Book Review - Nava Durga: The Nine Forms of the Goddess by Nalini Ramachandran, Priyanka Pachpande (Illustrator)
(Get your copy here) This is late post, since I got busy with pooja preps, though I did manage to publish the video before the festivities of Navratri started. But this book is not limited to be read only during Navratri and is definitely a keep sake. Thus, I thought to go ahead and write this post to share with all of you. The book has a gorgeous cover page illustrations done by Priyanka Pachpande followed by a detailed content page and…
Creating Self-Portrait
'A' loves creating self-portraits pretty much like any other child. Therefore, I try to help her out with different art techniques and mediums every now and then. So far she has drawn self & family portraits in regular pencil colour, picasso style, mixed medium and this time we tried out clay on canvas. Doesn't it sound very exciting? I was super thrilled, much before she got her hands on the task. Thus, I landed up documenting the entire process this time in a video format. Watch the video here 👇 I forgot to mention that, we…
Non-Fiction Book Series For Young Children 📚
Sharing in today's post a beautifully designed, simple and yet engaging Non-Fiction Book Series for young readers 📚 (Grade 2 to 5) and it's really tough to find these kinds. Thus, you should certainly consider adding this one to the bookshelf of your child. It's a series that offers a very comprehensive narrative with engaging page layouts and I am quite sure your young reader won't be able to resist. I could not resists from reading it either 😆 and read the entire book, page by page. I loved the statement this series has h…
'Break Activities' for kids during online school
Since the pandemic continues and those who have children at home for them the virtual school or home based learning, extends and that's a real struggle for everyone - child, parent & teacher. So, let's get down to how do we maintain ours and our child's sanity in current times. What I am going to share today is completely from personal experiences and trial. I realized that while my child attended virtual school, her physical activity came down drastically and over the time her attention span to listen to her teacher kept slo…
Fitzroy Reader - Synthetic Phonic Reading Program for Early Reading
Sharing another Phonics based reading Program today, which I found quite useful with 'A' to get her started off with independent reading. We were introduced to this program when 'A' was in kindergarten by her school. Please note this is not an affiliate post and is completely based on personal experience. Get your copy here This program is known as Fitzroy Readers and it comes in a graded format accompanied with an Audio CD and some practice worksheets…
'Book Series' which helped my young reader bloom - Best for Early Reading !
It can be daunting to pick the right phonic series from the gamut available in the market lately. However, the series which worked for us primarily came from Oxford, Scholastic and few others. 'A' struggled initially as an independent reader. She did not feel confident enough to get started on her own. I was getting quite anxious and concerned but I managed to hold onto my feelings. Rather, I charted out an action plan to help her gain confidence and get started with independent reading. This is what we did: 1. T…
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I am Nidhi, concoction of an INDIAN DESI and MODERN Mom. Currently residing in Singapore with my small family of 3.
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