Tag: Primary Years
Literary resources for children: magictown
In what I hope will be the first of a series on resources useful for home education, early learning, and supplementing school, I’m reviewing Magictown which is available either as a website or an app. Sadly the app is for Idevices only at this time, so I haven’t had the opportunity to explore it, though…
Pirates! And plasticine at the pirate castle.
We went here. There was pirate food. A man with a beard. Some plasticine and instructions. And about an hour later, a dodo. Lovely to see Maggie, who has also blogged it here Joanne (and finally put a face to the online persona!) And meet Julie. Thank you DNA PR and Aardman Digital for a…
Musical charity challenge.
To get to Grade 1, on a new instrument in about three months. Big wants to learn guitar. I don’t mind what I play. Dp is considering joining in and learning recorder. I’m the only one with any musical experience, I’ve got grade three on violin and piano, and grade one theory. We’re not precisely…
There is another way.
Twitter is littered with people frantically preparing for back to school. Shopping trips. Articles from businesses on how best to manage it. Preparing your small children for the start of their school journey. It’s all over the high street, back to school sales, uniform bundles and so on. And a few quiet voices whisper that…
#EDChallenge – miosolo overnight nappy.
I’m taking part in a challenge from bambino mio this week, along with a couple of other Emma’s Diary bloggers. This is Blog post 1: Q&A 1. Do you currently use reusable nappies? Yes, though not overnight for Smallest. 2. If yes, what are your reasons for choosing to reuse? Saving money, cutting down on…
Learning to read – a carnival!
So sorry this has taken me so long to post. without any further ado… Here’s Katie from Outside the Box with her Change makes you wanna hustle post about different approaches for different children. Drool over the absolute gorgeousness that is Chris’s post on the subject, Ready to Read, Something for the weekend. (Seriously, I…
Potato world – or how many hours do you teach them?
When I mention home education, one of the most common questions is how many hours do you teach? (That usually follows on from do you do the teaching. Which is one that makes me wince slightly.) It’s difficult to explain. There’s very little teaching here. Learning happens as and when it happens – it requires…
