Apologies for the excess posts coming out at the moment – I’m attempting to create a more organised blog by having posts containing the same theme all in one place! This page will contain all my Mr Men School posts: Mr Men School (Ages 3-5) This is a home made curriculum I designed for my……
Category: Literature Study – Mr Men and Little Misses
Mr Men School: Building Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension is an important skill to build. As an adult good comprehension skills will mean being able to read a letter and fully understand its contents, or being able to follow instructions such as in a recipe or google maps. These are all excellent reasons to encourage reading comprehension. The best reason of all,……
Mr Men School: Five Modelling Ideas
Our art is always based on process not product. That said, the children enjoy making something that is recognisable to the picture they began with in their heads. Here are a few of our more enjoyable projects trying to replicate some Mr Men and Little Miss characters: 1. Junk Modelling Junk modelling is a cheap,……
Mr Men School: Partnered Reading
In my last post I wrote about all we had done to encourage my six-year-old with her reading and I mentioned that partnered reading was one such strategy. I began to partner A6 about five months ago. The Mr Men magazines always have at least one comic like story based on one of the Mr……
Mr Men School: Encouraging a Love of Reading
I am currently teaching a six year old and a three year old to read. You may or may not know that I have a daughter who struggles with her reading. I say this not because I necessarily believe she should be further along or a better reader than she is, but because she is……
Little Miss Splendid’s Spa Party
My five-year old turned six last week and she was desperate for a Little Miss Party just like her sister. In an attempt to make the two parties vastly different and to reflect the fact that she was a big girl six we opted for a spa party. Not maybe the most sensible option for……
Mr Men School: Learning Directional and Positional Concepts with Mr Nosey
I buy all my Mr Men books from charity shops at between 25p and 50p each, so it is a bit hit and miss which ones I am able to get my hands on. In this case I owned two Mr Nosy books which I read out to the girls: By some miracle the Latest Mr……
Learning Opposites with Little Miss Neat
Using the above book I introduced the concept of opposites. I’m not B3 really understood but she enjoyed listening. I had photocopied some of the book covers of Mr Men and Little Miss characters, which were perfect for playing an opposites matching game: First I had A5 pair up the antonyms: She then suggested we play pairs……
Narrating with Little Miss Neat
We’ve been working on Little Miss Neat for the last couple of weeks. One of the activities I am trying to encourage A5 to do is narration. One big regret with my older ones is that I did not do it nearly enough with them. Narration is such an excellent prewriting skill and encourages clarity……
Mr Men Birthday Party
This week heralded the third birthday of my youngest. Three! How did that happen? Our Mr Men school has created an obsession with all things Mr Men so of course she wanted a Mr Men party! I had a few thoughts, put together a few ideas, and set to work. All was against me, or so it seemed,……
Mr Men School: Mr Happy
Literature We read the following books each day: And I also found a video of the book, which after we had read the story, the children watched on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZd_OxdgmOg I printed out some writing for A5 to do and some pictures of Mr Happy for B2 to do whilst the older ones were doing……
Little Miss Naughty Book Unit | Mr Men School Homeschool Lesson
The Little Miss Naughty Book Unit enriches the homeschool experience by integrating literature, math, creativity, and character education. Through engaging activities, children learn days of the week, develop literacy and vocabulary, explore choices and consequences, and practice life skills. This thematic approach fosters joyful and meaningful learning for younger learners.
Learning Days of the Week with Little Miss Naughty
Homeschooling offers opportunities to transform reading into engaging learning experiences. By using the story of Little Miss Naughty, a lesson on the days of the week became interactive. Creative activities, including matching games and personalized routines, helped reinforce concepts of time and routine, making learning enjoyable and relatable for children.
Learning Maths with Mr Men {Mr Men Measuring Box}
The Mr Men Measuring Box is a delightful homeschool resource designed to engage young learners in measurement through playful, hands-on activities. It includes a variety of standard and non-standard measuring tools, fostering skills like estimation and problem-solving while keeping learning fun. Children actively explore measurement concepts with familiar characters.
Mr Greedy Book Unit
This week at Mr Men School, the focus was on the Mr Greedy Book Unit, emphasizing sequencing. Using a creative activity with illustrations from the book, children built storytelling confidence and comprehension. The week included diverse literacy, math, and art activities, fostering engagement and learning through playful experiences, reinforcing skills naturally.