Ok Tot School peeps, here it is an “Eater – Bunny Lacing” card.   Lacing (or threading) encourages pincer grip, finger control and hand eye coordination, all of which are essential pre-school and school skills.   There are many ways … Continue reading →

The next activity in our Easter “Tot School” is sequencing according to size.  Although size is generally a maths concept, sequencing itself is a cross curricular skill required in Maths, English, Science and History.  When you are teaching this activity … Continue reading →

An often over looked, but perhaps one of the most important “educational” skills children acquire is patterning. Learning how to recognise, create and extend patterns is not only an integral maths skill but helps your child acquire language, process words … Continue reading →

Over the coming weeks our “Tot School” will have an Easter theme.   The first activity I have created is a “Cute Chick Counting”    My Pigeon Pair – Cute Chick Counting Simply Download Print Cut each card Laminate and … Continue reading →

So how did you go with Tot school lesson 1?  Today it is all about learning the difference between letters and numbers.  This lesson will require some assistance for children under 3 and a little prctice for older children but … Continue reading →

Welcome to Tot School.  Each week I hope to provide you with some lesson inspiration! The popularity of Tot School has kind of hit me by surprise and yesterday we spent the morning at the beach and afternoon at Zumba … Continue reading →

Let’s start at the very beginning…..because it’s a very good place to start. Well actually to easily explain what “Tot School” is we need to start from the end and work backwards!  The end being when you hand your child … Continue reading →

“Something I just love about teaching 5 year olds is tying 25 pairs of shoelaces, 3 times a day, just after they have walked through the toilets.”  So maybe this isn’t the highlight of my day, but boy has it … Continue reading →

Over the next three weeks, “My Pigeon Pair” will be showcasing a series of ideas and activities to enrich your Christmas Elf experience. This series is called…..  The activities are designed to be independent of each other so you can … Continue reading →

Red and Yellow and Pink and Green, Purple and Orange and Blue, I can sing a Rainbow….. We are learning all about colours in our house!  Learning about colour takes on varying difficulty for different aged children so lets start … Continue reading →