Rare Giant Deep Water Shark
Posted on January 31, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Environment, Student Resources
The very rare, Giant Deep-Sea Shark, that looks for all the world like a large corroded rock, usually lives in the waters near Greenland, up to 600 metres deep, at a cool 1 degree Celsius. It lives on seals and has been known to kill polar bears. Read more about the Giant Deep Sea [...]
Woman Killed In University Stampede
Posted on January 26, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Society
As the university gates were opened at 7.45 a.m., thousands of students, many accompanied by anxious parents, surged forward. One woman lost her life and several other people were badly hurt. Read more…
Sorting Out Fruit And Vegetables
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Here is an easy and very effective sorting activity for young children. After downloading the pictures, cut them out and laminate them for durability. Encourage your child to sort the pictures into different groups based on various characteristics. Read more…
Making Spiders
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Our latest adventure focuses on ‘Minibeasts’ which are all the small creepy, crawly creatures we can think of (e.g., insects, spiders, etc.). This is a topic that has been eagerly embraced by the boys … especially our youngest who can’t go for a walk anywhere without stopping numerous times to check out any creeping thing [...]
Sand Legs
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
It is absolutely amazing what you can do with sand and a little bit of imagination. Suddenly a four old has legs that will help him to reach the light switches in our home.. Read why extending a child’s imagination is so important…
Reading The Essential Life Skill
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling, parenting
One of the most important daily activities it to share stories with your children. In fact is an essential activity after the basics of giving them food, water, clothing, shelter and love, of course! Read why story books are so important to children…
Creating A Minibeast Collage
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Creating themed collages used to be a time consuming activity, just to find the material required. Today, it is such an easy task with the aid of the Internet. Read more about this really great art activity…
Kids and Photography
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Spring is a great time to let kids enjoy a great outdoor activity by learning to take their own pictures, particularly in this modern age of technology and digital photography. Read more about this really fun activity…
Engage Children In Daily Stories
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Group reading in our home has become a very special time of the day. It is meant to be a wind down at the end of the day activity, but often it is just the opposite, with imaginations fired to the max. Maybe it is a great inspiration for dreams, so we need to choose [...]
Icing Biscuits With Youngsters
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Helping kids to ice biscuits is a very easy and simple cooking experience to do with young children. Buy a packet of plain biscuits, so you don’t have to do any baking! All you need to do is create some icing out of icing sugar, a dollop of butter, a spoonful or two of milk [...]
