Charlotte Ward·Jan 22Helping Children to Thrive Throughout the Primary-Secondary Transition: Lessons From Risk and…The transition from primary to secondary school can be daunting for children; a lot of changes happen over a short period of time. Whether…
Mummy Bananas·Dec 29, 2024Letters living in the ground, grass and sky — a game changing resource for letter writingI live to feel grounded — little did I know my y’s and g’s do too!
Mummy Bananas·Dec 27, 2024When the school books come home at year end and you start to get an insight into what you didn’t…Looking through my daughter’s exercise books at the end of the year helped plug some gaps in my understanding of her schooling and academic…
Mummy Bananas·Dec 4, 2024Making Fluency our Friend: Reflections on Our Phonics Journey and What Comes NextWelcome to my fourth instalment in my blog — an almost* tell-all manifesto of how a full-time working parent has dug deep to support my…
Mummy Bananas·Nov 21, 2024Keeping Phonics Fun: Games and Activities to Build Engagement and ConfidenceWelcome to my third instalment in a blog which has become my tell-all manifesto of how a full-time working parent has dug deep to support…
Mummy Bananas·Nov 12, 2024Creating a Daily Phonics Routine: How We Support Reading Progress at HomeWe are five weeks into our transition between phonics programs in Australian Kinder. What a ride it has been — from a devastating day 1 at…