The School run before . . . Ever since the Beans have been at school they have loved it when we have walked to school or I have surprised them by walking to collect them. They used to ask if we could do it every day but I’m not particularly a morning person so it … Read more
School is a learning curve for parents too Having children at school has been quite a steep learning curve. It starts with the simple things like counting from 1-20 and days of the week, but even things as simple as learning their A, B, Cs are very different to when we learnt at school. These … Read more
What kinds of teaching methods are out there, and why would they suit you?
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
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
I had forgotten the frustrations way back when Little Bean started school, you dress them all up in their shiny new school uniform, take proud photographs of their first day at school and when you pick them up a few hours later, their uniform looks like they have been wearing it for a year already!! … Read more
Yes the Summer holidays really ARE drawing to a close. I have seen on my Facebook page that some schools actually went back over two weeks ago, it seems crazy how different some school holidays can be. So are you ready? Have you bought all the essentials to send them off to school in style? … Read more
I knew this time would come eventually but really so soon? How can it be that my little girl is four years old and ready to start school? School Uniform Shopping Now that we know for definite which school she is going to in September, we have been able to focus our efforts on getting … Read more