Starting School

Back to School: Organising Kids Spaces

January 23, 2012

Part of our getting organised for starting school strategy has involved re-organising Immy’s closet. I have written before about my preference for comfortable, practical play clothes for young children so until now most of Immy’s clothes (tops, shorts, leggings, skirts, jumpers, even many of her dresses) were stored in her chest of drawers. I love [...]

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Clown Shoes and Tight Chests – A Mum’s First Year at School

January 21, 2012
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Today I would like to welcome Sarah Wayland of That Space In Between to Childhood 101 with a guest post sharing her perspective as a Mum reflecting upon her feelings as a mother when her daughter headed off to Big School last year… This time last year we had purchased the most gigantic shoes that [...]

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Back to School: 20 Lunch Box Snack Ideas (+ free printable!)

January 20, 2012
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As a new school Mum about to embark on her first foray into preparing school lunches, I thought it would be useful to compile a list of quick and easy snack suggestions for recess (or ‘little’ lunch) to hang inside my pantry door. I am guessing that this will be helpful both as I prepare [...]

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Back to School With Litter-Less Lunches + a Giveaway

January 19, 2012
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Be sure to read to the end of the post for the chance to win with 4MyEarth. The past few weeks Immy has been having a bit of fun with practice ‘lunchbox lunches’ in preparation for kindy. This exercise can be really useful for ; Teaching children which foods are for recess or ‘little lunch’ [...]

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Starting School: 12 Tips for Easing Separation Anxiety

January 17, 2012
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{Image: First Week at Cow School by Andy Cutbill, illustrated by Russell Ayto} And all the cow mothers were sad that their babies were starting school   This will be me in a fortnight I am quite sure! While Immy is giving me every indication that she will be just fine, she has never been [...]

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Back to School: Getting Organised + a Giveaway!

January 16, 2012
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Be sure to read right to the end of the post for the chance to win and get organised for school with Bright Star Kids! As much as it’s breaking my heart (I am so not ready!), we have slowly started getting organised for Immy starting kindy. One of the hardest changes for us is [...]

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Preparing for the Practicalities of Starting School

January 16, 2012

This Starting School post was originally published in January of 2010 and provides a list of practical life skills that can help to smooth the transition to the more formal setting of ‘big school’ for our littlest citizens. With many children starting school for the first time within the next two weeks, I thought it [...]

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Making the Decision to Homeschool

May 4, 2011
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As a qualified teacher who has worked in early education for many years I am always curious to talk with parents who have made the decision to homeschool their children, especially in Australia where homeschooling is still relatively uncommon. It is such a big commitment for parents to make and surely cannot be a decision [...]

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