As a teacher I used to ask the children to engage in many activities. It really helps if you remind yourself about what you are asking of them. On a course once, all the teachers were asked to decipher some text from another language. The point was that this is what we sometimes expect of [...]

Recently my daughter brought a great library book back from her preschool called The Potato People by Pamela Allen. I love books that portray relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren as this is such an important friendship and bond between the two different generations. The story is about an activity they do on a rainy [...]

This week my sons school had the privilege of having three children’s book authors and one illustrator! This is an opportunity too good to miss for many reasons. Firstly it is a great way to get your child into reading and books and to get an insight into the authors mind and their ideas. It is [...]

It is Book Week next week (23rd – 27th August) and this is a great occasion to get your children engrossed into the world of books (if they haven’t already!) There are so many different activities you can do to celebrate Book Week. Here are some ideas:
Make a book
Here are some ideas on how to [...]

My daughter had a special day last week. It was an Open Day at the school she will be attending in January 2011. Although she is slightly nervous about the idea of it all she luckily had an older brother start in Kindy this year. Therefore, she is familiar with the building and its surroundings. [...]

Earth Day is on the 22nd April. This coming Saturday  the Earth Day Celebration is going on in my local area. It is marked on my calendar with an event taking place at my local beach involving a variety of activities for kids, artists, etc.
I feel quite good this year as I have tried [...]

Finally I can load some printable activities for you out there!
The first one I have done today is a printable booklet called: What is inside

My 4 year old daughter had great fun making her very own lift-the-flap book yesterday. She is at the age where she wants to do [...]

For Christmas this year, my sister-in-law (also a Primary Teacher) gave my children a great present! It was a homemade colouring book. Each member of the family had drawn a lovely picture for my two children to colour in. Nothing too complicated, just simple line drawings. My two absolutely loved them. Each picture had been [...]