Sophie – The Happy Learner

50 things to do in the garden

Sophie — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:53:37 +0000

Yesterday we received a letter for Charlie and a letter for Isabel asking them to stay at home for the next twelve weeks as they are most at risk from the coronavirus. So I started to write down some ideas we could do in the garden to keep them entertained and I thought it would …

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School closures-What to do next?

Sophie — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:36:35 +0000

We are currently experiencing something completely unique and new to everyone it is hard to believe how much has happened in just a week. I know that schools closing has come as a surprise and shock to most people and this has lead to all sorts of questions about what to do next. So here …

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Counting 1:1 and early number recognition

Sophie — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 21:05:29 +0000

Charlie has started to notice numbers around him recently so I have been encouraging this interest to help support him to count 1:1 (saying a number for each object being counted) as well as recognising some numbers. He recently turned three and after all the birthday cards with the number 3 Charlie has started to …

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Christmas Fine Motor Skills Ideas

Sophie — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 22:14:53 +0000

I do love this time of year. The children are excited with the anticipation of Father Christmas visiting, the joy of watching the school nativity and lots of opportunities for arts and crafts and baking- what’s not to love? Well I am ignoring the stress of getting organised, making sure the right presents are bought, …

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Autumn and Halloween Learning Adventures

Sophie — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 21:18:50 +0000

It is that spooky time of year again and love it or hate it the children are certainly interested and want to get involved. We don’t do anything remotely scary as the children are very sensitive, but we do read our favourite books ‘Room on the Broom’ and ‘Pumpkin Soup’ and base activities around these. …

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Supporting children as they learn to write

Sophie — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:15:00 +0000

I have been chatting to a few mums lately whose children have recently started school. The same questions keep coming up “How do I support my child to hold a pencil properly?” “They get so frustrated because they can’t write the letters.” “They cross out their work or refuse to do it again because it …

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Spellings!

Sophie — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 21:09:30 +0000

It has been a while since I have blogged due to a very busy summer. Isabel finished her chemotherapy, which was very exciting. Nick has been busy training for the ‘Ride across Britain’ bike ride from Land’s end to John O’Groats, which he completed last week. A gruelling 980 mile ride in all weathers over …

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Why we love jigsaw puzzles!

Sophie — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:41:12 +0000

The humble jigsaw puzzle can be largely under rated but we absolutely love them in our house. As with all things the children go through phases with them, but I would say each child will complete at least one jigsaw puzzle a week. They help to develop such a wide range of skills and a …

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Phonics Through Play

Sophie — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 11:19:35 +0000

It has been a very busy few weeks leading up to the end of term so I haven’t had much time to blog. Luckily we have been playing lots of games at home so I have quite a lot to blog about. Something that has been brought to my attention a lot recently has been …

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