Quiet Time

If you’ve been following our Letter Learning Journey you will know that we have come to the letter Q. I didn’t want to do Queen as it seemed too obvious – and besides that was covered under Jubilee I figured that after all the hustle and bustle of  the summer holidays (and for us moving … Read more

P for Peacock

The Letter Learning journey brings us to the Letter P We have been making sure we make a letter to stick on the cupboard to remind us of what we’ve learnt This week we did P for Peacock Just a letter P cut out of paper Glue on some feathers and some googly eyes

Pirate Print

As part of our letter learning journey the letter P covered so many things so we covered quiet a bit as we packed and moved house. P covers Pinterest  and this is where I found this delightful idea of a Paint Pirate  handprint originally from Fun Hand Print Art We painted it all on our hand and then … Read more

Letter O

Our letter learning journey has brought us to the Letter O I actually discovered that I have to be careful that the words of the things I pick don’t just start with the letter but the sound I’m trying to teach. I did do Owl – (see Owl bags) but it doesn’t actually start with … Read more

N is for Newspaper

Numbers have been a big feature in this house currently and I did cover numbers when making our owl bags  by making and filling them with number biscuits. I did see an idea (here) where you could introduce how much it would cost to make the biscuits – and then consider whether this cost more or … Read more

Thank you for helping me Grow

Well this week sees the end of the school year here in the UK. Now faced with not only gifts for teachers we have teaching assistants – making end of year an expensive business. See off I went to Pinterest in order to find some ideas that would make it cheaper and more personal. You … Read more

M is for Maths

So our letter learning journey has taken us up to the letter M. I think this letter really covers my son’s favourite things which are Maths and Music. He is always keen to talk about maths – even going in and out of the house he talks about who came first, second, third and so … Read more

Love L – lice, lego and ladybirds

So after seeing Choice chambers on Science Sparks (here) I was really keen to do them with my son – so decided that L could be for Lice. It actually turns out that if you Google lice (as I did to be sure of how many legs to give them) that it turns out lice … Read more

This ones for the Kids

There are so many wonderful letter K words I could do this letter for forever. So this K is for Kids because I think they’ve had so much fun with it. My youngest just LOVES painting – so any excuse. I wanted to show him how the paint didn’t stay on the crayon – but … Read more

How to make a Chimney Sweep Brush

chimney sweep broom

Chimney Sweep costumes come up so much, at various times of the year. Obviously chimney sweeps need a brush! Here is how you can cheaply and easily make your own. Chimney Sweep Occasions Maybe your school has had some idea that they want your child to dress up as a Chimney Sweep for Victorian Day. … Read more