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Alpaca wearing a poncho and Peruvian lady's hat

August 11, 2019September 3, 2019Books, Education, English, Family, Poetry, Supporting Learning

Alpaca Limerick Voted Number 1!

What is it about Alpacas? Is it that they look a little strange with their long necks, yet seem very […]

Limerick with smiling lizard inspecting his stumpy tail.

December 13, 2018Education, English, Poetry, Supporting Learning

How to Write Humorous Limericks That Work

Writing any poem with rhythm can be a real challenge but writing a limerick which has a couple of very […]

Mother and Son Reading a Funny Book

November 30, 2018December 11, 2018Education, English, Family, Poetry, Supporting Learning

What You Need to Know About Limericks

Limericks are short, funny poems about life to which everyone can relate. Whether referring to real events or fantasy, they […]

Example of an acrostic poem

January 11, 2018November 20, 2018Education, English, Family, Supporting Learning

Engage with the Delightful World of Poetry

Does the word “Poetry” remind you of deadly-dull lessons at school reading incomprehensible verse late in the afternoon? Fortunately, my […]

Conversation builds relationships.

June 12, 2017Career and Education, Education, Family, Supporting Learning

Meaningful Conversations

In life it seems relationships between people are more important to our happiness than accomplishments. How are good relationships begun […]

Grandma and very young granddaughter sharing a book.

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017Career and Education, Education, English, Tutorials, tutoring

Tips to help young children become readers (1)

“Reading is the process of getting meaning from print. It doesn’t begin with or depend on knowing the alphabet or […]

A student arranges words in columns according to the visual patterns of words containing the Long I sound.sttern

August 25, 2016February 7, 2017Career and Education, Education, English, Mathematics, Tutorials, tutoring

Break Through Spelling Barriers

Help your child to be a good speller. A systematic, student-centred, active approach is used at You and Me Tutoring […]

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May 6, 2016February 7, 2017Career and Education, Education, English, Mathematics, Tutorials, tutoring

Step Towards Students’ Success!

Set your students on the road to success at school by arranging private tutoring for them. Why watch them struggle […]

January 28, 2016February 7, 2017Career and Education, Education, English, Tutorials, tutoring

Reading and Writing – Key Skills Still!

Does your child need extra help with reading and comprehension or with composing a sentence, paragraph, story or essay? Our […]