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How books help children manage their mental health
A recent report by the BBC highlighted some fears over growing mental health issues amongst children due to missing out on lessons and the lack of socialising throughout the pandemic....
How books help children manage their mental health
A recent report by the BBC highlighted some fears over growing mental health issues amongst children due to missing out on lessons and the lack of socialising throughout the pandemic....
Physical Books vs eBooks
What is better for your child's reading? This week, our contributor Claire tells us why she prefers physical books over e-books when reading with her children. Although 2020 has been...
Physical Books vs eBooks
What is better for your child's reading? This week, our contributor Claire tells us why she prefers physical books over e-books when reading with her children. Although 2020 has been...
3 Ways to Read with Toddlers
This week, school teacher and mummy Paula from Montessori Playing shares three easy ways to read with your toddler. Reading is so fundamentally important to the developing toddler brain. Before...
3 Ways to Read with Toddlers
This week, school teacher and mummy Paula from Montessori Playing shares three easy ways to read with your toddler. Reading is so fundamentally important to the developing toddler brain. Before...
Have a coffee with The Bear
We know you are busy, so we'll make this quick. Our bite-sized articles are perfect when you have just a few spare minutes between packing lunches and picking up the...
Five minute learning activities
We are excited to have Claire Bagnall, blogger at Mum's Essentials, talk about some quick yet effective ways to boost your child's learning on those busy school days. Many of...
8 Ways to Make Reading Fun for your Child
As adults, we know the pleasures that reading can bring. Whether you like curling up on the sofa with a page-turner, relaxing in the bath with a magazine, or reading...
Five reasons we love phonics
At The Bear Can Read, we’re big fans of phonics! It’s the quickest and most effective way to teach children to read, so what’s not to love? Phonics makes it...
Sound buttons - what are they and how do they help?
Teaching phonics can be quite daunting, both for you and your little one, therefore we want to help you every step of the way to make reading both fun and...
How to help your child's reading at every age
As parents, we obviously want our children to do well in school and thus, many are seeking ways to support their learning at home. After covering the basics of phonics...
