Emilia has been working on her letter recognition for about a year now. I have taught her letter names and sounds at the same time but more often than not she will say the sound a letter makes. We have purely worked on this through play and having fun together and it’s never been forced….
10 name recognition activities
My previous blog ‘10 ways to learn to spell your name’ has been one of my most popular so thought I’d give you all 10 more ideas to try out. With many children and parents starting to think about September and the start of ‘big school’ or preschool, name recognition is an important skill to…
10 Easter play ideas
With the Easter holidays fast approaching I thought I would put together a few play activities with a spring/Easter theme. Now spring is here it’s lovely to get outside but we all know with April arriving there is certain to be some rainy days so we always need a bank of play ideas to keep…
10 fine motor activities
Fine motor activities are those that help refine the muscles of the hand, thumb and fingers ready for writing, self feeding and dressing. Developing fine motor skills and building hand muscle strength through games and activities are great ways to prepare children for writing. Children are not ready to write and support a pencil until…
10 ways to learn using Play dough
This blog post is 100% inspired by Emilia. Of all the activities I prepare for her, anything involving play dough is always going to be a big hit. As well as being fun, play dough is incredibly beneficial for children to play with. Firstly, it can help improve and build hand muscle strength and fine…
24 Elf on the shelf challenges
We absolutely love Christmas in our house and the ‘elf on the shelf’ tradition is all just part of the magic. Last year, Emilia was so excited waking up to discover what mischief the elf had got up to each day. Let’s not forget that having the little elf in the house definitely aids good…
10 book play ideas
Reading and sharing books has always been a firm favourite in our house. I’ve been reading books with Emilia since she was tiny and she gets such delight in new stories. It’s lovely to see her pass on this love to Ottilie as she can ‘read’ her favourites to her. We buy a lot of…
10 Halloween themed activities
Halloween is fast approaching and the shops are full of spooky tricks and treats. October half term in also calling for fun activities to entertain the kids. With this in mind, I’ve put together a few Halloween ideas to entertain the little ones. The bonus with each activity is the children will be learning whilst…
10 ways to learn while out and about
As a mum of two small children, getting out and about is vitally important for my sanity. The bonus is always enjoying five minutes peace when they are worn out and nap when we eventually venture home. When seeing my instagram posts many people have said, “……hates writing and would never pick up a pen!”…
10 ways to learn to count to ten
Emilia has always loved learning letters but finds numbers a little trickier so that’s what inspired this blog post. This includes 10 games we played that promote counting and number recognition. This has definitely helped her number knowledge. Late August, we started 10 days of number games #countingfun so check out more ideas on my…
My teacher Mummy and Me 