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Drawing Circles

By Pauline On March 30, 2012 · 6 Comments · In Activities for Children, English, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Kids & Writing, Pre school, Subjects, Work
Children’s drawing skills progress as their fine motor skills mature. The more control over the pencil or crayon they have in their hands, the more complex their drawing skills become. At 12 months – 2 years the crayon is held initially in the palm with the thumbs pointing upwards (in a dagger grasp); the child [...]
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Small Space Solutions for Playful Learning

Small Space Solutions for Playful Learning: Writing Centre & Atelier

By Pauline On March 21, 2012 · 12 Comments · In Kids & Writing, Spaces & Organisation, Work
We live in a small home and I am grateful for what we have. As with any home, there are always some challenges. The needs of our family have changed dramatically within the last four years. Four years ago, it was just my husband and I. We had a room that was a “spare” room [...]
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[m] is for mixing the wonderfully sweet

By Pauline On November 16, 2011 · 13 Comments · In Activities for Children, English, Handwriting, Kids & Writing, Messy Play, Play, Pre school, Reading, Subjects, Work
During our [a] is for chocolate fairy apple activity, I discovered that involving the taste buds of my children is an easy way to engage them in a learning activity. This week they were in for a treat as these characters would be key to our lesson. This week we’re learning about the letter [m]. [...]
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[a] is for chocolate fairy apple

By Pauline On November 8, 2011 · 14 Comments · In Activities for Children, English, Handwriting, In the Kitchen, Kids & Writing, Pre school, Reading, Subjects, Work
In my last letter sounds post, [t] is for tiger and tweezers, I wrote about my dislike of cleaning up craft activities involving sequins. Ha ha. I’ve found an equally elusive material that’s possibly even harder to clean up – hundreds and thousands! This week, we’re learning about the letter [a]. We started off rainbow [...]
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