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...

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...

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!,...