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Maths: Sorting Different Objects
A while back, I came across a plastic container which contained small dividers inside it. This has proved a popular piece of equipment with the boys as they’ve stored all sorts of various treasures in...
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Maths: Sorting Fruit and Vegetables
Here is an effective sorting activity for young children. After downloading the pictures, cut them out and laminate them for durability. Encourage your child to sort the pictures into different groups...
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Art: Making Spiders
We have now embarked on a new learning adventure which focuses on ‘Minibeasts’. Minibeasts are all the small creepy, crawly creatures we can think of (e.g., insects, spiders, etc.). This is a topic...
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Kid’s Gems: Sand Legs
The house we have recently moved into has light switches that are set high on the wall. If you’re an adult, that doesn’t present a problem. However, if you’ve just turned four, these high light...
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Reading Is An Essential Life Skill
One of the most vital activities you can do on a daily basis is to read stories with your children. In fact is an essential activity after the basics of giving them food, water, clothing, shelter and...
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Effective Ways to Get Children Engaging in Stories Daily
Here are some great ways to weave stories into your child’s days. Create a special daily time to read a book with your child In our home, our special group reading time is just before bedtime. While...
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Children and Photos
Spring is well and truly here in this part of the world (which is Australia – in case you’re reading from other parts of the world). To prove the arrival of the season, wild flowers have sprung up in...
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Cooking: Icing Biscuits
Icing biscuits is a very easy and simple cooking experience to do with children. If you purchase a packet of plain biscuits, you don’t even need to do any baking! All you need to do is create some...
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The World’s Largest Rodent
What barks, grunts, whistles and purrs, gallops like a horse and swims like a hippopotamus? Give up? It’s a capybara – the world’s largest rodent. Never seen one? It looks rather like a guinea pig. A...
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The Smallest Shark Glows in the Dark
Shark Come In Different Sizes When you think of a shark, you probably imagine a BIG creature which eats meat with rows and rows of sharp teeth. That’s why we have shark nets set up on Australian...
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