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…
This post is part of a series on the theme of incorporating more British history into Story of the World 2. You can read the overview post here. These book suggestions are for England from after the Battle of Bosworth Field until the death of Elizabeth I. They run alongside SOTW2 Chapters 28-42 and Our Island Story chapters…
This post is part of a series on the theme of incorporating more British history into Story of the World 2. You can read the overview post here. These book suggestions are for medieval England from the Norman conquest until the Battle of Bosworth. They run alongside SOTW2 Chapters 15-27 and Our Island Story chapters…
I really like Susan Wise Bauer’s Story of the World series, particularly the earlier volumes, but I wanted to give some extra weighting to British history in our studies. I should say from the outset that I am not sure whether this is the ‘right’ or ‘best’ way cover history with children. For example, Charlotte…
This post is part of a series on the theme of incorporating more British history into Story of the World 2. You can read the overview post here. These book suggestions are for England after the Romans left, up until the Battle of Hastings. They run alongside SOTW2 Chapters 1-14 and Our Island Story chapters…
