Jan Hopkins Tutoring

25/02/2024

Does your child struggle with handwriting?
These bubble writing scaffolds are definitely worth a look! They help with:

✍️ letter size consistency

✍️ spacing

✍️ knowing when to start a new line

I’m not on commission! I’ve just found them useful and wanted to share 😃

Like many primary school teachers I have tried a variety of handwriting schemes with varying degrees of success. Having thought through many common problems with handwriting I have developed a simple scaffold that places a bubble either side of the line to support letter formation. This simple scaff...

22/02/2024

What a great idea!

08/10/2023

🤩For those of you whose children love Lego!

How great is this app?
You just take a photo of a pile of random Lego and it gives you instructions for all of the things that you can make!

Brickit is an app that scans your pile of bricks, identifies every piece in it, gives you ideas what to build with them with step-by-step instructions and lets you share the things you make with other enthusiasts.

23/09/2023

Free Day Out!

Escape into autumn with the National Trust. Find out how to claim a free, single-use visitor's pass.

20/09/2023

Does you child struggle to recall times table facts?

Try this great little daily challenge on Mathigon!

It uses visual representations and a process called spaced repetition, to help ensure that all facts reach long term memory.

These beautiful flash cards use spaced repetition to teach multiplication facts. Achieve fluency with just five minutes of practice per day!

16/09/2023

Support your child’s logical thinking with futoshiki puzzles! These were a new one on me, but have become slightly addicted! 😆

Futoshiki is a puzzle where the user must fill a Latin square (each digit once on every column/row) and respect some given inequalities.

03/09/2023

Online booking now available for:

Free Initial Consultations

11+ Online Group - Mondays from 18th September, £15 Pay as You Go!

11+ Stamford Group - Tuesdays from 31st October, The Place Stamford £15 per session.

Visit www.janhopkinstutoring.com to book

11/08/2023

11+ group tuition now available in Stamford!
Every Tuesday, starting 12th September, 4-5pm
The Place Stamford.
Max 6 students, £15 per session.
Message me to reserve a place. First session payment due by 5pm, 11th September.

11/08/2023

11+ group sessions start Thursday 7th September, 4-5pm, Bourne AGP pavilion.

Maximum 6 students, £15 per session.

Message me to reserve a place. First session payment due by 5pm, 6th September.

06/08/2023

Thank you all for your comments on the logo! I went with the butterfly, but unfortunately it looked hideous with the colour scheme on my website, so have given that a bit of a makeover too. Should have thought about that first, but you live and learn 😆

04/08/2023

Which logo do you like? Comment and let me know your thoughts!