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Maths, reading and science at home: ideas for parents, tricks for kids, and ways to make practice something they want to do.
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Five kitchen-table science experiments for ages 5 to 9 (and what to ask while you do them)
Five safe experiments using things from the kitchen, with what actually happens and why, plus the questions that turn a fun activity into real science.
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Helping a child who finds reading hard: echo reading and five calm habits
When reading is a struggle, more pressure makes it worse. Echo reading, short daily sessions and a few calm habits help a…
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Screen-time rules your child can actually follow
A rule works when a child understands it, can predict it and sees it applied the same way every day. A practical…
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Counting with a four-year-old: ten games that need nothing but your day
Reciting 1 to 10 is not the same as understanding what the numbers mean. Ten everyday games that build real counting, with…
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Grade 2 maths: what your child should know, and how to practice it at home
Grade 2 is where maths stops being counting and starts being about how numbers are built. Here is what the year covers,…
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Welcome to the Tutorpip blog
Short, practical posts on how children learn and how to help at home.
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