World Atlas with Collins #BackToSchoolBooks
I know it’s a ‘School Atlas’ but this is the baby you want on your shelf as your child moves on into secondary school. I LOVE an Atlas – who doesn’t? In fact, I’ve written about my love of a big Atlas as a child before. But this one is no picture atlas to capture a small mind. This is the big sister to a picture atlas – and it means business. Recently revised and extended, it features...
Batman Moleskine – Finally, a notebook for boy teens #BackToSchool
Tomorrow my boy starts school. No, he’s not five; No.1 turned 16 in January, and after two years of Home Ed he’s re-entering the system for his A levels. So the last few weeks have been a weird combination of grumpy denial (I do NOT like being retsricted to school term dates again!), floating sadness (we’re going to miss hi and his mugs of tea) and excited preparations. About the only things we’ve not had to...
Win a complete KS1 Learning Library, plus a First Microsocope #BackToSchoolBooks
Day Three of the Back To School Books week, and I hope you’re really getting into the swing of it now. Now, firstly, let’s not forget why we’re here; Collins Parents pages is totally worth a visit for any parent – they offer not only practical tips, but also what to expect at each stage of your child’s education and a boat load of useful resources. There’s also an online 25% discount for parents on all Back to School books, as...
Maths KS2 Revision & Practice with Collins #BackToSchoolBooks
Next up in our series of essential Back To School book buys is the KS2 Maths revision text from Collins. Anyone with a child entering Yr6 this year will know the SATS are looming large – love them or loathe them (does anyone in the country actually love the SATS? I think not…), they’re headed to a classroom near you. And I found through bitter experience that the best way to make them as painless as possible is to...
School Shoes? Well, it’s Dr Marten’s, baby. Obviously.
Back in the day, my teenaged feet and my DM’s were inseperable. Honestly – it was 1987 (ish), and the ONLY footwear that was acceptable was DM’s. I *may* have been persuaded into a pair of Converse lookalikes very occasionally, but as they were cheap lookalikes, and my DM’s were the Real Deal, there wasn’t really much comparison. Classic DM shoes – rarely did my teen sartorial preference so closely...
MicroScooters – perfect for the school run #BackToSchool
Every experienced mum knows that as cooter makes the school run a whole heap easier – and speedier. The child who dawdles and refuses to walk and complains of tired legs will rarely refuse the opportunity to scoot. Although you may find yourself in an enforced exercise regime yourself as you jog to keep up… unless, of course, you’ve treated yourself to an adult scooter to join in the fun (seriously, how much more fun...