Homeschoolingmama

Children are curious about the world around them, and very curious about the body and its workings. I've always felt that it is important to feed this curiosity with as much information the child can understand as possible. That is where this absolutely fantastic book 'So you want to build a human?' comes to play.  First impressions A lot of books you'll find are generally A4 size. It's a great workable size, however, an A4 size book with lots of contents is always daunting, and I find it hard to encourage little person to at least try and read some of the information. The books appear overwhelming, and I've already lost part of the battle. The great thing about 'So you want to build a human?' is the size. Larger than A4 (but we're not talking huge A3 size), the size makes a huge difference to the presentation. The lager area means everything feels neatly spaced out, doesn't feel like an overload of writing and means kids love...

I've talked about the use of online resources in many of my posts. One of the online websites we use frequently is Education.com . This has been my go to for over a year now. The website is fabulous and very easy to use, and I love how all I need to do is search a keyword for thousands of resources!  For more information on how we use Education.com and why we like it, click here to read our previous post.  Competition I am thrilled and very excited to share an absolutely amazing competition Education.com are currently running. It is the first ever Little Learners contest for kids. The prize is an amazing $500 for college (imagine that!) plus a lifetime membership to Education.com for parent/educator.  The contest is open to all children from K-5th grade. A wonderful competition getting children to express what education means to them using art, writing and creativity.  Don't miss this fab opportunit...