Art: Using Pizza Trays For Marble Painting
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education
It may be a bit messy, but it is so much fun, to do marble painting using a pizza tray with a substantial lip around the edge of it. The lip of the tray stops the marble from rolling off onto the table, across your floor and out the door … spreading paint as it [...]
Cooking With Young Children: Potato Fritters
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in cooking, Education, Home Schooling
Potato Fritters is another great recipe that is easy to cook with children -. While the recipe is definitely requires a team effort involving adult assistance, there are many aspects children can participate in and benefit from. What’s more, the end result is delicious! Read more…
Kitchen Cupboard Contents Make Great Toys
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education
What you have in your cupboard can be just as exciting as expensive store bought toys. I’ve lost count of the number of times our kitchen cupboards have been raided by boys as they’ve collected things to use in dramatic play games … and for art activities … and building activities … and messy play [...]
Discovering Rotating Toys
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Parenting
When we had to shift, (not my favourite pastime) the children wanted to help pack. There were endless cries of delight as long forgotten toys were rediscovered, which made me remember that rotating the toy selection is a great way to keep the children happy and entertained with their range of toys. Read more…
Reading Chapter Books
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Parenting
One of my earliest memories of school, that was actually positive, was of a situation in which our teacher had taken us to a grassed area within the school grounds. The class was asked to sit on a rug in the warm sunshine and while our teacher read to us from a chapter book which [...]
How To Help ADD Children
Posted on February 23, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, parenting, social
Around the globe more and more kids are being diagnosed as ADD, (attention deficit disorder), until it has reached epidemic proportions. These are children who have great difficulty in inhibiting their spontaneous responses, frequently lapse into inattention, hyperactivity and are impulsive. They often appear moody and overreact emotionally. Read more…
Animal Artists
Posted on February 23, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Art, Society
A serious minded monkey, who goes by the name of Pockets Warhol, was named after the artist Andy Warhol, painter, printmaker and filmmaker. The monkey’s art work raised UA$100,000. Read about many more animal artists…
Getting To School The Dangerous Way
Posted on February 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Society
If your child had to inch along a broken bridge over a swollen river, with no safety gear, would you let your child go t school? This is the question facing Indonesian parents. Read more…
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…
