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3 of the best educational iPad apps for primary school kids

Apps can be a great tool to use to support and reinforce kids learning. As noted in my post Homework help – managing it with multiple kids, I regularly use educational apps …

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Managing after school activities

In the annual survey, many readers asked me questions about how to manage after school activities with a number of kids. I have written about it before on the blog in detail …

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School morning routine 2015

We are at a stage of family life now, where school mornings are nowhere near as chaotic as they used to be. Three of the kids have left by the time it …

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Managing homework materials

In our home we have three formal desks and five kids at school. This means that not everyone has a place they can use as their own and have their homework materials …

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Packing school lunches – my process

Over the next couple of months I am going to be posting updates on some of my processes. I have been writing on this blog for seven years now. When I first …

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When the kids are all at school…..

When the kids are all at school…..part 2

I wrote the  first part to this story back in May which you can find here When the kids are all at school…..part 1. ********** It has taken me most of this year …

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Developing kids’ independence

If you listen to my kids I am the only parent in the world who makes them do tasks around the house or do things for themselves! Of course I am aware …

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Strategies to manage after school activities

Talk to any parent for any length of time and it doesn’t take long to get on to the topic of after school activities and the associated running around that comes along …

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A fraction wall to help with equivalent fractions

This week on the blog I will be featuring posts on the theme of supporting kids’ learning. You can read other posts in this series here: Supporting kids’ learning – study skills …

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Supporting young people who struggle with maths

This week on the blog I will be featuring posts on the theme of supporting kids’ learning. You can read other posts in this series here: Supporting kids’ learning – study skills …

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Kids and technology – FAQ

I love this guest post from Martine of The Modern Parent, she shares many answers to the commonly asked questions by parents in relation to kids and technology. Her approach is not …

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Tips For New School Starters – Primary and Secondary

As I mentioned in a recent post, 2014 holds lots of new things for our family with regards to school. Our youngest is starting school, our daughter in year five is changing …

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How Do They Teach Maths In Primary School Now?

A couple of months ago I attended a maths evening at our kids’ primary school. The aim of the session was to provide an insight into how the kids are taught maths. …

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Kids Chores – What My Kids Do In The Evening

This is the third post in a series on kids’ chores. We break the kids’ chores up into times across the day as follows: Kids Chores – What My Kids Do In …

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Kids Chores – What My Kids Do After School

To answer a question from a reader recently I shared the the table of my kids’ chores on my Facebook Page. It received a great response and also requests for similar tables …

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Getting Outdoors + Kids’ Gardening Sets Giveaway

Congratulations to: Diana Making mud pies, letting them bake in the sun, then icing them with flowers, petals and cobwebs collected so gently with a stick. Fiona G Jumping from gum tree …

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Hangman Tips For Kids

My sisters and I could play hangman for great lengths of time. It is a great game for kids to know as it can be played easily in most places, as long …

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Narrative Writing Activities For Kids

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 …

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