by annabel | May 24, 2021 | Advice, Bella Learning, Curriculum, Parents, Reading, Schools, Support, Workshops
(I promise it’s far easier than you think!) Parents are naturally great teachers and we know that their involvement in education makes a huge difference. But we also know that families are stretched for time and that sitting down at a desk with a worksheet...
by annabel | May 24, 2021 | Advice, Bella Learning, Curriculum, maths, Parents, Reading, Schools, Support, Workshops
I’m delighted to share with you an article I’ve written for Families® magazine! In my Facebook group Ask a Teacher, we always have a number of members stating that they don’t want to be ‘that’ parent with regard to expressing their concerns to teachers....
by annabel | May 24, 2021 | Advice, Bella Learning, Curriculum, Parents, Reading, Schools, Support
There’s a simple answer to this one… because you have told them to! Imagine I gave you a piece of paper and told you to write a story about monkeys. Would you immediately be able to? Would you see the point? Would you have the ideas? This week, I’ve had lots of...
by annabel | Feb 10, 2021 | Advice, Bella Learning, Parents, Reading, Support, Tests, Workshops
Since 2005, every child in state education has been taught to decode words through the teaching of phonics, starting in Reception and culminating in a (rather obscure) statutory ‘screening check’ at the end of Year One. In short, children in England are...
by annabel | Dec 9, 2018 | Advice, Christmas, Parents, Reading
]Here are Bella Learning’s current year by year teacher picks for primary school kids, based on entertainment (and educational) value: Reception – Oi Frog! by Kes Gray and Jim Field A hilarious tale of rules and rhymes, perfect for an early reader to enjoy...
