If you have been following our home school journey you will know that I love to provide interactive lessons that offer a one to one experience of learning through the suggested curriculum topics. This style of teaching in Home Education, from my point of view, is fantastic; I hope as well that you have seen how engaging it is.
What you don't often see me talking about here though is Literacy.
There are two main reasons for this:
1. I follow a schooled Literacy and Numeracy scheme; In other words we sit and work through curriculum guidelines for this.
2. Apart from incorporating ICT, I don't usually branch out to make Literacy fun and engaging; it can be a tough subject to do this with.
To follow the suggested learning objects I purchased from Collins their Pupils and Teachers Literacy books. However, I am not here today to talk about those books:
You can imagine then how excited I was to receive a range of books from Collins to review and support William's Home Schooling.
The first set that we looked at was Literacy and their Monster Practice books:
On first impression these looked great! Colourful, age appropriate, fun and something that would engage William from the start.
Once opened it was clear to see that each book continued to offer this unique style and approach to learning.
From a Teachers point of view:
Each page is designed to offer a straightforward learning objective that is not only easy to follow for the Child but also for the adult supporting. They are up to date with current curriculum levels providing an opportunity to easily use these individually or alongside other teaching resources.
From a Parents point of view:
Every page showed an unique, bright monster character that William automatically loved, often commenting on "how funny" they were. In the centre you also find a selection of monster stickers that can be used to support achievement or just a fun collection.
Ultimately William took one look at these books and delved straight in to complete as much as he could; something that has always been a slight struggle. Although we already have a handwriting book, what soon became apparent was how each book provided additional opportunities to reinforce handwriting skills.
I, as long as William, am quite excited to continue to use these books and who wouldn't enjoy subjects like Literacy when Monsters are involved!
Alternatively you can contact them via:
Twitter: Collins for Parents
Facebook: Collins for Parents
I have got more resources that I will be reviewing soon for 5 - 6 year olds in Numeracy so please keep a look out!
(I was given this product for free to review. My opinions are my own and I am under no obligations to give a positive review. Please see my full disclosure at the bottom of my blog)
No comments:
Post a Comment