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KS2 & KS3 Resources

02/12/2012 11:02:00

KS3 and Above - New Maths, English and Science Sites

Courtesy of one of our most popular private tutors are 3 websites newly added to our resources section that provide ideas, assessments, lessons, games and worksheets for Secondary School children in maths, English and science:

You can access them by clicking KIDS' SITES 3 and scrolling to the bottom of the page - they are the last 3 sites added.

Why not bookmark us so you can always access these resources used by our tutors and by our students?

Free past papers.

02/09/2012 12:38:00

The Free Past Papers website now includes all the Key stage 2 Optional tests, as well as papers from Year 7, and of course SATS papers. Find the link on the left menu under 'Kids' Sites 3'.Why not keep us bookmarked so you can access all the sites our teachers and students use regularly:

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Updated websites list.

01/27/2012 17:56:00

Gathered on these 3 pages are useful sites for teachers, parents and kids. Each site has its own screenshot for easy clicking and simple navigation. Bookmark them! We'd love to hear of any more sites you use regularly. Similarly, if teachers would like them organising differently, we'd love to hear your suggestions.

KIDS' SITES 1

KIDS' SITES 2

KIDS' SITES 3

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Free Past Papers website.

01/18/2012 09:57:00

Free Past Papers

This new Department for Education website provides free past test papers up to Key Stage 3. Find the link at the bottom of the following page:

KIDS' SITES 3

NEW teachers' resource site.

01/16/2012 11:11:00

An excellent website crammed full of FREE worksheets and FREE downloads for teaching specific topics can be found at our KIDS' SITES resource pages. Nicely organised into year groups and subjects, aimed at children with SEN, these resources will be great for children of most abilities. This particular site can be located on KIDS' SITES 3 at the bottom of all the links.

KIDS' SITES 1

KIDS' SITES 2

KIDS' SITES 3

The other KIDS' SITES pages contain links to all the websites our tutors use for planning, demonstrating or practising various concepts. Bookmark them, for ease of access.

Online registration now available for tutors and clients.

01/04/2012 14:36:00

Online registration now available for both tutors and clients. It's now easier than ever to earn extra money as a private tutor, or to let your child benefit from the extra help from 1 to 1 tuition.

Our Top 7 maths concepts for young learners

12/21/2011 12:27:00

Here are my Top 7 maths concepts for young learners or struggling juniors in reverse order, where number 1 is my most important concept for maths understanding, and 7 the least important - although least is a misnomer, as it is also very important!

Discussion
These are meant as a stimulus to discussion, as it can be a matter of opinion as to which are most important, and of course in which order to put them!

One size doesn't suit all

I spent a long time amending these, deleting and adding new ones. In reality, things are never as simple as this list makes it seem, as children differ greatly in ability and specific learning difficulties. I have encountered children who can do the points below from 7 up to 2, but bizarrely couldn't recognise number symbols; and also children who could do most things with a number line but couldn't add one more to a given number. These points do overlap, and I suspect there may be discussion upon the order, and even on areas I may have neglected - who is to say number work is most important? It may be spatial awareness should come first?

I would be very interested to hear other teachers' views.

TOP 7 CONCEPTS

7. Moving away from physical towards the abstract when adding and subtracting to 10

6. Grouping of objects in relation to multiplication and division.

5. Adding and subtracting numbers to 10, using objects, and relating it to written notation

4. Vocabulary of maths i.e. More than, less than, how many, add, take-away etc..

3. Concepts of adding and subtracting objects from a given number of objects

2. Counting forwards, backwards in 1s. Knowing what comes before / after a chosen number. Being able to say which number is more or less than a given number.

1. Mental image of a number line. Reading, writing and ordering numbers to 20. Lots of number line and counting work to help the child to associate numbers of objects with the visual symbols.

Burn off their lethargy with private tuition in 2012

12/17/2011 15:15:00

Burn Off Their Xmas Lethargy With Motivating And Inspiring 1 To 1 Tuition

You would think that private tuition would be the last thing on people's minds at this time of year. However, we have found the opposite to be true. A combination of recent Parents' Evenings, time off work to actually sort things out, and a determination to do something about your child's lack of confidence in school means that at this time of year we are as busy as ever. The holiday period is the ideal time for many to arrange a tutor's services.

Discounts

We are currently offering all sorts of extra benefits too. For instance, subscriptions to several online educational kids' websites are substantially discounted for our clients. And if you can find an existing client to give you a voucher, you and them too can get a £25 lesson for free. See here for details.

Personal, Quality Service

This is all well and good, but we realise too that quality tuition is the number one priority in our business. That's why we take great pains to fully vet our tutors.

If that wasn't enough, all lessons are fully insured, and we are based in Wigan, Warrington and St.Helens, so you can actually meet us face to face if required. Don't be drawn in by certain tuition services that work out of centres, otherwise you are actually giving your child more of the same diet of what isn't working too well at school! 1 to 1 is the way to go - common sense tells us this! But please look at our many testimonials for firmer evidence.

NEW & EXISTING client discounts for educational websites.

12/07/2011 09:52:00

Discounts at big-name educational websites!

As promised, we can bring huge benefits for both new and existing clients in the form of discounted prices for educational websites. As a new or existing client of Confident Kids Tuition, just say the word and we'll send you special codes to use at the checkout with these services:

Educationcity.com

By far the nation's leading online virtual learning environment. Our tutors use it extensively for teaching and practising vital skills in many subjects. Your child will also spend many hours by themselves engaging with it's hundreds of games - all designed to improve their skills, knowledge and understanding. Why not take advantage of their free trial? We can then give you 16% off their annual subscription after the trial.

Mathletics.co.uk

Award winning mathletics is the next generation in learning, helping students enjoy maths and improve their results. Mathletics covers all UK National Curricula from Key Stages 1 to 5, including the Curriculum for Excellence. Confident Kids Tuition can offer NEW or EXISTING clients a huge 35% off the normal annual subscription fee of £39.Take advantage of their 10 day money-back guarantee and contact us for the special code to use at their checkout.

Readingeggs.co.uk

Reading Eggs makes learning to read interesting and engaging for children, with great online reading games and activities. Aimed at emerging readers up to approximately 7 years (will vary according to the child's ability). Confident Kids Tuition can offer NEW or EXISTING clients a huge 37% off the normal annual subscription fee of £39.95. The same discount applies to their new resource ReadingEggspress which develops readers further from age 7+. Take advantage of their free trial then just contact us for the special code and use it at their checkout.

We will continue to seek further benefits for our clients. Private tuition has never been this good! Spread the word...

Our Top 5 Ipad Apps for Education

12/02/2011 16:30:00

Here are our Top 5 educational Ipad apps for use with primary school children, in reverse order:

5. Hairy Letters (by Net Educational Systems LTD)

From the very successful Nessy.com company, this app is ideal for teaching letter sounds, and also incorporates a segmenting game where kids can put words together from the spoken letter sounds. Nice graphics and sounds; kids love it!

4. Balloons: Tap & Learn (by Zippz software)

Pre-school game based on a simple idea that it's fun and curiously satisfying to pop balloons with your finger! Helps kids to learn numbers, colours and animals.

3. Dot to Dot (by Apps in my pocket LTD)

Both numbers and letters can be chosen as options in this customisable, multiple user dot to dot app. Hundreds of pictures for children to do, and the numbers can also be set to display multiples of any number you choose. Brilliant way to practise sequences.

2. Word Magic (by Anusen Inc)

Award winning spelling app aimed at pre-school children and learners up to National Curriculum level 4. Fully customisable, where the word length, the missing part of the word and the difficulty level can be altered to suit the user. Great phonics practice and wonderful for consolidating those graphemes.

(Drum roll) 1. Pocket Phonics (by Apps in my pocket LTD)

You can program multiple players for this literacy app, which allows users to combine learning graphemes alongside sound / letter relationships, correct formation of letters (making excellent use of the touch screen) and segmenting words from spoken phonemes. A superb all-round app, ideal for children in Key Stage 1, and good revision for those children well into Key Stage 2 who are still struggling a little with reading.

We would LOVE to hear of any other good apps that help our kids to learn!