Rebecca Lawrence Tuition

11/10/2026

I've been slowly introducing digit recognition with my 3.5 year old since they started pre-school in September through play and enthusiasm. Frankly, they've not been that interested and played around me while I've modelled the activities - and that's totally fine.

Yesterday, they independently selected these foam numbers and numicon pieces and ASKED to do their 'numbers'.

It felt like a miracle but is a good example of the power of play, repetition and enthusiasm.

The point is that as parents, sometimes we question if the things we are doing are helping or 'going in' but consistency and a low-pressure approach can be effective and successful.

You've got this parents 💪

10/10/2026

Trying to support your child learning those tricky words/sight words?

Here is an easy prep, high energy activity to try this weekend:

* Grab a balloon and inflate
* Grab a Sharpie pen (or similar!)
* Choose which words you want to focus on learning and write these in the balloon. A good combination is to choose 3 known words and 3 words your working on.
NOTE: make sure you have introduced the newer words before you start.
*Put some fun music on and keep that balloon up saying the words that you see as you play!

Let me know if you have a go!

09/10/2026

Home Ed families, this one’s for you!

I currently have daytime availability for in-person, 1:1 tutoring in my cozy garden cabin in Ely, Cambridgeshire.

Since starting tutoring, I’ve loved supporting Home Educating families with early literacy and phonics. My approach is entirely play-based, child-led, and low pressure—tailored to build your child's confidence at their own pace.

🔒 Enhanced DBS Checked, Fully Insured, First Aid trained
👨‍👦 Parent welcome to stay or drop off
🎯 Ideal for ages 4–10 years

If you’re looking for extra support for your Little Learner, in phonics or another subject, drop me a message to chat about how I can help!

07/10/2026

Birthday tuition!

This afternoon we had a great party in the tuition cabin.

We:

*Packed party bags
*Played pass the parcel
*Decorated cupcakes
*Designed our own wrapping paper
*Had the most fun with a balloon ever

While doing the above we were also secretly...

*Practising hearing and counting the syllables in words
* Looking at patterns in Tricky words
* Reading words with consonant blends
*Practising handwriting patterns
*Working on reading tricky words

Have I just unlocked a new business idea? 🤔😂

06/10/2026

Yesterday was a throw cards over the floor and write on the windows kind of learning day!

When recapping skills novelty is key for engagement and learning.

05/10/2026

Many learners come to me with a belief that they can't ...

Can't read...
Can't 'do maths'...
Can't learn....

A big part of what I do is support that child to build their self-belief in a low pressure, safe environment. Help them to bounce back when things are hard and see that challenge is a route to success rather than a danger to be avoided.

This week I've had TWO families sending me photos of their child independently practising and implementing their learning at home, with no prompting.

Let that sink in.

These children CHOSE to do learning in their free time as a natural follow up to our learning in tuition. That's quite the journey!

I'm so proud of them. What a privilege to be part of such transformations ❤️

04/10/2026

I couldn't not share the amazing sky over the Tutoring Cabin this evening.

Just taken with my phone camera, no editing, no AI. Beautiful ❤️

29/09/2026

This sounds like an amazing learning opportunity in a beautiful outdoor space and with some fantastic humans too.

Get in touch with Butterflies Forest School if you'd like to find out more or snap up a space for your Little Learner!

🌿 MINDFUL MONDAYS – SPACES AVAILABLE 🌿

We’re excited to now have 2 spaces available in our brand new Mindful Mondays group at Butterflies Forest School.

Mindful Mondays is our small, bespoke therapeutic gardening and Forest School provision, created for children who would benefit from a gentler, nurturing alternative to a traditional learning environment.

With a maximum of just 6 children and a 1 adult to 2 children ratio, we’re able to really get to know each child, follow their interests and give them the time, space and support they need.

🌱 Gardening, growing & seasonal projects
🔥 Forest School, fire & outdoor cooking
🪵 Real tools, making & practical skills
🌳 Time in nature and plenty of movement
💚 Child-led play, creativity & exploration
🧘 A calm, low-pressure environment with experienced and qualified adults alongside them

Mindful Mondays runs at our beautiful Perryways Forest site in Wilburton, every Monday from 9am–12pm.

There’s no expectation for everyone to be doing the same thing at the same time. Some children might be planting seeds while another is building, digging, swinging, creating, cooking or simply taking the time they need to settle into the space.

We gently weave learning opportunities through the things the children are naturally interested in, while placing just as much value on confidence, emotional regulation, relationships, independence, communication and simply feeling safe and successful in their environment.

We currently have three children in the group and are opening our remaining 2 spaces to families who feel this kind of provision could be the right fit for their child.

🌿 Interested in finding out more?
Please send us a private message and tell us a little about your child. We’d be very happy to chat about Mindful Mondays, how the sessions work and whether we might be a good fit for them.

Sometimes children just need a different kind of space to grow. 💚🦋

25/09/2026

A quick snapshot of some of our learning this week. Turns out it's been a pretty colourful 5 days!

25/09/2026

Happy Friday lovely Learners!

It's been a busy week as usual here with everyone wowing me with their determination and hard work.

I'll update some photos to give you a taste of what we've been up to this week this afternoon when I have some admin time scheduled.