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The Essential Guide to Resources for Primary Home Education
Home education allows parents to tailor learning and resources to their child’s pace, learning style and interests. Whether you're...
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Mar 43 min read
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A Guide to Home Education in the UK: What You Need to Know
Homeschooling in the UK is becoming an increasingly popular choice for families looking for a flexible approach to education. Large class...
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Feb 243 min read
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How to Teach Your Child to Tell the Time to the Hour and Half Hour
Teaching children how to tell the time can be a rewarding but sometimes frustrating experience! Focusing on o'clock and half past is a...
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Nov 1, 20243 min read
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10 Essential Activities for Phase 4 Phonics
Phase 4 phonics is an exciting time for children as they begin to blend and segment longer words and become more confident readers. It is...
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May 13, 20244 min read
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Fun Ways to Learn Spellings | Practice Activities
Do you feel like you've tried everything to help your child improve their spelling skills, but nothing seems to work? Are you fed up with...
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Apr 25, 20242 min read
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10 Fabulous Activities for Teaching Coin Recognition and Value
Teaching your child about money is an important life skill. Recognising and understanding the value of coins are essential concepts that...
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Mar 14, 20243 min read
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The Definitive Guide to Teaching Addition to Reception and Year 1
Whether you're a teacher or a parent, it's important to teach addition in a way that's engaging and easy to understand. Initially,...
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Feb 22, 20244 min read
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Fantastic Fine Motor Resources for Homeschoolers
Fine motor skills refer to the small movements made by our fingers, hands and wrists. They allow us to perform all sorts of tasks, from...
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Jan 19, 20243 min read
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10 Homeschooling Activities for Teaching 2D Shape
When it comes to teaching 2D shapes, hands-on activities are a great way to engage young learners and the perfect way to help them learn...
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Nov 30, 20233 min read
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5 Irresistible Activities for Phase 5 Phonics
Phase 5 phonics is typically taught throughout Year 1 of primary school in the UK. It builds on the foundation laid in the earlier...
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Nov 23, 20233 min read
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10 Fabulous Phonics Resources for Homeschooling
While there are many resources available to teach phonics, hands-on resources can be particularly effective. One major advantage is that...
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Nov 16, 20234 min read
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Help, My Child Can’t Read!
Are you tearing your hair out because your child is struggling to learn to blend sounds? Do you feel like they aren't moving forwards...
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Apr 20, 20233 min read
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10 Ways to Help Your Child with Handwriting
Do you have a child who struggles with handwriting? Are they bored of handwriting sheets? Forget writing over letters on a worksheet and...
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Nov 14, 20225 min read
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Subitising in maths: what on earth is that?
Subitising in Maths Explained Subitising is recognising small numbers of things without actually having to count them. For example, when...
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Mar 25, 20223 min read
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Starting Primary School: What Your Child’s Teacher Wants You to Know
Are you a parent worried about your child starting primary school? It's understandable to feel anxious about this big change but there's...
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May 21, 20214 min read
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15 Essential Tips for Engaging Reluctant Readers
Tips for parents and teachers of reluctant readers.
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Sep 24, 20203 min read
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