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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 […]

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How to Write Humorous Limericks That Work

Posted December 13, 2018 Marilyn HumphriesLeave a commentPosted in Education, English, Poetry, Supporting Learning

Writing any poem with rhythm can be a real challenge but writing a limerick which has a couple of very short lines that rhyme, can be downright frustrating. I know […]

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 […]

Meaningful Conversations

Posted June 12, 2017 Marilyn HumphriesLeave a commentPosted in Career and Education, Education, Family, Supporting Learning

In life it seems relationships between people are more important to our happiness than accomplishments. How are good relationships begun and maintained? Communication is the key and the ability to […]

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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 […]

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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? […]

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Step Towards Students’ Success!

Posted May 6, 2016February 7, 2017 Marilyn HumphriesLeave a commentPosted in Career and Education, Education, English, Mathematics, Tutorials, tutoring

Set your students on the road to success at school by arranging private tutoring for them. Why watch them struggle when they can receive Maths help or English help and […]

Reading and Writing – Key Skills Still!

Posted January 28, 2016February 7, 2017 Marilyn Humphries2 CommentsPosted in Career and Education, Education, English, Tutorials, tutoring

Does your child need extra help with reading and comprehension or with composing a sentence, paragraph, story or essay? Our caring tutors work with one student at a time providing […]