We had a lovely day yesterday. Chloe worked on her maths co-ordinates in the morning. I made a worksheet up using a map of England. She had to find the co-ordinates for certain cities or counties. Then find the places for the co-ordinates i gave her. So geography as well as maths. Then she finished up her KS 3 maths book.
I also found a great co'ordinates game. Very simple design, just numbers (answers) on a grid. You ask a question/sum like 3 x 5 = and then they have to look at the answers on the grip and give you the co-ordinates instead of the answer. Thought it would be a good game to play next session.
In the afternnon we went to the library, then looked through our books. It was a great start to our science topic looking at amazing mammals, and quirky little facts about reptiles etc. It has wet her appetite, so next session she will be rearing to go. We're hoping to look at how animals are classified and then make several lapbooks. Chloé also had a great idea on a game we could make. Abit like guess who only for animals. Probably make about 5 cards for each animal group (mammals, reptiles,amphibians, birds and fish) pop them into the existing guess who game/frame and then ask questions until we know the animal.
Chloe is busy reading Beyond spiderwick at the moment. We've already read them once but she saw the film on sky recently at is now busy reading her way thought the whole set again! They are good books though.
Later were working on Despereaux and then British history.
Thursday, 30 April 2009
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
AWOL
Well I've been AWOL for a few months now!! We had computer problems and it took a while to sort out and then everything was just up in the air, but hopefully i'm back for good now.
Our time table this term is as follows:
Monday - Swimming, then maths (Co-ordinates, tables and graphs.)
Tuesday - English (The tale of Despereaux) and History (Ancient Greece lapbook)
Wednesday - Maths, then Science (Animals)
Thursday - English, then History (British history)
Friday - R.E (Religious festivals)/ French (around the town) and Geography (Oceans)
I'm writing my own unit for Despereaux - with hints and tips from other study guides on the net.
We're working on an Ancient Greece lapbook. There's so much to learn and look at, maps, the Minoans, the Myceneaens, olympics, sparta, alphabet, myths, gods etc. I just know this is going to be a great topic. I'm wanting to do a dress up day and maybe a mini olympics in the garden too.
I had a great unit on oceans saved from ages ago. So we are using this for geography and hopefully we'll fit a trip to the Seal life centre in too.
Should be a fun packed term. Fingers crossed.
Our time table this term is as follows:
Monday - Swimming, then maths (Co-ordinates, tables and graphs.)
Tuesday - English (The tale of Despereaux) and History (Ancient Greece lapbook)
Wednesday - Maths, then Science (Animals)
Thursday - English, then History (British history)
Friday - R.E (Religious festivals)/ French (around the town) and Geography (Oceans)
I'm writing my own unit for Despereaux - with hints and tips from other study guides on the net.
We're working on an Ancient Greece lapbook. There's so much to learn and look at, maps, the Minoans, the Myceneaens, olympics, sparta, alphabet, myths, gods etc. I just know this is going to be a great topic. I'm wanting to do a dress up day and maybe a mini olympics in the garden too.
I had a great unit on oceans saved from ages ago. So we are using this for geography and hopefully we'll fit a trip to the Seal life centre in too.
Should be a fun packed term. Fingers crossed.
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
When did you last see your father?
This is Chloe's version of the civil war painting 'When did you last see your father?' I think it's wonderful. She is currently working on another one, only with oil paints.
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Well Chloe has been busy working on her English civil war lapbook.
She's really working hard on it. And today she even said that she would miss history when we finish her lapbook - Little does she know what plans I have for her. LOL
She's taking the lead in her work alot more now that she is on her own.
She designed the front cover of her lapbook and had clear ideas of what she wanted - and didn't want!!
Next week we will start back to our timetable properly. This week has been mad with the kids going back to school and college.
I'm really looking forward to re-starting our learning journey again. Our timetable has had to change though.
On Mondays we will study Maths and Science.
Tuesdays will be art day with swimming at lunch time.
Wednesdays we have Maths, skating, and French.
Thursdays we will study english and History.
And Fridays we will study English and Geography.
Every morning we have an hours private reading, spellings and personal study.
Personal study is something new I'm trying. At first I'm going to give Chloe a card with a persons name or an event on it. She will have all week to research it and then produce something on it. She may want to do a lapbook, a power point presentation, a leaflet. Who knows it will be her decision.
I got a great book from the library on Famous people which has given me lots of ideas.
She's really working hard on it. And today she even said that she would miss history when we finish her lapbook - Little does she know what plans I have for her. LOL
She's taking the lead in her work alot more now that she is on her own.
She designed the front cover of her lapbook and had clear ideas of what she wanted - and didn't want!!
Next week we will start back to our timetable properly. This week has been mad with the kids going back to school and college.
I'm really looking forward to re-starting our learning journey again. Our timetable has had to change though.
On Mondays we will study Maths and Science.
Tuesdays will be art day with swimming at lunch time.
Wednesdays we have Maths, skating, and French.
Thursdays we will study english and History.
And Fridays we will study English and Geography.
Every morning we have an hours private reading, spellings and personal study.
Personal study is something new I'm trying. At first I'm going to give Chloe a card with a persons name or an event on it. She will have all week to research it and then produce something on it. She may want to do a lapbook, a power point presentation, a leaflet. Who knows it will be her decision.
I got a great book from the library on Famous people which has given me lots of ideas.
Saturday, 6 September 2008
Knitiing.
Well I've nearly finished my first history unit. It's on the village of Eyam in Derbyshire. I've wrote out all the information - all 18 pages of it!!! Now all I have to do is make up the questions, tasks and activities to accompany the unit.
While I was working Chloe asked if I would show her how to knit.
At the moment she is busy knitting a little scarf for one of her teddies.
I can rememebr my mum showing me how to knit and having my own little knitting bag.
If she takes to it I might try and make a patch work blanket. Maybe showing certain events - though I don't know what yet!!!
While I was working Chloe asked if I would show her how to knit.
At the moment she is busy knitting a little scarf for one of her teddies.
I can rememebr my mum showing me how to knit and having my own little knitting bag.
If she takes to it I might try and make a patch work blanket. Maybe showing certain events - though I don't know what yet!!!
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Megabus/train - WOW!!!
I've just recently found out about the megabus/train!
It looks fab, you can travel to most 'big' cities - London, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburugh etc for a couple of quid!!
I think it works by pre-selling tickets at off peak times - I think!!!
But Chloe and I could travel to Edinburugh from B'ham for £2 each!!!!
London from as little as £7 each!! It's mad.
It now means that we can open up our learning options as we don't go to many museums because I don't like driving in 'big' cities.
I'm hoping to arrange a trip to London, just for the day, as part of our history topic. Once we've finished our civil war lapbooks; we're moving onto the Great fire of London. I'd like to walk the fire route, visit the London museum (i think that's what it was called) the monument - all though they are repairing it at the moment! And anything else we can fit in.
My kids have never been to London before so it would be a great adventure.
Watch this space.....
It looks fab, you can travel to most 'big' cities - London, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburugh etc for a couple of quid!!
I think it works by pre-selling tickets at off peak times - I think!!!
But Chloe and I could travel to Edinburugh from B'ham for £2 each!!!!
London from as little as £7 each!! It's mad.
It now means that we can open up our learning options as we don't go to many museums because I don't like driving in 'big' cities.
I'm hoping to arrange a trip to London, just for the day, as part of our history topic. Once we've finished our civil war lapbooks; we're moving onto the Great fire of London. I'd like to walk the fire route, visit the London museum (i think that's what it was called) the monument - all though they are repairing it at the moment! And anything else we can fit in.
My kids have never been to London before so it would be a great adventure.
Watch this space.....
We started back yesterday.
yesterday we officially started back on our learning.
We're spending the next couple of days finishing off our English civil war lapbooks.
Yesterday we looked at who should govern England now that King Charles was dead? And Oliver Cromwell's campaign in Ireland. Chloe doesn't like learning about people being tortured and having their headspopped onto spikes!!! Bless her. :-)
I sometimes wonder if it is all to advanced for her and maybe I should go back to what they teach in primary school??? Especially when my older children say that they didn't study that until year 8 - she's only yr5 and very proud of it!
She seems to take it all in though and is enjoying learning about it all. I think she would be so bored if she went back to school.
Today we are looking at the battle of Worcester. Charles the second actually came to Shropshire and hid at Boscobel House, so we're planning a trip there soon.
It was starnge having just one child. Daddy was home too(finishing off the decorating) so he kept on adding little bits of info , which was nice to have someone else's points of view and learning style.
I can't wait until the lapbooks are finished. I will take a 100 photo's as we have worked very hard on them.
We're spending the next couple of days finishing off our English civil war lapbooks.
Yesterday we looked at who should govern England now that King Charles was dead? And Oliver Cromwell's campaign in Ireland. Chloe doesn't like learning about people being tortured and having their headspopped onto spikes!!! Bless her. :-)
I sometimes wonder if it is all to advanced for her and maybe I should go back to what they teach in primary school??? Especially when my older children say that they didn't study that until year 8 - she's only yr5 and very proud of it!
She seems to take it all in though and is enjoying learning about it all. I think she would be so bored if she went back to school.
Today we are looking at the battle of Worcester. Charles the second actually came to Shropshire and hid at Boscobel House, so we're planning a trip there soon.
It was starnge having just one child. Daddy was home too(finishing off the decorating) so he kept on adding little bits of info , which was nice to have someone else's points of view and learning style.
I can't wait until the lapbooks are finished. I will take a 100 photo's as we have worked very hard on them.
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