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This Past Week 15th April

Well my weekly round up this week will be a little different! This week I had a week off! I had a few bits to do with my family so headed to Bristol for that. I find when I’m home I’m often a little bit of a workaholic. Both my husband and best mate willContinue reading “This Past Week 15th April”

What is Growth Mindset?

In tutoring we will often study a single subject area, it might be maths or literacy or something else altogether. Often, for a myriad of reasons, the children I work with find this area of study difficult, and this can lead to negative feelings. These feelings can lead to a child switching off to aContinue reading “What is Growth Mindset?”

Game Ideas

I wrote a blog post recently about the importance of play and why I use it (https://carols-tutoring.com/2018/04/02/why-play/). But how do I use it is equally as interesting and really very simple. I have a few favourite games and I am going to share them with you now. Jenga This is a great game for childrenContinue reading “Game Ideas”

Making Maths Real

When I start working with a new child in maths, I often find myself explaining to parents that I will use a range of tools that their child can touch and move to help teach concepts. This is regardless of the age of the child. I prepare the child and the adult to use materialsContinue reading “Making Maths Real”

Why Play?

If you have a look at my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/carolstutoringwestlothian/) you will quickly realise that I highly value play as a tool in creating the right environment where children can learn. This is not a new philosophy, indeed Plato stated that to keep children to their studies you should not use compulsion but instead useContinue reading “Why Play?”