We are working on building up the 9 year old’s narrative writing at the moment. One of the narrative writing activities we do is to use prompts (like the image above, which if you cannot see in your email click here) and have her creative a narrative around the pictures. On the page you can [...]

This is a review post. We had such a lovely afternoon today. The kids are fans of theme days – we usually have at least one every school holidays. We have had a blue day, The Indian In The Cupboard day, Harry Potter Day and today with it just being the younger three we had [...]

It was a late activity for us today as part of the 21 Challenge, fitted in after netball and futsal games. It also has a different angle. Tonight it was my daughter teaching me how to make something – a chatterbox. I used to make these as a child, but couldn’t remember where to start [...]

Today I was rostered on as one of the parent helpers for the grade 1/2 Project Based Investigation session. The sessions have been run twice a week through out this term and they allow the kids to explore in a more hands on, in depth way some of the concepts and theory they are learning [...]

If you read the Literacy Series I ran earlier this year, you would know I am passionate about early literacy, particularly the phonics based approach. I was thrilled to find out from a mum from school about the early literacy classes she teaches at a local centre in Deepdene (Balwyn). Love 2 Learn  runs classes [...]

This is a review post. This is Pocket Money, or Pocket for short.  She is a gorgeous five month old Airedale pup.  Pocket has been with us for nearly three months.  Before getting the puppy there were many discussions about the work involved with a pup and allocation of tasks. The 12 year old was [...]