Singing is good for your mind, body and spirit. It helps to nurture imagination and language skills: the patterns of traditional nursery...

Creating, wondering, imagining…these are such important activities for all of us, but never more so than in childhood. Imaginative play...

Personalised jigsaw puzzles are a great activity for family time together and an opportunity to build your child's self-esteem. They...

The ability to segment words into sounds and the ability to blend sounds into words (oral blending and segmenting) are vital prerequisite...

Apostrophes can be tricky. Sometimes they form possessives. Sometimes they form contractions. Can they ever make something plural?...

Did anyone tell you practice makes perfect? That's only if you're practicing it right. Each time you spell a word wrong, you're...

Here at Fabulous at Phonics!, I message all my students and their parents/carers 24 hours in advance of their tuition with information...

Gross motor skills are abilities that allow people to do things that involve using the large muscles in the torso, arms and legs to...

As we start the new academic year, parents and carers are likely to be 'bombarded' over the next few weeks with a variety of letters and...

Fine motor skills are those that involve a refined use of the small muscles which control the hand, fingers and thumb. With the...

When you work with me, I aim to find out as much as I can about your needs, wants and wishes. I have a free, fully comprehensive...

Self-esteem is how you think about yourself. Being confident means being comfortable with how you look and how you feel. And it means...

Art is the “first language” of the beginning reader and writer. Children usually draw or paint before they write. They use what might...

When researching about teaching mindfulness to today's children, I realise how enlightened my parents were almost 50 years ago.  We...

Names... we all have them. Nearly all names have a meaning and the naming of children is often marked by an important ceremony. For...

The wellbeing of families, and children in particular, is a critical part of achieving academic outcomes. Here at Fabulous at Phonics!,...

"It's terribly kind of you, Fox, but no – I'm going to have lunch with a gruffalo." If you recognise that line, you're likely a fellow...

I am now taking bookings. Please use the website to book your child's slot or message me to get in touch. #phonicsscreening...

Welcome to the Fabulous at Phonics! blog. Here, I'll let you know about any new teaching and learning resources and share any interesting...