Teacher tube.

Morning,
Had a lovely day on Wednesday. We spent the morning doing maths - adding and subtracting 3 and 4 digit numbers. My eldest daughter is really enjoying this and is finding it 'easy' to do. (She's dyslexic so struggles with most things - so it's always a pleasure when she finds something easy)
The rain had finally stopped - although it has since returned! So we seized on the opportunity to go outside for a walk. We only went to the bottom of our lane and back, but it was lovely. The girls and I, laughed and chatted all the way there and back. ( A real mother and daughter moment)
Then to finish the afternoon off we produced a card game of French colours (this is what WE've been looking at in French.) While we tested our game we listened to this wonderful and very catchy tune from Teacher tube. Here's the link.
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=8800175a02a35c2bf44f
We think it's wonderful in our house.
Kerry

Well we have spent the morning looking at adjectives - my youngest daughter wrote a beautiful piece of descriptive writing about a lost teddy bear in a lost property box.
Then after lunch we are starting our science topic on materials and their properties!!!! I found a recipe for a non newtonian fluid!! (it's a goo - that's a solid and a liquid - CONFUSED?) It's all to do with it's particles. Find out more here. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/try1.html

My eldest son has a basketball game tonight so i don't have to pick the boys up until 5:30 so i might do some art work with the girls later.
I'd like to do a topic on fairies - I bought a colouring book on fairies and it's got me thinking. I want to make some 3D fairies but not quite sure what to make them out of - clay, paper maiche or chicken wire models and plaster??????
Well best go and make lunch.
Kerry

Well i have spent most of the day on the computer researching our new history topic.
This is what i love about HEing - the way topics develope and grow and the fact that you have the freedom to grow with them. Our history topic started out as the great fire of London. It has now developed into 17th century London - the gunpowder plot,civil war,plague and fire! Once i had done all my research i then had to think of actibities and ways to deliver this info to my girls (aged 8 and 10).
For the great fire I'm hoping to make a news report with the girls reporting 'live' from the scene and interviewing 'eye witnesses'. We're going to record it on the camcorder - as my girls are prone to the giggles this may take some time! I've also found a video on you tube (it was first aired on ch 4 with Richard Hammond) it looks at what would have happened if Guy Fawkes had succeded. So I'm really looking forward to starting this topic.
Kerry

Links to websites added.

Well, I've started to add some of my favourite websites. I didn't realise i had so many!! But i have been HEing for over 2 years now. Doesn't time fly.
Well starting this blog has forced me to tidy up my own computer and organise all my favourite websites. It's amazing what you store! So we've done a computer spring clean. LOL
Hope you find the websites useful.
Kerry.

Welcome to my site.
I'm new to all of this - i only found out what a blog was yesterday!!! (The shame) LOL
I'm hoping this site will evolve into a great learning resource for me and other HEing families. With lot's of good ideas, recommended resources and links to websites.
So watch this space.
Kerry.