by | Jan 15, 2014 | Language, Learning, Play |
Are you children interested in nature? Could they do with less screen time? Does your child love ‘treasure hunts’ or drawing? Do you need an activity that you can direct from the kitchen? This activity promotes language-learning, getting outdoors, drawing...
by | Jan 5, 2014 | Language, Learning |
[Using leaves for learning] Today, we tried to identify what was unique about each leaf and use a word to DESCRIBE this. I modelled most for Master nearly 2. We came up with: stripey, thin, twisted, frilly, crumpled, holey, matching… plus many colours. Not only...
by | Jan 5, 2014 | Being a parent, Emotional development, Learning |
This is the work of a 22mth old and not an ex-perfectionist mum! Whilst I still have a tendency to straighten things and show my children how to do things even better, I know my ‘fixing’ these pieces for my son would only suggest to him ‘you...
by | Jan 4, 2014 | Language, Learning |
Going along with my post about trying your kids out on different foods – also remember…your child’s vocabulary will only ever be as big as the number of words they are exposed to. This means pointing out words and defining them for your child, no...
by | Jan 3, 2014 | Language, Learning |
Despite awesome renovations at Underwater World here at the Sunshine Coast, Master coming-up-2 STILL has only one interest…’man…diving’. Knowing that language-learning occurs best when the child is interested, I worked his receptive vocab! He...
