Whale migration is one of nature’s most awe-inspiring phenomena. At the moment, humpback whales are travelling thousands of kilometres along Australia’s east and west coast, moving to warmer waters. It’s not only in Australia that this great migration is taking place - in South Africa, southern right whales have also…
What is a growth mindset? A growth mindset is the belief that intelligence and abilities can be developed through hard work rather than intelligence is fixed from birth and cannot be changed. A lot of scientific evidence suggests that the difference between those who succeed and those who don't is…
One really valuable way you can help your child with their maths is to help build their maths confidence. With the right mindset and attitude towards maths, your child will do really well in their maths. It will enable them to become better learners, be more resilient when faced with…
Apart from using chocolate to bribe your child to do some maths, actually there are many ways to use chocolate to help your child build maths confidence and, with most of them, your child won’t even realise (unless you tell them)! Shhh!The weather in Sydney at the moment is perfect…
Mindset is so important when your child is learning maths. If they think that something is going to be difficult, then it will be difficult. However, by slightly reframing the language, you can change this.
My top 3 ways to help your children with maths. 1. Play games and adapt the rules 2. Use money to practise maths 3. Create quizzes
"Can we do something with these?"A voice from behind the door asks. Each morning and early afternoon, I teach home schoolers Maths and English. I really enjoy these sessions as the sessions can be more free and frequently follow the children's interests. Although I always have a plan in mind,…
When I was at school, I lacked confidence in one subject - Spanish - and fell further and further being. After learning for nearly 5 years, I could barely string a sentence together as I hadn't had sufficient practice. It wasn't until my parents found me a tutor, who allowed…