Blog Author: Sarah Kinsey

How are you going to be kind today?

A few weeks ago my son and I found a painted rock that someone had thrown into the brook! We fished it out, put it on the bank and patted it dry.  You can see it in the photograph above. Today we are going to touch up the paint, seal with varnish (this is a job for the grown-ups) and then rehide it for someone else to marvel at.

Painted rocks are a very good way at spreading kindness and some much needed cheer.  Why don't you decorate some rocks for your garden or, maybe,  for one of your relatives who you haven't been able to see for a while.  I am sure that it will put a smile on their face.

I love 'think of a number' activities as they give your brain a really good work-out.

To tackle them you need to work backwards and use the inverse.  Remember that division and multiplication are friends and, so too are  addition and subtraction.  When you know this then you know, for example, …

I have got to apologise to all of the grown-ups in advance as this song  is VERY catchy!

Here is the link to it. If the link doesn't work, type 'homophones bitesize song' into your internet search engine.

Play, listen, sing and dance to the song a few times before correcting the following…

How are you going to be showing kindness today?

I like to batch cook meals so that we always have something for our evening meal on those days when we are really busy and time just runs away with us.  My son and I are going to take some of those meals out of our freezer and put them on his grandparents doorstep so that they have something quick and nutritious to eat.

Let me know what you would do in the comments box below :)

Remember that this week is Mental Health Awareness Week.  In our classroom we have a Worry Eater called Enno.  Here he is:

If you have any worries, you can always write them down like we do in our classroom and let one of your favourite toys eat them up instead or you could make one of these using a lollipop stick and your imagination.

A huge thank-you to Mrs. King for letting me know about this incredibly important week.  The focus for this year is kindness and here is a challenge that you could get involved  with your family at home. You could do the suggestions mentioned on the chart or you might think of something else to do…

The following passage contains some incredibly boring words.  Could you please improve it by replacing the underlined words with something more exciting.  You can  rewrite the passage in your neatest St. Stephen's handwriting and then type a few of your improved sentences in the comment box so…

The Stone Age people ate food just like you and I do but do you know what kinds of food they ate? They were also known as hunter-gatherers but why?  Are you and your family hunter-gatherers?  I would like you to do a piece of research based on Stone Age food. Let me know what you found out in the…

Hi everyone,

You are familiar with this type of comprehension which focuses on three of our reading VIPERS skills. All you need to do is to watch the video and answer the questions. I have split the questions into two sessions so you can answer one set on one day and the other set on a…

Have a look at this.  Magic squares are a brilliant way to give your brain a good work out. Every row, column and diagonal needs to add up to the same number.  Try them and let me know what you think.

If you enjoyed completing this activity or you feel as though you need a bit more practice…

If you click on this link it will take you to a reading of this book on youtube. If the link doesn't work, just type in the name of the book on youtube.

Here are some facts about Mary:

Mary Anning was born in the seaside town of Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK, in 1799. Although her parents had ten…

One of my favourite websites and one that I have used for many years is called GoNoodle.  In fact, I like it that much that I have taken my young son to watch Koo Koo Kanga Roo perform a few times!  To access the site, your grown-up will need to click on GoNoodle for Families. You can also access…