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Learning to tell the time
Telling the time is an important skill in everyday life, but some children find it very tricky to learn. It does help if your child has an awareness of time, how it relates to their own experiences (talk about morning, noon, night; “good morning, it’s 7 o’clock, time to get...

Learning about Money
For most children, learning about money is an area of real-life maths that they really enjoy! Here is something that makes sense and has a reason – useful maths. Children are aware of money from a young age from going shopping to pocket money to listening to adults talking about...

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. ...

Lockdown Learning made easy
Lockdown learning is at the forefront of most parents’ minds at the moment. Whilst schools and teachers continue to astound us, delivering online lessons and resources with very little notice and doing their utmost to cater to every child’s educational needs, it is still very natural for a parent to...

Learning Resources - making learning fun!
Learning Resources are a company trusted by schools and therefore you can trust that your children will get a great learning experience from their toys. When looking for home learning toys, Learning Resources is often the place to go. Children love to share what they have learned at school...

Picture books for children
I recently bought my seven-year-old niece a picture story book for her birthday. It was a lovely African folktale of how a cheetah got its spots and speed to go with the small cheetah toy my daughter got her. There was a short adult silence when it was unwrapped before...

Where learning is fun- but how can I help them learn?
For many of us at home with our children during this time, it will feel as though it is the first time we have had to help them learn. Many children of primary and secondary age will have been sent home with worksheets, packs of suggested reading, online connections to...

Creative Rainy Day Activities for Kids
5 Creative Rainy Day Activities for Kids When it’s raining outside, it can be tempting to switch the TV on to pass the time, or to leave kids up to their own play. Although there is nothing wrong with these options, a rainy day is also a great opportunity for...

Are you doing Enough? YES!!!
“Message from Mr. Hellett Headteacher at Sacred Heart School, Hastings" Reprinted without his permission, which I hope he will forgive me for...I just think this is the most wonderful Covid-19 advice I have seen yet! I will happily remove if Mr Hellett gets in touch with us. Dear Parents and...