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Maths Learning at Home
Maths learning at home is something that can involve the whole family and can be fun – yes, honestly! However, first you, as parents, need to approach it with a smile (no matter what your experiences were at school!). The people at National Numeracy are absolutely right when they say,...

Home Learning Games
Home learning isn’t as daunting as some parents fear it to be! It is not the same as home schooling where the onus is on the parent to guide the teaching. Home learning really means scaffolding the learning from school, giving your child more chances to make sense of that. ...

Christmas Eve toys and games
Planning toys and games for Christmas Eve takes up way more of my organisational time than it should! I have always loved playing with my children’s toys (with my children, of course) and games in which everyone can participate are a family favourite. Even though my children are older, they...

Gifts for 11 year olds
Buying gifts for 11 year olds is quite exciting as this is the age where they start to make the move from playful, developmental toys to desiring something which offers more of a challenge. They have pretty much developed their social, cognitive, creative and motor skills and are ready to...