Sylvia Beeton Tuition

10/04/2026

So funny.

28/11/2025

Now my water is no longer mine.

01/10/2024

It has been so long since I last posted here.

I was so bogged down with work that I couldn't keep up with my FB page.

It is amazing how quickly 1 day of no posting becomes 1 week and then 1 month or in my case several months.

I have now taken stock and rejigged my life so that I will be able to post tips a couple of times a week.

The first educational post will be tomorrow.

04/05/2024

Today, I will be doing my first practical beekeeping session!

06/01/2024

Happy chucks

17/12/2023

This photo is an example of how optical illusions mess with your mind.
First you see a rock floating in the air and then.🪨

18/11/2023

Finding the difference by counting on.
This is something that is not really in everyday use anymore, however, when I was a child this is exactly how change in a shop was worked out. Tills did not do it for the shopkeeper.

The cost of an item may have been 57p and £5 was handed over.
The shopkeeper would give you 3p and say that makes 60.
Then count 20p into your hand and say 80p.
Another 20p made one pound.
Finally, they would count out 4 £1 notes (yes, I am ancient) saying 2, 3, 4, 5.

Tills that work out the change have stopped this practice which was brilliant for understanding money.

15/11/2023

Yesterday, I asked my grandson if he had had wet play that day.
"Yes," he said.
"Do you stay in your classroom?" I asked.
"No, we went outside." was his response.
"You didn't stay inside?"
No, we had a wet playtime! I told you."

Crossed purposes.

14/11/2023

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09/11/2023

Phonemes - the smallest unit of sound can be written in different ways.
Example: They came to play with the great snails on the table at eight.
ey, a_e, ay, ea, ai, a, eigh all have the same sound 'ai' in them but are spelled in different ways.