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3 games to help prepare for the weekly spelling test
Once again that crumpled piece of paper is reluctantly pulled out from the bottom of the school bag displaying the list of spellings needed to be learned. Everyone knows the grief this is going to cre... ...more
Creative Resources for primary children ,How do we learn &Education
September 16, 2024•4 min read
How can we make spelling fun? Games that we have used
For some spelling comes easily. For others it feels like you are trying to push water up a mountain. Over the past decade (and beyond) we have used a range of games to support spellings. I hope you fi... ...more
Creative Resources for primary children ,How do we learn &Education
September 04, 2024•4 min read
Using games to support a child's learning
I think it's time to do some proper learning now. A phrase a parent put to me a few years back, here is how we justify using games in our lessons ...more
Creative Resources for primary children ,How do we learn Education &tutoring
August 29, 2024•4 min read
Teach your child their times tables - the fun way
Times tables are the backbone of just about everything we do in maths but for many, learning them is a challenge. When it comes to learning them, I wouldn’t try to teach them in numerical order, you w... ...more
Creative Resources for primary children ,How do we learn Education &Help with maths
August 26, 2024•7 min read
Interactive and Fun Learning For Primary Aged Children
Sadly, many of us decide from a young age that we don’t like school. Regular spelling tests, times-tables tests etc reinforce that we’re not very good at it. Such a change from the young child who was... ...more
Creative Resources for primary children
August 14, 2024•11 min read
Silly Sentences
If you are looking for a fun and easy task to help your child with practicing their handwriting skills, structuring a sentence or reading simple sentences, this game could be ideal for you ...more
Creative Resources for primary children
August 12, 2024•2 min read
Morning,
I hope the week is going well.
So many people seem to be doing D of E and work experience
at the moment, good luck if that’s you and if you’re at Marlow Camp next
fingers crossed for good weather!
I’ve just finished a lesson on division. It seems to be
something that messes with the brains of so many people.
I found it got easier when I stopped thinking about it as
division and instead thought about it as multiplication. So, if for example I
had the question 396 divided by 3, I would look at it as 3x what = 3. My answer
would be 1. How many times would I need to multiply 3 to get to 9, (my answer
would be 3). Then 3x something = 6. My answer would be 2. Giving me the overall
answer of 132.
I know that’s a really simple example but hopefully it explains
my point.
Thankfully in schools they don’t often seem to need to do
long division, but I’ve worked with a couple of adults (generally nurses for
some reason) who have needed it.
I think I’ll explain this one in a video, as it will be too
complicated to explain it with words as bits get put all over the place. I hope
this makes sense though:
Enjoy the rest of the week and speak soon,
Dawn