Weekly remote lessons – week 2
Race driver Callum makes a car Race Driver Callum Makes a Car early reader tells us a story of a driver who makes his own car. Bookbot books are designed as early readers to strengthen reading practices. DSM Schools gives children reading exercises during this lockdown
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Your Free Guide to Emotional Intelligence
Therefor I’ve put together the A to Z guide to emotional intelligence for children (and adults). It’s yours, it’s free to download and share as much as you like! As we all know, education is is an all encompassing entity that has roots that run deep
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Educate the Heart
If we educate the mind without educating the heart then the fruits of our labour will be lost. Children will not remember the time you asked them to complete a worksheet or the time you made them sit in silence to write a story, for these
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Building Resilience and Adaptability in Children.
Building resilience and adaptability comes from allowing children to take the lead during independent activities. Things may not always go to plan, but allowing children to take the lead and make mistakes naturally, opens up the gateway to reflection and ultimately ‘learning’ will take place. Where
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How to Prepare Choices for Children
Allow your child to choose their own clothing. If they want to wear their clothes backwards, allow it. Demonstrating individuality through clothing is your child’s first exploration of choice. Allowing them to choose their own clothing enables them to express themselves in a very simple format.
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Be the Apples on A Tree
One of the most common questions children ask is “Where did I come from?” And with this question we have an amazing opportunity that allows us to teach our children how important the natural world is, and our role in it. You see, our culture has
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How to Raise Amazing Children! (11 Tips)
What are the 11 most important things that we as adults need to understand, before we can even think about helping our children reach their full potential. Order: For a child it means s/he has the need for predictable events in her/his life; for example, an
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Model the Behaviour you Wish to View in Your Child.
“Model the behaviour you wish to see in your child.” There is a famous quote by the author James Baldwin; “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” There is so much truth to this.
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The Importance if Saying “I Love You.”
“Tell your child how much you love them and why.” Saying those three special words can be the most powerful tool you’ve got. Specifically telling children that they are loved is sometimes all they need to hear. You’re their best friend, their confidante, and you’ve got
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Treat the Cause, not the Symptoms.
“Beneath every behaviour, there is an emotion” Beneath each emotion there is a need! When we as teachers and parents meet that need, rather than focussing on the behaviour, we begin to change our Mindset to “Deal with the cause of the behaviour, rather than the
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