Special Announcement Before I begin, I’m very proud to announce that I am an official speaker at the Childcare Expo in the Midlands on the 27th of September 2019 at 12.30pm. Please do come and join my workshop to get a real hands on experience of More to Books. https://www.childcareexpo.co.uk/midlands/workshops-midlands/ And now for the blog… […]
Author Archives: moretobooks
Romans
I am literally obsessed with Roman history to the point that I think I was Roman in a past life! I went to Hadrian’s wall to do research for my chapter book which will be an adventure story for children in key stage 1. I am currently looking for representation for my children’s books. But […]
Fruit Pastille Maths
Today’s blog will show you how to make maths easy by bribing your children with sweets. Just kidding! Although this activity does make maths more fun and children actually want to do these “games”. A great maths activity for a rainy day is what has become known in my Nanny family house as “Fruit Pastille […]
Steam and water museum
Having been a Nanny in Kew for two years, I absolutely loved hopping over the bridge to Brentford to this fantastic little museum. I am still a South West Nanny so drive over for visits sometimes. I shall use this museum to guide the topics of this blog and share all you can learn from […]
Peter Rabbits
Beatrix Potter I am so in awe of Beatrix Potter. I love the little world she’s created and the loveable characters she has shared with us. There was always be a place in my heart for Jemima Puddleduck as my Mums’ childrens’ day nurseries are called Puddleducks but I think my favourite characters have to […]
Musical Punctuation
Learn how to use instruments to teach punctuation and even maths!!!
How to teach children about money
This is not a blog about counting coins or about taking away- although money is a great tool for that and arguably a needed skill. (You can even use them to help with times tables) I once taught a little boy in year 2 who had many disadvantages in his life which meant he needed […]
Castles
Last week, I went on a spa break to Arundel with a Nanny friend. When we had gotten over the fact that Arundel sounds very much like Arrendelle off of Frozen, we were amazed by the most beautiful castle, only about an hour and a half from SW London! Odd Socks I have always loved […]
Fruit and Veg
Eating healthily is something that I’m really passionate about. I have been so confused about the advice and what I believed to be true from my childhood, that I wish for all children to be able to learn good habits from the start. Rather than retraining, yo- yo dieting and learning as an adult, as […]
Recycling
Last Wednesday, I was in the audience of Loose Women (an ITV talk show) I got to do ‘a bit’ to the audience where I walked on stage as a ‘Loose Woman’ and announce the competition before the show started. Anyway, Davina McCall was the guest and she was on to talk about her initiative […]
