October 21, 2016
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Perhaps I am in the midst of a mid life crisis but I cant help but feel that lately I have found myself questioning what it is that I am doing ! Firstly, if you are a follower of my … Continue reading
February 12, 2016
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A recent car journey with my seven year old son had me revisiting and marveling at the way in which young children’s minds work. To set the context, Riyad my son, has issues at school with social boundaries and has … Continue reading
January 28, 2016
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A wee post about crystal growing and the learning that can come from that ! Another area that I am not so comfortable with but have thrown myself wholeheartedly into finding out as much as I can and what better … Continue reading
November 13, 2015
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It would appear that maths is permeating my entire life at the moment. This is undoubtedly because of the looming assignment I am due to write and the several books that I am dipping into. However, I have found myself … Continue reading
November 4, 2015
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My son came home from school today and as usual I asked him how his day was…what did you do? Did you have fun ? Expecting the usual lacklustre response of “yeah it was good…” you can imagine my surprise … Continue reading
October 23, 2015
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Languages are wonderful and diverse and according to the website ethnologue there are 7,102 known living languages in the world. This made me smile to myself. Then I realised that I only really knew smatterings of phrases from a mere … Continue reading
October 18, 2015
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I am deeply perplexed to hear of the recent news that the First Minister announced regarding the reintroduction of National Testing. I find it difficult to understand exactly how this can be achieved under the new curriculum. With 5 … Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Last year saw the increase of hours in nursery and partnership pre-school settings increased to 600 hours. This move meant that children were now entitled to sessions of three hours and ten minutes where previously a session would last two … Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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As part of my recent maths elective we were looking at the Ishango bone. Some mathematicians may argue that this form of tallying cannot be called true maths as there are no concepts of fundamental mathematics involved . However I … Continue reading
October 4, 2015
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This Saturday I had the fantastic opportunity to represent CSNIPs, the charity that I am involved with, at the annual Early Years Scotland (formerly SPPA) conference in Glasgow. As well as a fantastic opportunity to network for the charity this … Continue reading
