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Why I Still Love Toy Story

The Toy Story movies are not just cinematic genius. They also represent an important connection that I share with my children due to a common interest.

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Mum, Come and Play!

Playing with your child is important for their development and also to aid in building strong bonds between you.

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12 Tips For a Better School Year

Making the school year run smoothly for your children, and for yourself, is easy with these quick tips from Kidspot on everything from eating to education.

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Learning to ride a bike

Learning to ride a bike can be difficult, painful and sometimes bloody! Learn tips and tricks for helping kids learn how to ride.

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Choosing a performing arts class for your child

Do you have a little singing, acting or musical star? Learn how to pick drama, music or singing lessons and classes to help your creative child shine!

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Music lessons for kids

Music lessons can aid the educational development of a child but Kidspot reveals the best time to start learning a musical instrument.

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The bittersweet milestones keep coming

When my youngest turned five recently, I thought that her first day at school would be one of the hardest days in my life.

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Mastering the pen grip

Teaching kids how to write and grip a pen correctly is easy with these tips from Kidspot.

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Preschool spelling milestones

Spelling bees are a fun way to help your child learn spelling skills and Kidspot helps explains age appropriate spelling milestones and spelling lessons.

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Best online learning websites for pre-school

Help your toddler learn through play with these educational websites for ages 3 to 5.

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Science experiments: 9 – 10

Children learn at an individual pace, in their own time. At this developmental age sees a step up in scientific concepts, 9-10 year olds will be attempting to develop several skills.

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    Science skills for kids: 11 – 12 years
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Science skills for kids: 11 – 12 years

Children learn at an individual pace, in their own time. At this developmental age new skills are not being learned at the rate of younger ages, rather skills are being refined and conceptual understandings deepened.

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Teaching your child to tie their laces

Learning to tie your own shoe laces is a tricky fine motor skill for children, but with patience parents can teach their child to tie their own laces.

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Improve handwriting: dot-to-dot worksheets

Dot-to-dots are a great fun, educational exercise. Completing a dot-to-dot has many benefits. Read on to find out more.

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    Handwriting milestones for preschoolers
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Handwriting milestones for preschoolers

Discover the handwriting milestones and printable sheets your child needs as they develop their cursive and print handwriting skills.

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    Dolch sight words
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Dolch sight words

Dolch sight words are a list of 220 commonly used words that children encounter and can be used to teach reading. .

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Literacy milestones 7-8

Your children need all the encouragement you can give to help them develop into strong readers who love to read! Here's how you can help them.

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    Speech and language development 11-12 years
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Speech and language development 11-12 years

Speech and language development varies in children but these development milestones explain what children 11-12 should know.

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    Spell Cover Write Check
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Spell Cover Write Check

Look-say-cover-write-check is a great way to turn learning spelling words in to a game.

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    Spelling bee words 9-10
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Spelling bee words 9-10

Spelling bee words for kids aged 9 to 10 are a great way to play learning games that improve literacy, reading and spelling skills.

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Spelling milestones 7-8 Years

When your child reaches the age of 8 there can be a shift in the emphasis placed on spelling - find out what milestones your 7 - 8 year old will be reaching.

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    Handwriting milestones 7-8 years
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Handwriting milestones 7-8 years

Discover the handwriting milestones your 7 to 8 year old reaches as they develop their cursive and print handwriting skills.

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    Literacy milestones 11-12
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Literacy milestones 11-12

Pre-teens still need all your encouragement to be readers often at this age reading is replaced by alternate activities and interests.

  • Is your child gifted and talented?
    School Age

Is your child gifted and talented?

Defining and identifying gifted and talented children can be difficult but if you think that could be your child, what should you do next?

  • More Dolch sight words
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More Dolch sight words

Dolch sight words are a list of 220 commonly used words that children encounter and can be used to teach reading. This article contains extra Dolch nouns.

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    Spelling bee words 7-8
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Spelling bee words 7-8

Spelling bee words for kids aged 7 to 8 are a great way to play learning games that improve literacy, reading and spelling skills

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    Multiplication facts and learning games
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Multiplication facts and learning games

Multiplication facts, worksheets and games can help children learn mathematical concepts.

  • Literacy milestones 11-12
    Learning styles in children
    School Age

Learning styles in children

Children have different ways of learning which the education experts have roughly grouped into three basic styles - auditory, visual and kinaesthetic.

  • Spelling bee words 5-6
    Spelling bee words 5-6
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Spelling bee words 5-6

Spelling bee words for kids aged 5 to 6 are a great way to play learning games that improve literacy, reading and spelling skills.

Handwriting milestones 11-12 years

Handwriting continues to develop and children are probably beginning to develop their own style now

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