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Seeds that travel

September 28, 2018 By Lisa Lillywhite

seeds that travel

Seeds that travel Many flowers and plants around us may have arrived from somewhere else. They are plants with seeds that travel. That somewhere may be far away or it may be just up along the road. Whichever it is, how do seeds travel? Seeds that travel do it for the same reasons but they […]

Filed Under: collections, for teachers, identification, nature study, seasons, trees Tagged With: 4-8 years, 7-9 years, 9+ years, nature, observation

String, Straight-edge and Shadow

June 14, 2018 By Lisa Lillywhite

string,straight-edge and shadow

String, Straight-edge and Shadow The Story of Geometry by Julia E Diggins, Floris Books Mixing history and legend this intriguing book explores geometry’s greatest discoveries and through stories and illustrations explains the geometric principles which underpin mathematics in our world   FLORIS BOOKS The tradition that we call GEOMETRY is so very much part of life […]

Filed Under: for teachers, geometry, parent interest, reading, Steiner Waldorf, teaching, World geometry Tagged With: 9+ years, book review, earth and the solar system, geometry

Messy Maths

September 19, 2017 By Lisa

Messy Maths - book review

Messy Maths by Juliet Robertson A Playful, Outdoor Approach for Early Years – Crown House Publishing I have always been a big fan of Juliet Robertson. Her Creative Star Learning website is a fountain of ideas for teaching outside. This book was as good as I hoped. It is a vital resource for teachers to […]

Filed Under: for teachers, nature study, parent interest, reading, Steiner Waldorf, teaching Tagged With: 2-4 years, 4-8 years, 7-9 years, book review, observation, play

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