This is part of a series of articles for parents who are considering teaching their child to read themselves. I think it is one of the most rewarding things you can do as a parent. Definitely worth having a go! Having taught several of my children to read, here is my favourite step-by-step method. The…
I absolutely love logic! In this article, I share some of my favourite resources for exploring logic with children. There are games, puzzle books, stories, and other activities, for a variety of ages. Single player games and activities These ideas are hands-on physical puzzles and other games primarily designed to be used by one child…
This post is part of a series of recommendations for children’s books on different eras of British history. You can read the overview post here. These book suggestions are for England from James 1 until the death of Queen Anne. NB: I have included books about Bonnie Prince Charlie in the Georgian section of this…
Math with Confidence has been a good fit for my child with dyscalculia*. In this review I’ll share why I chose MwC, what I like about it, and some of the challenges we have overcome along the way. *By ‘dyscalculia’, I am referring to a persistent and serious difficulty in understanding numbers. It can particularly…
This post describes the system that I use with my dyscalculic child for learning maths facts. At the point of beginning this system, my child knew almost no maths facts at all, and was struggling to retain even +1 facts. These strategies have enable them to learn all addition facts to 20 and subtraction facts…
I took out an initial 3-month subscription to Dynamo Maths to help one of my children who has dyscalculia*. I subsequently extended the subscription, because my child was benefitting from it, though in different ways from my initial expectations. In this article I share my thoughts as a parent on how useful the programme was…
I took out a six-month subscription to Calcularis maths software to help one of my children who has dyscalculia*. In this article I share my thoughts as a parent on how useful the software was for my child, along with plenty of screenshots so that you can get a feel for whether this would be…
This article is a review of Ronit Bird’s dyscalculia materials, based on using them to help one of my children. So far, we have used all of ‘Exploring Numbers Through Dot Patterns’ and most of ‘Exploring Numbers Through Cuisenaire Rods’. By ‘dyscalculia’, I am referring to a persistent and serious difficulty in understanding numbers. It…
Once a week we do ‘composer study’ as part of our morning basket, focussing on a specific composer’s music for a block of roughly 6-8 weeks. For each composer I try to find a book or two that we can read alongside, either a biography, or something to help us appreciate their music. Here is…
Once a week we do ‘picture study’ as part of our morning basket, focussing on a specific artist for a block of roughly 6-8 weeks. For each artist I try to find a book or two that we can read alongside, either a biography, or something about their paintings. Here is a list of books…
