5 Ways to Make Maths More Fun

One of the challenges facing kids learning maths is that it can be a difficult subject to get the hang of, and can therefore be confusing and quite hard for some kids, and they lose confidence and find it ‘boring’. However there are plenty of ways to make maths more fun, and encourage kids to keep trying to master the basics, and you can help your kids out at home with some quick games which cover the basics of counting, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. Food Counters – use small bits of food as counters, such as sweeties, small chocolates, raisins, cereal bites or biscuits. Write...

August 30th, 2008 by admin 

Help Teach Your Kids to Read and Write at Home

Kids love to learn new things, and you can really give a boost to their whole education if you start encouraging learning at home from a young age.  Parents teach their kids a whole range of essential skills before they reach school age, from talking through to potty training, so why not go a step further and give your kids a head start in reading and writing too. All children learn at different speeds, so don’t push your kid into learning more than they are ready for, but you can start with simple things from quite a young age: Read for 30 minutes everyday – start off by setting ...

July 28th, 2008 by admin 

Charles Darwin – A Brief History of the Great Naturalist

Charles Robert Darwin was one of the foremost naturalists in the world, and published a number of detailed works that took some of the new but very vague thoughts and conjectures on the notion of evolution, and compiled them into a series of very credible and intellectual theories, with a compelling body of scientific research and data to back them up.  Darwin’s works transformed that way in which we thought about the roles of nature and humanity, and was one of the most influential and controversial scientific advances ever made. Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire on...

June 28th, 2008 by admin 

Additional Tutoring for Students

Everyone learns at different speeds, and you may feel as you progress through your school, college or university course that certain sections have not been dealt with in enough detail for you, or you are not happy with your grades in particular subjects. If this is the case then it can be a good idea to look for additional tutoring, which can help support you in those subjects you feel you are falling behind in, and also give a boost to your overall grades and learning skills. Benefits of Additional Tutoring The first place to look for additional support for your studies is with the teachers/lecturers...

June 18th, 2008 by admin