Trivium 21st Century by Martin Robinson, Crown House Publishing. Preparing young people for the future with lessons from the past. Trivium 21st Century by Martin Robinson has a surprising appeal, especially to those who may place themselves at the progressive end of the educational spectrum. You discover that Martin Robinson wants what we all want […]
Nature Words – Campanulate
Nature Words There are so many great nature words that describe what we see everyday. A new collaborator to The Smart Happy Project, Monique, runs a great blog and every month features new nature words to learn with children. I love these posts and she kindly agreed to write one especially for The Smart Happy […]
A Journey through geometry books
A journey through geometry books Never have been a genius at maths in school, I couldn’t have imagined in later life I’d get a sudden urge to own all the geometry books I could find. I don’t remember ever doing geometry at school, I’m sure it was never classed as maths if I did. So the first […]
Shared reading with children
We all know it, any parent will tell you. Kids need to read and read voraciously. Shared reading is probably the single most thing that will improve their learning, both now and in the future. Shared reading with children I’m guilty of cutting corners when I’m late with dinner and rushing to get them into bed. The […]
Beetle Boy by M.G. Leonard
Beetle Boy by MG Leonard – book review. Beetle Boy is a new release from Chicken House, the first in a trilogy by MG Leonard. Book of the month in Waterstones It’s Waterstones book of the month for February and exclusive to them until general release in March. And I get to review it! […]
