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  Telling the time is a key skill your child will be taught in stages during primary school. It is a core Maths skill in the National Curriculum b...

I think our Harry has about 10 different zillion billion emotions everyday poor chap!    Everything that we do and every thought that we have come...

  Let's start by answering simply what it means to have a mental health problem.  So a mental health problem is a change in thought, mood and/or b...

Screen Time - How do we find the right balance? Thank you so much for all your messages about screen time: what devices you have at home, what the...

My next Katie’s Classroom project is all about conversation and how we can start conversations with our children to support their mental health! ...

Writing fairy tales It is often claimed that Albert Einstein once said, “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If...

With school closures, remote learning and self-isolation in place across most of the world, many children are getting even more screen-time than us...

When your child is 3 or 4 years old they will, without realising it, develop their fine motor skills, which is essentially their ability to make m...

Your child might be starting to learn their times tables this year and you might be wondering how you can help them at home. There are so many fun...

Keeping a diary or journal, especially at the moment, is a really great way for your child to record their daily life and in turn, alongside other ...

What are high frequency and common exception words? If you have a child in Reception they will be beginning to learn their High Frequency Words and...

Last week I spoke on my Instagram stories about choosing the best time to do reading with our children. Our eldest child has always struggled with ...