The Brain

Why does this have its own page?

I have posted this as a separate page for a couple of reasons:

1. I personally am a great advocate of enriching the minds of your kids as one of the greatest investments you can make into your child's life i.e. teaching him to fish and not just buying the Tilapia! Lol. Not convinced I'm motivated enough to keep this up? Well my mother is a teacher, my grandmother was a teacher. My mother in-law was a teacher. I was a personal tutor throughout my university days, I have assisted a number of students in my DegreeAngel Business enter universities and choose their career paths and I love my sons enough to try my best in teaching them too. Phew!!!
2. The majority of Nigerian mothers I asked in a survey cited this was an area was important to them. Well your child will not become a doctor, lawyer, accountant, scientist or engineer without a good education so this makes sense!
3. A large number of people in the UK now have been unemployed following education, primarily this could be improved for individuals by making themselves more competitive. Let's save our children this problem by directing them on the right path early!

As my children are under 3 at this time, the education content will consist of Pre-school Education, later progressing to Primary Education and Gifted and Talented schemes for when my boys do eventually enter primary school elsewhere you will see other age appropriate information focussing on special non-academic issues that need to be tackled that could possibly affect them during school hours i.e. Bullying, Stranger Danger, Safety, Sexual Education etc.

Literacy

Reading: 

Where children read and understand simple sentences. They use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately. They also read some common irregular words. They demonstrate understanding when talking with others about what they have read.

Writing:

Where children use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which

match their spoken sounds. They also write some irregular common words.They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible.

Mathematics

Numbers:

Where children count reliably with numbers from 1 to 20, place them in

order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.

Shape, space and measures:

Where children use everyday language to talk about size, weight,  capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems. They recognise, create and describe

patterns. They explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.

Understanding the world

People and communities:

Where children talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members. They know that other children don’t always enjoy the same things, and are sensitive to this. They know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions.

The world:

Where children know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. They talk about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments might vary from one another. They make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk about changes.

Technology:

Where children recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools. They select and use technology for particular purposes.

Expressive arts and design:

Exploring and using media and materials:

Where children sing songs, make music and dance, and experiment with ways of changing them. They safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.

Being imaginative:

Where children use what they have learnt about media and materials in original ways,  thinking about uses and purposes. They represent their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, dance, role-play and stories.

I will also include on this page and relevant categories various external site links to help you get your children reading and achieving!

Hugs and Kisses


Ella