
Reading aloud on the window seat
Why we read after lunch whatever the weather, and how Naomi now reads a chapter to Ruth while I wash up.

November 3, 2026 · 8 min
Cutting circles into halves, quarters and eighths so the youngest can see what the oldest is adding.
A short letter every Sunday from the kitchen table: the unit we are on, what worked and one thing to try with your own children.

Why we read after lunch whatever the weather, and how Naomi now reads a chapter to Ruth while I wash up.

Week three of our ancient Egypt unit: Naomi and Ruth shape the pyramid while Isaac reads out how the real one was built.