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String, Straight-edge and Shadow

June 14, 2018 By Lisa

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

The Beauty of Numbers in Nature

November 14, 2017 By Lisa

Beauty of numbers in nature

The Beauty of Numbers in Nature by Ian Stewart Seeing as finding numbers in nature is my passion it wouldn’t take much for me to rave about this book and I wasn’t disappointed. In ‘The Beauty of Numbers in Nature’ by Ian Stewart possesses an engaging writing style in an area that can be seen […]

Filed Under: geometry, reading, Shape Hunting, symmetry, Uncategorized Tagged With: book review, finding shapes, observation, patterns, snowflake, symmetry

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

The Artful Educator

August 6, 2017 By Lisa

the Artful Educator

The Artful Educator Creative, Imaginative and Innovative approaches to Teaching by Sue Cowley Explorers and Rebels The Artful Educator is aimed at teachers. This is a license to break the rules. It should come with a license certificate to cut out. As she says in the intro, a book for ‘explorers and rebels’ it helps educators […]

Filed Under: reading, teaching Tagged With: book review, creative teaching, play

Reading for Pleasure by Kenny Pieper

August 4, 2017 By Lisa

reading for pleasure

Reading for Pleasure by Kenny Pieper. The full title being ‘How to Teach Reading for Pleasure’ by Kenny Pieper but don’t let that put you off. Aimed primarily at teachers with plenty of tips for how to bring to life the reading for pleasure habit yet with plenty for parents to consider too. Read this book. It’s […]

Filed Under: field trip parenting, reading Tagged With: 9+ years, book review, family, reading

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