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Junior Astronomers

22 Jan 2025 15:55

🌌🚀 Today, we embarked on an exciting adventure through the solar system, and Tayo became a junior astronomer! 🪐✨ Tayo dove deep into the wonders of space, learning about planets, stars, and galaxies far away. His curiosity took him beyond the stars as he created his own unique planet and spun an imaginative story about traveling through the cosmos what a creative journey!

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Junior science explorer

8 Jan 2025 21:17

I’m thrilled to announce the launch of my Junior Science Explorer Curriculum, designed for children aged 5-11 year old (tailored to their abilities). Download available. 

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Manchester world newspaper

6 Nov 2024 20:53

In a vibrant effort to preserve Gambian culture for future generations, author and educator Ann Saidy has launched Learn with collection, a unique children’s book series designed to teach the Mandinka language and celebrate African Historical heritage.

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Hands-On Learning: Tayo Explores the Anatomy of the Brain and Eyeball

10 Oct 2024 11:30

This morning, Tayo had a fun and interactive homeschool session focused on learning about the anatomy of the eyeball and the brain. Using cut-out words, he worked on putting the labels in the correct order for each part of the eyeball and the brain. This hands-on activity helped Tayo reinforce his understanding of how these organs are structured and how they function.

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Brain Anatomy

23 Sept 2024 12:46

Today in our homeschool learning, we continued our study of human anatomy, focusing on brain anatomy. Tayo built a 4D model of the brain, exploring all the different parts and learning about what each one does. He enjoyed labeling the parts on a worksheet and then writing about them, which made the lesson even more interesting for him. It was a hands-on, engaging way to dive deeper into how our amazing brains work! #homeschooling #science #brainanatomy #humananatomy #biology

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"Developing Early Skills Through Montessori Play: Learning Colors, Shapes, and Language with Kumba"

24 Sept 2024 10:52

Playing with Montessori toys is a great way to help young children, even babies, develop essential skills. Today, I was playing with Kumba, who is 20 months old, and we focused on colorful shapes—red, yellow, blue, and green. Through this, Kumba is improving her coordination and learning to recognize both colors and shapes. We also practiced counting in Mandinka, a language from Gambia. Kumba can now count to 20 in Mandinka and even further in English. Additionally, she has mastered reciting the entire alphabet! Montessori play fosters her understanding of numbers, language, and coordination, all while keeping it fun and engaging.

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