Product of the Month – Whisper Phones

Every so often you come across a tool that ticks all of the boxes. In the kitchen I love my Joseph® Triscale. In the car it’s my GPS which not only gets my family from A to B, but has also probably saved my marriage multiple times. Working with students, it’s the...

Bookshelf Must Have – You Choose

Imagine you could go anywhere, with anyone and do anything? Where would you live? Where would you sleep? Who would be your friends?  What games would you play? You Choose!   This is one of the very best children’s books you can have on your shelf.  With the help...

An Oldy but a Goody – Wombat Stew

An Oldy but a Goody – Wombat Stew Changing children’s lives one step at a time An Oldy but a Goody – Wombat Stew Marcia K Vaughan (1984) This very famous children’s book, includes a range of animals from the Australian bush. Throughout the story, it is...

Word Ready and Waiting

Word Ready and Waiting Changing children’s lives one step at a time Word Ready and Waiting The study of the development of language is a fascinating insight into what makes us human. The development of language is a lifelong process. From birth, we crave the ability...

Hop, skip and a jump into Prep

Hop, skip and a jump into Prep Changing children’s lives one step at a time Hop, skip and a jump into Prep with good fine motor skills It may be a cliché, but the pre-school years really do fly by so fast for us as parents and carers. They are a whirlwind of sleep...

Ready, Ears, Go

Ready, Ears, Go Changing children’s lives one step at a time Ready, Ears, Go Reading is about more than decoding letters on the page – in fact that comes much later, with school and the classroom environment. The building blocks for reading are developed in the...