Simple Paper Plate Dragon Craft

Jun 21, 2015

Create a magical dragon from one paper plate.


Inspired by the brand new series, Dragons: Race to the Edge, by the creators of "How to Train Your Dragon," due to be released on Netflix soon, the kids and I created our very own dragon puppets!

Using a single paper plate as the base, decorate your dragon with paper collage, paint, fabric scraps or whatever takes your fancy.
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Place Value Maths Game. Cows and Bulls

Jun 12, 2015


This simple little place value number game is a favourite of Maddie's (aged 6) at school and at home. 

Use it to practice recognising numbers, writing numbers and place value, along with problem solving

You can play with two or more people and it is great as a whole class game on the whiteboard (with teacher vs students) or just in pairs (parent and child/two children).

You can use this activity for practicing two digit numbers (with tens and ones), three digit numbers (hundreds, tens and ones), four digit numbers (thousands, hundreds, tens and ones) and so on.
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