More
I-Spy can either be a great way to pass the time with small children or utterly infuriating. I was playing it recently with my More
While puzzles are a lot of fun, sometimes taking one on the go can lead to more trouble than it’s worth, especially when those More
When I started out making this phonics activity I had only planned on it being just one game, but as I got stuck into More
One of the biggest barriers to children writing can be the fear of making mistakes. When they are trying and seeing those mistakes written More
While perusing the shelves of my local Waterstones, I came across a marvellous book called “Open Very Carefully: A Book With Bite” written by More
During the holidays I try to do a little bit of maths and English with my charges, just to help keep everything fresh in More
Last year we seemed to acquire lots of plastic hinged eggs, I have no idea where they came from, they just seemed to appear More
While tidying out a toy cupboard, I was inspired to make this activity by an old fashioned children’s game: Magnetic Fishing. (I plan to More
Since my eldest charge started school I have been finding ways to help him with his sounding out and reading. After bath we would More
When I was little my Nana used to spend hours doing puzzle books. I was always fascinated by the puzzles she did. Some of More
You will need: Glass pebbles (like the ones you get in fish tanks) or ordinary stones Black
Practicing the ABC’s with little ones can be difficult to fit into a busy daily routine and I
I am pretty sure that all of you have heard of the game Boggle. If not, where have you been? This game has been More
I will be posting some English activities that were suggested to us by a dsylexia specialist over the next few months. At the beginning More
Make sure you follow my English board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to save the pin for later. Over the years More
Make sure that you follow my English activity board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to save the pin for later. I More
Make sure that you follow my writing board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to save the pin for later. In the past More
