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Alpaca Limerick Voted Number 1!

Posted August 11, 2019September 3, 2019 Marilyn Humphries1 CommentPosted in Books, Education, English, Family, Poetry, Supporting Learning

What is it about Alpacas? Is it that they look a little strange with their long necks, yet seem very cute and cuddly? When two Teacher-Librarians, Megan Daley and Kerrie […]

What You Need to Know About Limericks

Posted November 30, 2018December 11, 2018 Marilyn HumphriesLeave a commentPosted in Education, English, Family, Poetry, Supporting Learning

Limericks are short, funny poems about life to which everyone can relate. Whether referring to real events or fantasy, they make us smile and liven up our day. They appeal […]

Engage with the Delightful World of Poetry

Posted January 11, 2018November 20, 2018 Marilyn HumphriesLeave a commentPosted in Education, English, Family, Supporting Learning

Does the word “Poetry” remind you of deadly-dull lessons at school reading incomprehensible verse late in the afternoon? Fortunately, my Grade 6 class teacher loved reading poetry to us with […]

It’s Fun to Lift the Flaps – Reading Discovery

Posted October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Marilyn HumphriesLeave a commentPosted in Education, English, Family, Supporting Learning

A favourite game for very young children is “Peek-a-boo” where an adult hides their face behind an object, waits for 5 – 10 seconds, and then appears from behind the […]

“Think on These Things”

Posted May 30, 2017June 5, 2017 Marilyn HumphriesLeave a commentPosted in Career and Education, Education, Family, Supporting Learning

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there […]

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Tips to help children become readers (3)

Posted February 28, 2017 Marilyn HumphriesLeave a commentPosted in Career and Education, Education, English, Supporting Learning, Tutorials, tutoring

Looking for ways you can help your child with reading at home? Are you wondering ‘How often?’ or ‘How long?’ or ‘Where do I start?’ If this sounds like you, […]

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Tips to help children become readers (2)

Posted February 24, 2017 Marilyn HumphriesLeave a commentPosted in Career and Education, Education, English, Supporting Learning, Tutorials, tutoring

Have you ever wondered how children learn to read? Perhaps you struggled with reading at school yourself and don’t know how to help your own child become a reader. We […]

Grandma and very young granddaughter sharing a book.

Tips to help young children become readers (1)

Posted February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 Marilyn HumphriesLeave a commentPosted in Career and Education, Education, English, Tutorials, tutoring

“Reading is the process of getting meaning from print. It doesn’t begin with or depend on knowing the alphabet or knowing the ‘sounds’. It is all about making sense.” So […]

‘For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.’

Posted January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 Marilyn Humphries2 CommentsPosted in Career and Education, Education, English

‘”The aphorism, as a man thinketh in his heart so is he,” not only embraces the whole of a man’s being, but is so comprehensive as to reach out to […]

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Break Through Spelling Barriers

Posted August 25, 2016February 7, 2017 Marilyn HumphriesLeave a commentPosted in Career and Education, Education, English, Mathematics, Tutorials, tutoring

Help your child to be a good speller. A systematic, student-centred, active approach is used at You and Me Tutoring for phonics, vocabulary and spelling instruction. How does this work? […]