Learning & Wellbeing Articles
Practical ideas, evidence-informed strategies and reflections to support learning, confidence and wellbeing.
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Why a Student Doesn’t Trust the Count
When a Student Doesn’t Trust the Count Have you ever worked with a student who still uses their fingers for almost every addition problem, even when the numbers go beyond 10? The problem isn’t simply that they don’t know their addition facts. They just don’t yet trust the count. For some students, it goes even…
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Engaging Maths for Reluctant Learners: Building Confidence Through Real World Projects
Engaging Maths for Reluctant Learners: Building Confidence Through Real World Projects Engaging maths for reluctant learners can be one of the biggest challenges facing parents, homeschool families, and educators. When a young person has experienced repeated struggles with maths, another worksheet often isn’t the answer. What they need is a reason to care and a…
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When Wobbles the Koala Came to Class
When the Classroom Needed a Reset: Wobbles and Emotional Regulation After the success of Wobbles the Koala in a 1:1 setting, I decided to bring the activity into my classroom emotional literacy when students needed help regulating their emotions. Following a difficult safety drill, the class felt unsettled and overwhelmed. It was clear they weren’t…
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Big Feelings, Little Koalas
When Learning Feels Too Hard: Building Confidence With Wobbles the Koala Emotional literacy activities for young people can have a powerful impact on confidence, communication, and wellbeing. What makes this work so special is that emotional literacy alongside English and Maths support is about so much more than schoolwork. Many of the young people we…