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Don’t forget the numeracy skills

There is a lot of focus on Literacy skills – and so there should be BUT numeracy is equally important […]

There has been a bit of a focus on my blog about sight words and home readers – which both

Linking literacy to books is a passion of mine (as you may have guessed) but so is learning to read.

We have just started bringing home ‘home readers’ and even as a teacher I have found it difficult to really

Perhaps you have been given a long list of sight words by your child’s teacher with simple instructions as to

Soon by Timothy Knapman and Patrick Benson is a beautiful story that highlights the importance of parenting and how we

What is friendship? Do we all have a different view of what it is? What is patience? Can patience be

Do you have a reluctant reader at home? Here are some tips that might help your child: Visit the library

Many of us often read to younger children but think that our older children don’t need this when if fact,

Our Island explores the beauty of Mornington Island through children’s pictures and gives you a true sense of the peacfulness

A child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam winston really brings home the importance of books in our lives.

Why walk when you can drive? The first step to saving yourself is saving the planet – how? Explore the