In today’s globalised world, exposing young children to foreign languages is so important. It has many benefits on the brain as well as for your child’s future career. There’s a lot to learning a language, above all, it is crucial to keep the learning process fun and exciting for your children. It should never seem like a chore! It is the most effective way for your child to learn a language and ...
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A Year of Forest School - 30+ forest school ideas for children
Today, I want to tell you about a really cool book that came out earlier this week. It's called 'A Year of Forest School' - Outdoor Play and Skill-building Fun for Every Season' and was written by Jane Worroll and Peter Houghton. The couple are parents to a 7-year old son and Forest School leaders who have a combined experience of over 20 years of working in the great outdoors. After their first ...
Tips to improve your child’s handwriting
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you might know that Amy started school this September and one of the things she's been loving most about it is learning to write. Every couple of days, she comes home with a new letter and she absolutely loves practising them in one of her writing books. Not just because it gets her closer to writing her very own stories or postcards from holidays, no, ...
Free I Spy Autumn Printable - Counting/Numeracy 1 to 10
You all know that Amy has started school a couple of weeks ago. I mean, you can't have missed it because I've been blabbing on about why I'm looking forward to her starting school, her first day at school ceremony and how she got on for weeks now, but today's post is a little different. With my almost-teacher hat on (I didn't finish my degree but am planning to go back to uni in spring), I've ...
Let’s explore with Lonely Planet Kids sticker books
Confession time: I am 32 and I'm obsessed with stickers. Okay, all sorts of stationery but I do regularly order stickers worth a hundred pounds or more for my Erin Condren Life Planner simply because it makes it look pretty and therefore encourages me to use it. No surprise really that Amy feels the same, is it? While I'm always encouraging sharing with others, I really draw a line when it comes ...
Our favourite kids books - reading with children
We're big bookworms in this house. I go through two to three books each week and although Amy can't read yet, we read together every single day - most days, it's numerous times. I think instilling a love for books and reading into children from a very young age is one of the biggest gifts you can give to them. Reading improves children's vocabulary and language skills and helps them develop ...
