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Five of the Best Educational Online Advent Calendars

Posted on 01/12/2019 by

Online Advent Calendars It’s December: soon the streets will be clad in snow and filled with the sound of carol singers and jingling bells. With three weeks until the end of term, many parents are asking: how can I keep … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendar Day 19: When Christmas Came Early (Verbal Reasoning)

Posted on 17/12/2017 by

On the 19th day of Better Tuition’s winter activity advent calendar, we have a fun Verbal Reasoning challenge. Verbal Reasoning can really help attune the brain to paying attention to detail.  In particular you will want to hone your verbal reasoning skills if you … Continue reading →

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Advent Activity Calendar – Day 8 – Properties of Shape

Posted on 06/12/2017 by

Welcome to Day 8 of our Advent Activity Calendar. Let’s take a look at the presents under the Christmas tree and answer some questions. 1. What shape are all three gifts? 2. How many vertices does each gift have? 3.The … Continue reading →

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Refer a Friend and Receive a FREE Lesson

Posted on 03/12/2017 by

It’s the season of giving, so we are offering our current customers a FREE lesson when they refer a friend to us for a free assessment or free trial lesson. If your friend books and pays for a lesson following … Continue reading →

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December 23rd: time for maths

Posted on 23/12/2013 by

Welcome to Day 23 of Better Tuition’s Winter Advent Activity Calendar.  Today we have a set of Christmas maths problems for you.  They’re quite tricky: perhaps the whole family could compete to complete them correctly! Return to our advent calendar. Today is Monday, 23rd December … Continue reading →

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19th December: a Very Special Guest

Posted on 19/12/2013 by

Santa loves our Better Tuition advent calendar so much that he has asked whether he can create an activity! We certainly cannot say no to Santa, so here is Santa’s very own a fun Verbal Reasoning challenge for all those year five students who are … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas in 15 languages: answers

Posted on 10/12/2013 by

Here are the answers to Better Tuition‘s advent calendar foreign language challenge. 1.  Gledileg Jol – Icelandic 2.  Joyeux Noel – French 3.  Hyvaa  Joulua – Finnish 4.  Maligayang Pasko – Filipino 5.  Shub Naya Baras – Hindi 6.  Sawadee … Continue reading →

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December 4th: a Christmas Maths Quiz

Posted on 04/12/2013 by

Welcome to Day Four of Better Tuition’s 2014 Winter Advent Activity Calendar.  Today we have some more Christmas maths problems for you, this time in the form of an interactive quiz.  These problems are easier than yesterday’s Christmas Maths Challenge and could be suitable for … Continue reading →

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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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December 2nd: Rudolph the Read Knows Rain, Dear!

Posted on 02/12/2013 by

Finding and Correcting Spelling Errors It’s day two 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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