Create a Positive Learning Environment at Home
Creating a Positive Learning Environment at Home can have a big impact of your child’s development. A child’s development is affected by a variety of things such as parent attitudes, inspirations, education level, home learning environment, school influences, child’s characteristics and personal qualities. Just remember as a parent, you can make a difference! An unhealthy home […]
How to Help a Child Calm Down
Children can become distressed for many reasons – some of which are incomprehensible to adults – and it’s important that adults understand how to help a child calm down. Time alone: Many families use the ‘naughty step’ technique. This works for some but not for others. Sometimes trying new phrases can be beneficial such as […]
Can Educational Apps Help Children Learn?
Or do Educational Apps really work (we’re a bit biased)? This is a question that many parents wonder. It is great being able to pass across a tablet or mobile and moments later complete and utter silence. But there is a lingering concern, they seem to be glued to screens. Children are no longer using […]
Do Rewards Work in Classrooms?
Rewards can affect student behaviour but when is it ok to use them and why? Rewards are a motivating factor for all and especially children. It can make them very productive in completing their work. If you are finding it difficult to get everyone involved a reward system may just be the answer. Happy students […]
How to Motivate Disaffected Students
Do you have disaffected students? Do some students seem tired and restless? Do you find yourself having to constantly tell the back row to stop leaning their chairs against the wall? Day in and day out you think why my class can’t be the enthusiastic bunch like the year below, where’s the motivation in them? […]
Types of Learners
What type of learner are you? While types of learners have fallen out of fashion, it can be a useful tool to systematically come up with new approaches to explaining topics in the classroom. Everyone has their own way of learning and the truth is not one way of learning can be applied to everyone. […]
How to Fix your Child’s Sleep Routine after the Holidays
Holidays consist of going to sleep later and waking up later which alter a child’s sleep routine. Children then find it harder to wake up in the morning and end up going to school cranky and half asleep. Remind them of a routine During the holiday’s everything becomes a little more flexible. Later bedtimes becomes […]
Maths Games Help Children
Throughout a child’s time at school, they will be introduced to maths games by their teacher. Maths games can be used as a group activity or a chance to develop individually. They can be used in breakfast or lunchtime clubs, as a reward in golden time, as homework or during lessons. They all involve completing […]
Gamification – Time to Gamify your Classroom
Gamification simply means to embed learning into a game that engages with pupils. Why would gamification suit my classroom? All children love to play games and most of them love to compete against one another. What is a better way to get children engaged? It’s a win-win situation! By spicing up the class with a […]
Tips for Parents dealing with Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that can affect performance in reading, writing and listening. Nevertheless, it does not affect intelligence rather it’s about how people learn. For more information on the signs and symptoms click on here: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/Pages/Introduction.aspx As a parent, you want the best learning outcome for your child so here are a few […]
