Monthly Archives: August 2012

Ooh look what I found!

Posted by Ailsa on 12 August, 2012 3 comments

These are some of my school resources that have been lurking in the loft since I started maternity leave! I was having a little sort out, and rediscovered them, realising that now I can use all the activities and ideas …

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Wander-full

Posted by Ailsa on 9 August, 2012 1 comments

Wow. We really are lucky to live near so many lovely green spaces. We have been out stretching our legs in more of Stockport’s free parks and estates (no thank you National Trust with your ridiculous prices). Here’s how we …

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Pom poms to pegs, bin men to bubbles…

Posted by Ailsa on 8 August, 2012 1 comments

…Just a standard week, here are our little highlights! Pom Poms Thanks to Sarah at Pyjama School for this lovely little idea. This is a Montessori activity, and the Montessori approach really appeals to me (I should probably read up …

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More Bears!

Posted by Ailsa on 7 August, 2012 None comments

We bought Annabelle some Compare Bears recently, and we began using them to count along with her Ten Little Teddy Bears story, recently we have been expanding on this with some sorting, counting, number matching and weighing. We practiced some …

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Little explorers

Posted by Ailsa on 6 August, 2012 2 comments

Annabelle and her friend Nathalie have been tearing up the town again…OK, maybe not tearing up the town but definitely having a roaring time at Heaton Park! We met up just before the summer holidays for some good, old fashioned …

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