This week we learnt about Little Miss Bossy in our Mr Men School. The children have really got on board with this and I am enjoying planning and executing my plans for the littles' learning. Each book triggers off loads of ideas, and the characters are so different that each week will feel very varied I think.…
Category: Mr Men and Little Misses
Mr Men School: Making an Alphabet Tool Box
Last week I made an A, B, C box for my little girls, who have been using it all week long. It is deceptively simple and is teaching them in a way that is fun. A5 in particular has loved using it I'll probably add to it, but so far it has some alphabet stamps, pen, magnetic letters,…
Mr Men School: Mr Tickle
This week's Mr Men school was all about Mr Tickle and what a fabulous week we had, with so, so many activities. I am exhausted and the little ones still keep asking for 'more Mr Men-ny activities, pleeease Mummy!'. Needless to say, it has been a huge hit and I'm not at all certain I…
Making a ‘Build a Mr Man’ Felt Kit
This week I started making the little ones' Mr Men Felt kit. I used an ice cream box, pack of felt and fabric glue: I cut some felt to fit into the lid of the ice cream box and stuck it down with fabric glue. I then decorated the outside of the box with felt…
Mr Men Maths: Making a Number Tool Box
What is a number tool box? It is basically a box I can grab that has a few tools inside to teach number skills. The number skills I want the little ones to learn are: Number recognition (B2) Counting (B2) Ordering Numbers (B2) Number bonds (A5) Writing numbers (B2 and A5) Making the Box 1) Collect the…
Mr Men School : Introduction
The family has had (yet another) nasty infection going around for the last couple of weeks and last week Gary succumbed with a sinus infection, and on Thursday B2 and I came down with some sort of weird throat infection. We're all on the mend now but didn't get round to our pond study on Friday on…
Preschool Easter Adventure Box: Mr Men
On a Friday we have a time when all five children are doing school together. I use the term school loosely due to the age differences, however the older one’s are still learning. They learn their needs come secondary to their little sisters. They learn to put aside their wishes for a couple of hours…
Simple Hand-made Mr Men Puppets
One of my goals this Easter was to test the waters and see if the Mr Men theme was likely to hold my younger girls attention each Friday next year. When I realised that they would I wanted to start making some play things to put in the littles Mr Men and Little Misses box…
Easter Adventure Box for the Littles
Next week begins a four-week stint into our Easter Adventure boxes. The idea behind the boxes is to give the children some structure, without it being too much like school time. It is also a great excuse for some less serious schooling but with lots of learning still happening. The older ones are going to follow in…
Homemade Handicrafts
Make time for some homemade handicrafts in your homeschool! It doesn't need to be complicated or technically difficult. Opt for something simple, like these two Mr Men dolls. You don't even really need to be that gifted in arts and crafts. It is the spending time together, whilst keeping hands busy. This encourages great conversations…