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Feb 20, 20211 min read

There's more to handwriting than meets the eye!

Before a child can hold a pencil effectively, they need to develop their fine and gross motor skills. These skills are an essential part...

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Nov 15, 20207 min read

Ten practical ways to help your child learn to read high frequency words

Has your child recently started Reception? Are they starting to come home with reading books and high frequency words to learn?

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Jul 22, 20203 min read

Frame it! C-V-C word game

How do I get my child to start blending? This is a question I get asked all the time so I have created this game to help your child blend...

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Mar 19, 20201 min read

How to make play dough in five minutes

Are you looking for something fun, easy, cheap and creative to do with the children while we are in this period of social distancing?

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Mar 1, 20206 min read

How can I teach my child to read?

Teaching your child to read is a huge, exciting puzzle and a journey that begins from birth. The journey will look different for every child

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Feb 15, 20204 min read

How does small world play help children’s development?

“Everything you can imagine is real” – Pablo Picasso

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Jan 8, 20203 min read

Five ways to create better readers (and go beyond phonics)

Nicky Clements, head of EYFS at Victoria Academies Trust writes for the TES (18th January 2020) about the importance of using a holistic...

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Jan 8, 20205 min read

Our favourite ways to develop fine motor control

A recent BBC article, Surgery students 'losing dexterity to stitch patients', is quite terrifying really! It suggests that medical...

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