I had the honour of being on the Demo stage at the Clean and Tidy Home show last week and be on the Kids Zone stage sharing all about my new book ‘More to Mealtimes’ There I met the author of the Nose Family, Costas Andreou, who also had a slot on the Kid’s Zone. …
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Dogs don’t do Ballet by Anna Kemp, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
Reading to children is such an interactive process and doing voices as well as facial expressions can help tell and story, with young children, getting them involved in the story brings it to life. Here’s how I would use this book for development in the EYFS. A little synopsis from me- Biff is a dog …
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Yoginis Yoga
At the end of September, I went to the Childcare and Education Expo. It is such an amazing place to learn more about EYFS and Primary education. I met some inspirational people, all supporting children to learn in this very important phase of their lives. I met Susan and Katie at their stand, and was …
More to Books
“There’s More to Books than Reading- how to help your child bring stories to life” follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum sharing books and activities for your child to learn all subjects at home, in your garden (even in the cold and rain) or park. This is the perfect book for Lockdown life. …
Aisha Bushby
For the last month or so, I’ve been happily (and virtually) working away with Aisha Bushby and 14 other aspiring children’s authors on the Prepare for Submission course run by WriteMentor. I’ve mentioned WriteMentor several times before and I’m delighted to have such inspirational, established authors to look up to and learn from! I have …
The Perfect Shelter by Clare Helen Welsh
As with last weeks blog, some of you may know I’m a huge fan of WriteMentor. After participating in two of their live writing weekends, when an online weekend was on offer, I jumped at the chance. I wasn’t let down. I’ve come away with such motivation. I was lucky enough to be taught by …