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Top Inspiring Art Books for Kids (and Adults!)

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Art Books to Inspire Kids

Katie Art Books by James Mayhew

Do you have a budding Picasso? Would you like to introduce your kids to art or even specific artists? Would you like to discover some children’s books that inspire art and creativity? Or perhaps you’re looking for a wonderfully original birthday or Christmas gift? Look no further and check out our favourite art books for kids.

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Improving Numeracy with Our Valentine’s Sums Machine!

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Valentine's Sums Machine

Making adding up fun!

It’s that time of year again…! Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and it’s the school holidays so it’s time to keep the little ones busy. Miss 6 has sums to practice during the holidays and following the success with our “Frozen” Reading Machine, I thought it would be fun to try a very simple Valentine’s Sums/Addition Machine….

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Filed Under: Learn Tagged With: addition, maths, numeracy, sums, valentine's

Number Stones and Sequencing Practice

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Number Stones Main Collage

Miss 6 has been having some trouble with her numbers and her teacher recently asked that we practice number sequencing at home. We had previously collected lots of small pebbles from the river and so we dug them out. Miss 6 got to work writing out numbers from zero to 30 on the pebbles.…

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Filed Under: Learn Tagged With: maths, nature, numbers, numeracy, pebbles, stones

Practice Sight Words with a “Frozen” Reading Machine!

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Practise those tricky words with a Disney Frozen Reading Machine!

Create a Disney Frozen Reading Machine

The Magical Wonders of Reading!

Miss 5 has just started primary school and has been learning how to read. For a little while I have been pondering how to help her learn words that can’t be spelled out phonetically – sight words….

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Make your own Top Trumps! Numeracy, Literacy & Writing Practice [Updated 2020]

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Why should you create your own top trumps?

Top Trump - monster card

They are great for practising numeracy, writing and spelling skills – not to mention getting those creative juices flowing! They are also fun to play with during long travel journeys or if you’re stuck at home during lockdown!…

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Filed Under: Create, Learn Tagged With: creativity, drawing, numeracy, spelling, top trumps

Naked Egg Science Experiment

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Naked Egg Science Experiment

Wow, this was LOTS of fun!! We came across the naked egg experiment on this blog recently and decided to have a go ourselves. It’s very simple – all you need is an egg, a container and white vinegar (and a small dose of patience ;-).

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Filed Under: Learn Tagged With: calcium, cells, experiment, learn, science

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