Posts Tagged ‘education’

Educational Green Gardening Colouring Pages

I was contacted by Mark from Moss Green Children’s Books this week, telling me about their free colouring pages. Little Miss Green has been through phases of colouring, although she tends to prefer to draw her own pictures. however, from time to time she’ll ask me for some colouring pages and now that she’s older…

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It’s time to talk dirty

We’re made from it, buildings can be built from it, it cleans our water, purifies the air, cleans us and can heal our body and mind. In short, it is the ultimate natural resource for all life on earth. Unfortunately, we’ve lost one third of it in the last 100 years due to agricultural practises,…

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Refugee week – Different Pasts, Shared Future.

Refugee week runs from 14-20 June 2010. Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities. The purpose of Refugee Week is to deliver positive educational messages that counter fear, ignorance and negative stereotypes of refugees…

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Honey bees in decline

To finish our celebration of National Honey week, it’s time to think about the furry workers who make the honey for us! So far we’ve looked at the amazing healing powers of manuka honey, looked at honey as a natural remedy for hayfever, learned how to use honey in our beauty routine and seen how…

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Appetite for action

Appetite for Action, in conjunction with Sky and Global Action Plan, are running a campaign to help schools make small changes that make a big difference. All primary schools are encouraged to take part and we join in as a home school. Appetite for Action is  free to join and helps schools tackle a range…

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Help save Badger Wood!

Little Miss Green just spent over 2 hours completely absorbed by a fantastic resource on the Nature Detectives website. “Help save badger wood” is an interactive experience in which children gather evidence and opinions from the residents of a wood threatened by local development. Comparing the values of conservation with the advantages of the development…

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‘Teaching maths’ with home education – 10 tips

One of Little Miss Green’s least favourite subjects is maths. This is such as shame because she has a great aptitude for it, but one of her school teachers completely destroyed LMG’s confidence – beware the power of the spoken word. If I offer maths worksheets they are met with fear and an instant defeatist…

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