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Bella learning seeks to give you relevant and accessible articles that will help you navigate primary school as a parent and support your child. We get our ideas from talking to parents, kids, forums and by seeing what you google the most! Articles will cover information about the curriculum and learning, what happens in the classroom, how to interact with school and teachers and also more difficult and personal issues such as learning needs, bullying and relationships.
Challenge 5 – 27-03-20 – Family Tree
IF YOU ARE ENJOYING THE CHALLENGES PLEASE LET US KNOW! Welcome to the fifth challenge of the day for primary school children. These challenges are open-ended, purposeful tasks, differentiated for different abilities, that your child can enjoy every day. Please share...
Challenge 4 – 26/03/2020 – Celebrate a story!
Welcome to the fourth challenge of the day for primary school children. These challenges are open-ended, purposeful tasks, differentiated for different abilities, that your child can enjoy every day. Please share your outcomes with the group to receive both teacher...
Challenge 3 – 25th March 2020 – Toy Audit!
Welcome to the third challenge of the day for primary school children. These challenges are open-ended, purposeful tasks, differentiated for different abilities, that your child can enjoy every day. Please share your outcomes with the group to receive both teacher and...
Challenge 2 – 24th March 2020 – Rainbow Collage
Welcome to the second challenge of the day for primary school children. These challenges are open-ended, purposeful tasks, differentiated for different abilities, that your child can enjoy every day. Please share your outcomes with the group to...
Challenge 1 – 23rd March 2020 – Activity Ideas
Welcome to the first challenge of the day for primary school children. These challenges are open-ended, purposeful tasks, differentiated for different abilities, that your child can enjoy every day. Please share your outcomes with the group to receive both teacher and...
Dear Parents… A day in the life of a teacher
Dear Parents, I'm writing to you because I never actually get the time to talk to you face to face. I wish I did; I know that if we worked more closely together, we could help your child progress quicker, become more confident, or be happier at school. I thought it...
Six educational activities for half term (clue: not homework!)
Education doesn't have to stop in half term - in fact - it's the perfect time to investigate, discover and consolidate learning that's been happening in the classroom. Here are some teacher ideas for you to try with your kids over the holidays. Much more beneficial...
How to read with your child through primary school
Most people know that it's important to read with their children but there isn't much guidance on the best way to go about it through the years. Bella Learning gives a teacher's run down of how to support your child's reading through primary school. Reception: A...
I don’t want to be ‘that’ parent…
Since starting the Facebook group 'Ask a teacher' only a couple of days ago, we've already had a number of members stating that they don't want to be 'that' parent with regard to expressing concerns to teachers. I'm here, as a teacher, to tell you that we want you to...
Phonics – Phriend or Pho?
Since 2005, every child in state education has been taught to decode words through the teaching of phonics, starting in Reception and culminating in a (rather obscure) statutory 'screening check' at the end of Year One. In short, children in England are taught the 44...