The best teaching methods for your children
What kinds of teaching methods are out there, and why would they suit you?
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Little Bean’s First School Residential
I knew it had to happen one day, the school residential trip, but that didn’t mean to say that I was ready for it. When the Beans started school and went on their first school trips in the local area I didn’t bat an eyelid, after all they were only up the road if anything … Read more
Get ‘Back to School’ ready with Tesco and F&F
Where do you find this holy grail of shops that sell all your uniform, shoes, school bags, pencil cases, stationery and lunch boxes/bags without breaking the bank? Why Tesco of course!
Project 366 – Week 10 2016
I am determined to get back on track with my Project 366 so here goes with my past week in photographs. What better way to start the day than to be woken up by my beautiful Beans to wish me a Happy Mother Days (or Happy Birthday Mummy’s Day from Jelly Bean). With Daddy’s help … Read more
Fancy Dress for World Book Day
Oh how times have changed since I was at school, the only time I remember wearing fancy dress costume at school was part of a school production. Since the Beans have been at school there seems to be a regular course of events for them to wear fancy dress costume and today is one such … Read more
Just the three of us . . . quality time for Beanie Boy
In a family with four children we have to work hard to make sure that each child get’s some ‘one-on-one’ time with Mummy and/or Daddy. Sometimes this has been made possible for me in particular if we have been invited to blog events which are mostly aimed at one child as I have then taken … Read more
A window into BB’s school day
When Beanie Boy started Reception in September 2015, I was introduced to a new method of recording his progress at school, and I just love it! Tapestry is an online learning journal that the teachers and teaching assistants complete throughout the school day, and I receive notifications via email. I LOVE it!! As a Mum, … Read more
Book Review: Night Zookeeper and The Spying Giraffes
I have always loved reading with the Beans, it’s something which we have done since they were babies but I have to admit I love it even more now when reading to Little Bean as she is at the age where she is interested in ‘real’ books with proper chapters. For the past week we … Read more
Bring back a love of handwriting with Bic #JustWrite
My Grandad always used to say that you would never see me without a pen or a pencil in my hand as a child and he was right. I have always loved writing; stories, letters, postcards, lists, crosswords and of course now blog posts! I think Little Bean may just follow in my footsteps as … Read more