04 Feb, 2022 Wordle for number fans ... By Ruth Nossek Are you a glory hunter, a plodder, a master strategist, an addict or even a cheat? According to the article WORDLE: What the way you play...
20 Jul, 2021 Missing the football? Join the fun with 'The Hundred' - the new cricket competition starting 21st July By Ruth Nossek With Euro 2020 now over, and the summer holidays (nearly) upon us in the UK, there are two great sporting events starting this week to...
29 Jun, 2021 Game, set and match! It's time to join 'Wimbledon at Home' By Ruth Nossek Monday 28th June, the 2021 Wimbledon Tennis Championships began - more than 700 days after the last ball was struck! With it, AELTC has...
02 Apr, 2021 Explore the NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year gallery: follow the trail and win prizes! By Ruth Nossek Here is a family online activity for the Easter holidays: explore the truly amazing photographs in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year...
01 Mar, 2021 Help children with their reading skills by turning on the subtitles By Ruth Nossek Did you know that turning on the (same language) subtitles while children are watching television can double the chances of a child...
12 Feb, 2021 The Case of the Stolen Heart: Solve a virtual Valentine's Detective Trail this weekend❤️ By Ruth Nossek Treasure Trails provide downloadable detective adventures/treasure trails that take you around differing cities and regions in the UK....
08 Feb, 2021 Safer Internet Day: Resources to help you keep your children safe online By Ruth Nossek Safer Internet Day, coordinated in the UK by the Safer Internet Centre is an annual event aiming to raise awareness of online issues and...
01 Feb, 2021 Get creative and join in with the national 'The Great Big Art Exhibition'... (anyone can participate!) By Ruth Nossek Sir Antony Gormley has launched what is being called 'largest-ever art exhibition' - a national art exhibition to be created by the...
25 Jan, 2021 Lunch date with Dame Kelly: 20 mins workout for those parents working at home By Ruth Nossek Along with Lockdown#3 in England came the return of Joe Wicks to support children at home with their PE again. But what about us parents...
20 Jan, 2021 Stargazing @ Home with your family: Fri 22 Jan & Thurs 28 Jan - all the best bits from from the comfort of your sofa! By Ruth Nossek There are two Stargazing Events coming from Oxford, UK in the next few weeks - both online, both free, and both child-friendly!...
19 Jan, 2021 Lego building projects: from big to small - join the Japanese Lego Master By Ruth Nossek If your children (or other members of your family) have a box of Lego hiding in their cupboard, its definitely time to re-ignite that...
14 Jan, 2021 Words, words and more words: challenge yourself and your children to learn some new words this year By Ruth Nossek If you had fun reading Susie Dent's alternative Christmas dictionary article over Christmas with your family, you might want to take some...
12 Jan, 2021 Free teaching resources from Twinkl for lockdown! By Ruth Nossek Twinkl are providing their Home Learning Hub accessible for free for the whole of January and beyond, with a range of downloadable and...
11 Jan, 2021 Hooray for the Beeb! How to access the free BBC educational resources during lockdown By Ruth Nossek As announced last week, the BBC have put together a very comprehensive collection of resources for children in lockdown across the UK....
09 Jan, 2021 Bowie: remembering the Starman 🚀🎶🌠 By Ruth Nossek For my 13th birthday my mum bought me the album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. This was my first...
08 Jan, 2021 How to cope with the winter lockdown By Ruth Nossek This is a great short article about routines and techniques that can help us deal with lockdown in winter in the UK and other parts of...