Week of Words… 18th June
This week of words includes sending some post, exploring the shed, the letter Z, and lots and lots of animal play! Monday 18th June: Send a friend a letter Ask your child to draw a special picture for...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 25th June
Lots of pretend animal play this week, along with a special lunch, some drawing and a nature walk. Monday 25th June: Cows Pretend to be cows and moo around your house. Talk about mummy cows, daddy cows...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 23rd July
If you don’t already feel like you live in a zoo, you will after this week – a whole week of animal play! Monday 23rd July: Zoo play Play zoos with your toy collection. Be the zookeeper and feed the...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 30th July
Snaking, drawing, walking, weighing and the letter V in this week’s words… Monday 30th July: Snakes Cut some green paper into strips. Stick or staple them end to end to make a snake. Draw on some eyes...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 3rd September
Birds, music, triangles, the letter K and the number 9 – this week of words! Monday 3rd September: Birds Look through a book or on the internet for some pictures of birds. Talk about their beaks,...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 8th October
This week’s words are brought to you by the Number 10, and the Letter O. And gold and country music! Monday 8th October: Country Music Find a country music CD, or radio station. Listen to it and have...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 22nd October
This week of words focuses on the letter T, listening and lots of vet play. Monday 22nd October: T is for T-shirt Find an old t-shirt that you are willing to sacrifice and let your child decorate it...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 29th October
This week’s words include more animals, pretend play at bedtime, and our regular month-end and month-beginning activities. Monday 29th October: Birds Print out a picture of a bird from your computer....
View ArticleWeek of Words… 14th January
Monday 14th January: Silver jewelry Explore your jewelry box with your child, and find all the silver jewelry. Try it on and play with it. Tuesday 15th January: Listening in the back yard Sit outside...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 18th February
Monday 18th February: Laundry words As your child helps you in the laundry (!) learn vocabulary: washing machine, sink, dryer, vacuum, ironing board, etc. Tuesday 19th February: Laundry play Wash...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 27th May
Monday 27th May: Scared How does it feel when your chest is tight and you are frightened. Talk about ways to be brave and get help. Tuesday 28th May: Dairy food Talk about all of the food made from...
View ArticleCreate a Language-Filled Holiday by Reading Beautiful Books
This is the last part of the series about how to create a language-filled holiday. To summarise, we turned off the TV while we were away, we took some great toys, and we made our own book about the...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 18th June
This week of words includes sending some post, exploring the shed, the letter Z, and lots and lots of animal play! Monday 18th June: Send a friend a letter Ask your child to draw a special picture for...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 29th July
Monday 29th July: Crocodiles Snap your arms like a crocodile or alligator. Count the teeth you can see in pictures of crocodiles in books. Tuesday 30th July: Snakes Cut some green paper into strips and...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 2nd September
Monday 2nd September: Flowers Look at all the different colours and shapes of flowers at the florist or at the shops. Which ones are your favourites? Tuesday 3rd September: Birds Look through pictures...
View ArticleWeek of Words… September 16
Monday 16th September: Orange collage Draw a large circle on card and stick on pieces of orange paper or orange items from junk mail to make a paper orange. Tuesday 17th September: S is for Smile Cut...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 18th June
This week of words includes sending some post, exploring the shed, the letter Z, and lots and lots of animal play! Monday 18th June: Send a friend a letter Ask your child to draw a special picture for...
View Article2013 Book of the Year Shortlist – Part 2
Earlier in the week, I published the first half of the Book of the Year Shortlist. Here is the second half, with six more beautiful books for little people in your life. The winner will be announced...
View ArticleWeek of Words… 21st October
Monday 21st October: The Letter T Go through the newspaper and cut out letter T’s. Stick them on to a piece of paper in a T-shape. Tuesday 22nd October: T is for T-shirt Find an old t-shirt you are...
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