When my children were young, once they became very familiar with a story, one of my favourite activities was to read the book making changes to the characters or the situation. The Stepmother in Cinderella became kind and caring, Little … Continued
Combine a craft activity with a learning activity by making a Grapheme Garden!! Resources Egg carton (or a block of foam) Several packets of plastic plant labels or you could use sticks from the garden Graphemes written on paper squares … Continued
We would all love our students to be intrinsically motivated to learn. However, it is a common human characteristic to try to avoid activities we find difficult. The problem is that reading is a critical life skill and until students … Continued
Rhyming slang is believed to have been first used in the 19th century in the East End of London. It involves replacing a common word with a phrase of two or more words. The last word in the phrase rhymes … Continued
As a generalisation, we are reasonably good at reading to our children when they are young. However, with our hectic lives, the addictive and ever increasing number of ‘screen’ based activities and the addition of homework, we often stop reading … Continued