Education

I spy with my little eye… Phonics Fun. ‘I spy with my little eye… something beginning with s!’ ‘Sky?’ ‘No.’ ‘Sun?’ ‘No.’ ‘Sock?’ ‘No.’ ‘Sunglasses?’ ‘No.’ ‘Oooh sweetheart you have really been thinking hard… I wonder what it could be!’ ‘You’ll never guess mummy, you’ll never guess!’ ‘Ok then tell me… you clever little sausage, you!’ ‘Car!!’ ‘Sorry?’ ‘Car mummy car!’ ‘Oh… you’re right sweetheart, I never would have guessed.’ Does this sound familiar? I spy is almost a right of passage through childhood isn’t it. A well-loved classic but my word those early days… Read More »I spy with my little eye… Phonics Fun – Guest Blog Post

Mini Mathmagicians. It’s a number two, it’s a number two! I smiled smugly at the sink of washing up like something from a fairy advert, glowing with pride as my little darling, just three at the time was clearly engaging with the number line I’d so lovingly created that morning. ‘Is it sweetheart!’ I shouted proudly – ‘you are so clever!’ ‘Mummy, mummy can I have a sweet, I didn’t do it in the potty because I couldn’t find it so I’ve just done it on the floor there.’ Lovely. Add this to my loooong… Read More »Mini Mathmagicians

This Dad Can - How to teach your child to

How to teach your child to… Ever typed ‘How to teach your child to’…. into Google, expecting to receive the golden answer? Well, the answer is; How you live your life, is the biggest lesson you will teach your child. No really, how you live your life, is the biggest lesson you will teach your child. As we lead up to Father’s Day, various companies are beginning to launch their father-centric ad campaigns. Along with Uncle Ben’s, McDonald’s has been one of the recent companies to launch its campaign. McDonald’s has come under scrutiny after… Read More »How to teach your child to? The answer we’re not looking 4