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How to Teach Grammar
Here’s a fabulous, brand new, online course for parents to help them teach English grammar to their children in a fun, easy way. And you don’t need to use grammar worksheets, English grammar exercises, or grammar games for this. The … Continue reading
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A Fabulous History Tour (from home to Scotland)
This week I was working with Monica and I wanted to show her a book called “Skara Brae”. I had borrowed it from the library about five years ago, and it fitted perfectly with what she was studying. But when … Continue reading
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How to Teach Geography
We have all got ‘World Cup Fever’ at our house! The FIFA World Cup, being hosted in South Africa, has got us all fascinated and enthralled. The matches, which, because of the time zone differences, are taking place in the … Continue reading
How to teach your child to read
Learning to read marks a stage in growing up. It’s a special time and it can be so much fun. But how to start? Do you initiate reading or does the child? Is there a right age to start? I think that with children … Continue reading
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Five Rules of Writing
When we are teaching our children to write it’s not uncommon to wonder if there are rules of writing that should be obeyed. It’s also easy (and unwise) to wonder what children in school are learning and then try and … Continue reading
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Science Without Text Books!
Science would not be in my list of ‘strong subjects’. At high school I did ok with biology (earthworms, amoeba and hydra), but physics scared me (too much like complicated mathematics). And chemistry confused me (chemical formulae and smelly test … Continue reading
