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10 reasons why your child should read aloud

Our children are encouraged to read at home and depending on what year they are in, the amount of time they spend reading every day varies. My daughter, in year 2, has to read at least 15 minutes every day whereas, my daughter who is in year 5, has to do at least 30 minutes. …

21 December 2017 By Mummy Macky Edu-News Information Updates, Spotlight on Primary

Book Reviews: What is their Purpose?

Last year I attended a year 1 workshop at my daughter’s school where the teachers explained to us what the children will be covering that term. They covered the usual but what stood out to me the most was how important literacy is and that we should really read with our children and talk to …

26 November 2017 By Mummy Macky Reviews of Primary School Books & Resources

Graphic Novels- A Light Introduction to the Classics

When I had to study Hamlet at school and I was introduced to ‘thou’ and ‘art’ and other strange words, I wondered how on earth this could be English and how I was going understand what was going on in the story. It wasn’t easy and I wish I could have had something that …

20 November 2017 By Mummy Macky Primary School Tips & Guides, Reviews of Primary School Books & Resources

Family Reading using Story Plays

We all have our favourite stories and sometimes love to read them over and over. I know it can sometimes get quite frustrating when our child asks us to read the same story every night for a month. It’s not a problem if you enjoy the story too but what if you don’t??? Well, there …

7 November 2017 By Mummy Macky Reviews of Pre-school Books & Resources

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