Digging deep into a book, theme, or topic
K.W.L. Activity An activity for exploring books, topics and themes - Digging deep into a story theme or topic Finding books about topics and themes your child is ‘into’ will help with promoting a love of learning and reading from early on in their lives. You can use...
Preparing to return to school
Back to school I wanted to share some ideas to help support you with the transition and preparation for returning back to school. We've been at home for quite some time now and I'm sure many children are really looking forward to going back. However, there are...
Snow Home Learning Day
Snow Day Learning I read a comment from a parent this week in a learning at home group which prompted me to write this today. She said she had decided to have a break from home schooling that day as it was too beautiful outside with the snow not to! Then she finished...
Holocaust Memorial Day
The Holocaust: The attempt by the Nazis to kill all the Jews in Europe. U.K. Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 Today is the U.K Holocaust memorial day for 2021. For the very first time the fully digital ceremony is being shown from 7pm to 8pm GMT on the Holocaust Memorial...
Practising reading fluency
How to support fluency practise when you read with your child What is reading with fluency? Fluency- put simply is the ability to read quickly and accurately with expression and comprehension. It is an important skill that can be introduced to the youngest...
Poetry activities to support reading skills
Poetry provides a way children can learn about how language works and a way to explore reading. Poetry activities to support reading skills Poetry presents many learning opportunities for children and can provide a way to explore language and reading. Children...
Black History
Celebrating Black History Month This month is the 33 rd Anniversary of Black History Month in the UK. I grew up in the seventies and eighties and I was never taught a single thing about Black history in our country or the world during my time at school. I...
Mindset is everything
co to , What's in a name? The road travelled. . . . It feels like yesterday and yet it feels like a lifetime ago too. We've all experienced at some point that juxtapositional feeling of time. How is it that some things which happen to us in life make us think that...
Starting again
My first blog post . . . Starting Again I gave up classroom teaching to start my own online business Xquizit Learners has gone live on the internet! My web site is now online and here I am writing my first blog post! It's been quite a journey getting here. Building...