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CONTENTS

Welcome

In this issue

Autumn is a beautiful time of year so take a look at our suggestions for activities to do with the kids outside. Enjoy our Autumn scavenger hunt or try one of our familyfriendly walk suggestions when half term rolls around.

It won’t be long before your child starts to get excited about half term and, in particular, Halloween. So take a look at our fab Halloween cooking and craft ideas and download our free Halloween activity pack!

We’ve also got great suggestions for board games for the family as the nights draw in.

Look out for our fabulous giveaways too!

Apply inside and you’ll also ensure you always receive this magazine and can take advantage of more content and goodies on offer.

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Editor, Families South West London

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Education Halloween activity pack Autumn scavenger hunts Giveaways Fun board games Screen-free rainy day activities 17 Family-friendly walks for autumn 18 Halloween food ideas 19 Spooky Halloween crafts

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October 3

EDUCATION

Teacher talk

Getting your school acronyms muddled? Confused by terminology your child’s teacher is using? Check out our handy guide.

Blended Learning: A mixture of face-to-face and online teaching.

Blending: The merging together of the separate sounds in a word.

CAHMS: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services CATS: Cognitive Abilities Tests.

These assess strengths and weaknesses in reasoning and are used in some primary and secondary schools.

Circle time: This is time that children spend sitting on the mat or on chairs in a circle to discuss a particular topic.

Core subjects: These are the subjects making up the core part of the overall curriculum, such as English and maths.

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DfE: Department for Education.

EAL: English as an additional language.

Early Help Assessment (EHA): An assessment which identifies children and families who need support.

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS): The Early Years Foundation Stage includes Nursery and Reception classes. The focus here is learning through high quality play. When your child moves from Reception into Year 1, more formal teaching is introduced.

Fine motor skills: The ability to make movements using the small muscles in our hands and wrists.

These are important when learning to write or threading a needle, for instance.

Foundation subjects: Non-core subjects eg History, Geography, IT, DT, Modern Foreign Languages, RE, Music, PE and Art.

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EDUCATION

Can dyslexia be the key to success?

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It can be worrying when your child is diagnosed with dyslexia and, with one in ten people in the UK challenged by dyslexia to some degree, this is a situation that many parents face.

I’m dyslexic. I hold three Oxford degrees, am a qualified teacher and run two businesses. I was diagnosed after my first year at university, meaning that I went through school without any support or accommodations. I knew that I had to work for longer than others (I started my GCSE revision the day I started Year 10) and certain subjects, like French, were much trickier.

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The days of believing that students with dyslexia just need to try harder are over; now, schools and universities employ dyslexia specialists and provide accommodations such as extra time for exams, so that dyslexic students aren’t left at a disadvantage.

In fact, concrete evidence shows that a high percentage of entrepreneurs are dyslexic, compared with the general population. Famous dyslexic entrepreneurs include Sir Richard Branson, Anita Roddick and Jamie Oliver.

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Several teachers mentioned that I may want to look into dyslexia as I displayed some of the traits such as poor organisation and time management. But because I scored well in exams and no-one really knew about it in my family, it wasn’t something I looked into until university.

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AUTUMN

Enjoy autumn outside Take your pick from one of these FREE downloadable autumn Scavenger Hunts and encourage your child to enjoy the new season outdoors.

The Practical Forest School Outdoor Scavenger Hunt

Woodland Trust Autumn Scavenger Hunt

The Ladybirds Adventures Outdoor Scavenger Hunt

Woodland Trust Autumn Tree Treasure Hunt

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Baker Ross Autumn Scavenger Hunt

Autumn Treasure Hunt Get outdoors and go on a treasure hunt with your kids, finding and matching autumn treasures.

Autumn treasure hunt Ideal for appreciating the autumn season and getting outdoors. No checking online until you get home!

On the next page you’ll find pictures of eight different autumn treasures to find in the park or woodlands. Remember, the Woodland Trust has a great guide to woodlands near you.

Once you’ve found them, write in the name of what you’ve found. Get your grown up to help you.

Then take a look at the pictures in a row at the bottom. Each picture has some kind of connection to your treasures. It might be where the treasure comes from or maybe where you find it.

When you’ve worked out the connection, draw a line from each of your autumn treasures to the picture at the bottom that is connected to it.

And hey presto, you’re done! And hopefully you’ve found an autumn treasure you can keep or learned something you didn’t know.

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ACTIVITIES

Fun board games that encourage development

It’s the perfect time of year to invest in a new board game and these are not just brilliant fun, they also encourage aspects of children’s development.

Feed the Woozle

Fosters self-regulation in young ones in a fun and silly way.

Ages 3-6. £21.15.

Zingo Bingo

Life on Earth Matching and Memory Game

Great for encouraging focussed attention, Ages 3+. £6.

Spot it Junior!

Children have to learn to suppress their first impulse.

Ages 4+. £14.39.

Develops language skills and self-regulation.

Ages 4+. £18.50.

Shopping List

Fast paced game which tests memory and matching skills.

Ages 3+. £8.30.

Hey, that’s my Fish

Sequence for Kids

Melissa and Doug Suspend Junior

Kingdomino

Practises turn-taking, planning, prioritising and boosts short term memory.

Ages 4-7. £29.35.

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Promotes planning, decision making and fine motor skills.

Ages 4+. £16.49.

Award-winning game of strategic fish hunting.

Ages 8+. £17.23.

Improves spatial awareness, decision making and executive functioning.

Ages 8+. £22.35.

October 15

ACTIVITIES

Screen-free rainy day activities

We asked Isabell Fisher, co-founder of Little Hands Learning for some easy-to-set-up activities that will appeal to little hands, eyes and brains.

Art and craft

Treasure hunt

This doesn’t need to be overly complicated. Often keeping it simple is far better than creating something elaborate. Try making a paper boat and see how far it travels or creating tealight holders out of old jam jars by gluing on pieces of tissue paper.

These also make lovely homemade presents for grandparents.

Hide some treasure and then create a map for your kids to follow. Make it more interesting (and last longer) by having the map lead your little pirates to different locations where each location’s ‘treasure’ is a clue to the next location. For more authenticity, scrunch up the paper and stain it with a damp teabag.

Design a board game

Easy science experiments

This is a fun way for kids to learn about design and teamwork.

All you need is a piece of paper, some pens, some counters (maybe toy figures), some dice and some rules. Involve your children in working out what the game is about, how it works and decorate your board before playing!

There are lots of easy science experiments that can be tried at home with household items and they encourage kids to ask questions, make predictions and understand the world around them. Try making a lava lamp with water, food colouring and oil in a jar. Add an effervescent tablet and watch what happens!

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AUTUMN

Family-friendly walks for autumn The great British countryside is full of stunning walks. Here are nine that are suitable for the whole family. So why not make a day of it?

Brecon Beacons National Park

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Gardens

Tegg’s Nose Country Park

Stowe

Morden Hall Park An outdoor oasis in London – escape the concrete jungle!

Old Sarum

Explore the walks around this Iron Age Hillfort in Wiltshire.

Ham House and Garden

Seven Sisters Country Park

Sutherland’s Grove

Follow The Gritstone Explore the National Trail from Disley to Botanic Garden of Wales Try Ripon and Fountains Kidsgrove, through or Cantref Adventure Abbey walk or the Lost Tegg’s Nose in Cheshire.

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Spa trail.

Breathtaking countryside, lake and forest at Stowe in Bucks.

Dogs on leads.

Fun walking & activities in the gardens of a seventeenth century manor in Surrey.

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Miles of coastline in the South Downs National Park in East Sussex.

From waterfalls to forest trails, a Scottish wonderland in West Argyll.

October 17

HALLOWEEN

Spooky Halloween food ideas Make these delicious and super-scary Halloween recipes with the kids.

Meringue ghost ice-cream sundaes

Monster cookies

Chocolate mousse mud pots

Spooky sausage rolls

Pumpkin fondue with crispy bats & crunchy veg

Apple pie mummies

Haunted pizza

Banana ghosts

Monster burgers

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HALLOWEEN

Spooky Halloween crafts Get crafting with this range of craft activities that will get the family in the Halloween mood.

Free printable bunting

Flying ghost stick puppet

Chalkboard paint pumpkin

Handprint spider

Rock skulls

Witches’ cauldrons

Halloween bowling

Haunted house

Puffy ghosts

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