I jumped on this idea suggesting that the children work together to plan and design a trap and that we could then go outside and build them. To say that there was a writing buzz is an understatement. Almost every single child wanted to design a trap. Some worked alone and others worked...
The journey into writing is a really important stage in a child's early years, and lots of fine motor skills can be perfected as they lead up to mark making. Don't get too hung up on forcing a child to hold a pencil or brush correctly as lots of motor skills come before pencil gr...
I’m super excited to start writing about our journey through homeschooling. I’ll begin with our journey to our new house in Arcadia. We moved in 6 weeks ago and are just about settled in. We went from a two bedroom upstairs condo, to a 3 bedroom house with a yard. With this new...
He was writing in the 1320s, so the historical example that makes me think of this, the shift from the former to the latter in the English strategy during the Hundred Years War, was still in the future, but I wonder all the same if the difference between honourable battle and ...
Speaking for myself, I have already had more than my full measure of this exquisite enjoyment, so much that for many years my life was little short of continuous rapture. I am credited with being one of the hardest workers and perhaps I am, if thought is the equivalent of labor, for ...
For example, we can easily do multiplication of large numbers by writing simple calculations on paper, while most of us find it difficult to perform these operations uniquely within our heads. Our notebooks operate as our external memory, and our laptops with the Internet replace the need to ...
Origen, influenced by a semi-Gnostic writing, the Acts of John, thought that Jesus’ body appeared differently to different observers according to their spiritual capacities. Some saw nothing remarkable in him, others recognized in him their Lord and God. In his commentary on St. John, Origen ...
Early Onset Dystonia (EOD) is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by involuntary movement and/or abnormal postures, developing before the age of 26 years [1]. Dystonia is thought to result from basal ganglia network dysfunction [2]. The basal ganglia are connected to, among others, th...
Writing from the Irish perspective in that publication, Sheridan (p. 62) highlights the multi-cultural and multi-religious society that characterises the religious landscape of Ireland today. He notes that this provides challenges on a number of fronts, not least in the classroom, for teachers ...
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) –Nursery and Reception – is the first formal step in your child’s reading and writing journey. You’ll want to support your child at this crucial stage at home, and we have hundreds of EYFS English worksheets, games and activities for you to brow...