The story of Elmer the Elephant is a well loved tale found in lots of homes that explores friendship and celebrates being different. Children love this bright and colourful story as they follow the journey that Elmer the elephant makes to realise that standing out, standing tall, being and proud …
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Whoosh shines a light on… The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a classic story for little ones and you will find most homes have a copy of this on their book shelves. In this blog Whoosh Learning is taking the time to shine a little spotlight on this amazing story and suggest some wonderful ways to explore this story in greater …
Collecting Treasures
Children and adults love to collect things ranging from stamp collections, stickers, lego, dinosaurs to sticks. We all collect for different reasons. Maybe its the challenge, for a hobby, creating a decorative space in the home or maybe for the excitement of finding something unusual, pretty or …
Whoosh- It’s Christmas time. A time to celebrate!
Whoosh - it's Christmas! I love this time of year for SO many reasons, including: decorating my tree. My tree is full of memories from over the years with handmade decorations, photos of loved ones and decorations from past pupils.making wreaths (see photo) and painting my own …
Whoosh… It’s Autumn time!
Whoosh - it's Autumn! I love Autumn for so many reasons - the smells, the colours on the trees, the surprise of finding a conker or two, the misty mornings, vibrant coloured toadstools, a log fire in the evenings, crunchy leaves and the excuse to start to hibernate and slow down a little. Below …