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  • 6 ways to help your child when they worry!

    by Katie Higham
    In this latest blog post we discuss 6 ways to help your child when they worry.  We all worry! Everybody worries!  I had Harry this evening in floo...

  • Learning to tell the time!

    by Katie Higham
      Telling the time is a key skill your child will be taught in stages during primary school. It is a core Maths skill in the National Curriculum b...

  • Making sense of our children's emotions and feelings!

    by Katie Higham
    I think our Harry has about 10 different zillion billion emotions everyday poor chap!    Everything that we do and every thought that we have come...

  • Let's talk Children and Young People's Mental Health

    by Katie Higham
      Let's start by answering simply what it means to have a mental health problem.  So a mental health problem is a change in thought, mood and/or b...

  • Screen Time - How do we find the right balance?

    by Katie Higham
    Screen Time - How do we find the right balance? Thank you so much for all your messages about screen time: what devices you have at home, what the...

  • The importance of talking and listening to our children!

    by Katie Higham
    My next Katie’s Classroom project is all about conversation and how we can start conversations with our children to support their mental health! ...

  • How to help your child write a fantastic fairytale!

    by Katie Higham
    Writing fairy tales It is often claimed that Albert Einstein once said, “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If...

  • How to keep your child safe on the Internet!

    by Katie Higham
    With school closures, remote learning and self-isolation in place across most of the world, many children are getting even more screen-time than us...

  • How to help your child develop their handwriting skills!

    by Katie Higham
    When your child is 3 or 4 years old they will, without realising it, develop their fine motor skills, which is essentially their ability to make m...

  • 7 Fun Ways to Help your Child learn their Times Tables and Division Facts!

    by Katie Higham
    Your child might be starting to learn their times tables this year and you might be wondering how you can help them at home. There are so many fun...

  • Why should your child keep a diary or journal?

    by Katie Higham
    Keeping a diary or journal, especially at the moment, is a really great way for your child to record their daily life and in turn, alongside other ...

  • What are High Frequency Words and Common Exception Words?

    by Katie Higham
    What are high frequency and common exception words? If you have a child in Reception they will be beginning to learn their High Frequency Words and...