Did you know that BBC iPlayer has most, if not all, of David Attenborough’s series on it? We watch one together every now and again, and I love it, because it’s simple, relaxing, yet also a brilliant learning opportunity. It’s TV, without the guilt of TV! T (aged 6) loves watching them, and will now happily watch an entire episode, although when she was younger we’d watch maybe twenty minutes. If your children are interested in nature and wildlife, this is a lovely thing to watch together. Also great if you need to be getting on with your own work! Of course, you don’t have to leave it at just watching an episode – you could do lots more coming out of it. We watched one today and within a few minutes of the episode finishing, T had begun work on her own ‘reptiles and amphibians’ book! Obviously they might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but there are lots of other documentaries around which might be of interest to your children.