Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin

December 3rd: Christmas Maths Problems

Posted on 03/12/2013 by

Maths Problems Welcome to Day Three of Better Tuition’s Winter Advent Activity Calendar.  Today we have some tricky Christmas maths problems for you.  These problems are best suited to Years 4/5/6.  You will find the answers in our comments section below. … Continue reading →

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Rudolph the read knows rain, dear: answers

Posted on 03/12/2013 by

Here are the corrected song titles from yesterday’s advent spelling challenge.  Return to Better Tuition’s winter advent activity calendar. Don’t forget that if you need practice in this area, you can visit our download store to buy our Finding and Correcting Spelling … Continue reading →

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December 1st: Rudolph the Read Knows Rain, Dear!

Posted on 02/12/2013 by

Finding and Correcting Spelling Errors It’s day one of Better Tuition’s advent calendar and we have a fun literacy activity for you.  Can you find and correct the spelling errors in the festive song titles?  This is a skill you … Continue reading →

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Letter to Santa Proof Reading Activity: Corrected Version

Posted on 02/12/2013 by

Here is the corrected version of Better Tuition’s 1st December proof reading activity. Return to our 2013 winter activity advent calendar. Tweet

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December 1st: a Letter to Santa

Posted on 01/12/2013 by

Proof Reading Santa has a lot of letters to read at this time of year!  Here’s one with a lot of spelling mistakes and missed punctuation.  Can you a) count how many there are of each?  and b) correct each one?  … Continue reading →

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Creating and Encouraging Positive Attitudes Towards Disability

Posted on 24/11/2013 by

SandraScott@PositiveAttitudes is an inspiring new service aimed at developing positive attitudes towards disabled people.  Sandra Scott is running dynamic workshops for primary-aged children that will give them an understanding of a range of disabilities through a series of engaging activities. … Continue reading →

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Practice entrance exam for independent schools in Greater Manchester

Posted on 11/11/2013 by

Better Tuition is running a practice entrance examination on Sunday, December 15th for children preparing for Manchester Grammar, Bolton School, Withington Girls’ School, Cheadle Hulme School, Stockport Grammar, Alderley Edge School for Girls, St Bede’s College and North Cestrian Grammar. The practice … Continue reading →

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Entrance exams/ 11 Plus: two helpful quizzes

Posted on 11/11/2013 by

Better Tuition has prepared two reasoning quizzes to help prepare your child for Trafford’s entrance exams (formerly known as 11+).  These quizzes will also be useful for Year 6 children currently preparing for entrance exams/ 11+ for Manchester Grammar, Bolton … Continue reading →

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Entrance exam pointers from Better Tuition for Year 5 and 6 children

Posted on 11/11/2013 by

Whilst many Year 6 children in Greater Manchester are busily preparing for independent school entrance exams/ 11 plus, lots of Year 5 students are just beginning to get to grips with verbal and non-verbal reasoning.  Verbal and non-verbal reasoning are … Continue reading →

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Look Who’s Tweeting: the Better Tuition Bird is on Twitter

Posted on 05/11/2013 by

The Better Tuition bird has been leading the way for avian social networking with his/ her (we can’t be sure) very own Twitter account. “It’s winter,” chirruped the bird, “And it’s boring having to stay indoors so much so I … Continue reading →

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