Tag Archives: children

Weed or wildflower? #InternationalWomensDay

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Being a working woman, I could be expected to be sitting here nicely coiffed, decently dressed and wearing make-up. Being also a writer, you might imagine me instead romantically dishevelled or pyjama clad. These are stereotypes we can all recognise … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Photography, transformation | Tagged childhood, children, flowers, freedom, weeds | 58 Comments

Guest blogger: Jennie Fitzkee – How Reading-Aloud Made Me the Teacher and Person I Am Today

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

My very first day of teaching preschool in Massachusetts, thirty-two years ago, was both career and life altering. Lindy, my co-teacher, asked me to read the picture books to children each day after our Morning Meeting. Sure (gulp)! I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged children, children's books, Jim Trelease, language development, learning to read, literacy, preschool, Read Aloud West Virginia, reading aloud, reading books to children, Teaching young children, The Read-Aloud Handbook | 21 Comments

Gold – Robbie Cheadle #writephoto

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

This poem was written for Sue Vincent’s Thursday photo prompt – https://scvincent.com/2017/01/05/thursday-photo-prompt-gold-writephoto/. Towards the golden light To visit an underprivileged school; From daily toil a welcome respite; To bestow a gift of books; Fills my soul with much delight. I watch each … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged Books, children, encouraging children, learning to read, love of books | 2 Comments

Guest blogger: Jennie Fitzkee – The boy who cried tears of the heart

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Not every guest has a book to sell… but Jennie Fitzkee does have a passion for stories, one that she has been sharing for decades with small children. Some of my fondest memories from the early years of school are … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged chapter reading, children, emotion, preschool, storytelling | 16 Comments

Christmas Present – Morpeth Road #writephoto

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Sue Vincent

When I was younger, so much younger than today, I worked through November marking final year exams. It required me to work four till nine each night and nine to five on Saturday. The evenings were often hard work because … Continue reading →

Posted in Memories, photo prompt | Tagged children, Christmas, gifts | Leave a comment

Ani’s Advent – Ho, Ho, Oh!

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Dear Santa, we went for a walk As soon as it got dark, Instead of heading for the fields We went up to the park. We wandered through the village streets And saw the fairy lights They twinkle just like … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Dogs, Photography, Poetry | Tagged children, fake Santa, letter to Santa, magic, party | 27 Comments

Guest Author – Dianne Noble: A love-affair with India

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The first time I visited India I was ten years old, flying back to England with my parents and brothers after a three year tour in Singapore. Our RAF Hermes plane took almost three days, stopping in several countries to … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Books, Photography, travel | Tagged children, India, joy, lessons, poverty, School, teaching | 26 Comments

The Selfish Giant’s Garden by Kim Russell

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Sue Vincent

They visited every day For the grass, starry flowers And space to play for hours. In spring, peach trees burst into blossom And the happy children feasted on fruit all autumn. After a seven year visit with a Cornish ogre, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged children, giants, laughter, love, moral tale, Oscar Wilde | 7 Comments

Child’s play?

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Sue Vincent

She orders him around unmercifully while he looks at her with utter adoration in his eyes. If ordering does not work, she brings out the secret weapon…the smile, the cheeky glance from beneath her eyelashes. Very seldom does she resort … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged as a little child, children, consciousness, games, inner help, know thyself, Life, play, psychology | Leave a comment

Sunset Gold by Ann W.J. White #writephoto

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Sue Vincent

At dusk, everything is golden. The sun stretches, reaches long fingers to the land. One last caress to her children, one last kiss. Out there in the distance, they normally turned their heads away, as children do. It’s all part … Continue reading →