Harry Potter home learning resources
In this blog you will find resources to help you do some home-learning with the wonderfully bewitching theme of Harry Potter. These activities are designed to be easy to resource, fun (hopefully!) and best of all, to provide some solid educational value in line with what your children should be learning at school. I’ve also […]
3 tips to help teach primary school maths during lockdown
If you’ve read my other blogs on home-learning – thank you for taking the time and I hope you found them helpful. It’s been lovely to receive a lot of positive feedback about the blogs – at the time of writing, my blog 7 tips for home schooling primary school children has over 45,000 views! […]
9 tips for motivating primary-aged children to do their home learning during lockdown – from a teacher
It’s a weird time for everyone at the moment. Just as you are likely missing family, friends, work colleagues and the routine of daily life, so too are your kids. And just as you might be finding it harder to focus on work when the telly or the garden is just a walk away, and […]
5 useful hints to help with primary school reading during lockdown
First things first, lucky you! What a joy to have some time to share stories with your children. I still remember the loveliness of snuggling up with my parents as a child and being read to. I frequently tell children in my class that I believe stories are the best thing in the world; in my opinion, they […]
Home schooling primary aged children during lockdown – a guide to writing
I’m joined again by Georgia Aspinall, a teacher at Holly Spring Primary School, as she shares tips and advice for parents trying to help their children with their learning at home. In this blog, we’re taking a look at how to help your kids with their writing. If you’ve already read my 7 tips for home-schooling […]
7 tips for home schooling primary school children during lockdown
In this series of blogs, my wife and all-round superstar teacher Georgia Clare will be sharing some of her experiences and thoughts on how to make home schooling during lockdown a little less painful for parents and children alike. You can also read her in-depth guide to helping kids with writing, and reading and 9 […]