I checked my emails this morning only to find out that on one of my HEd groups had suffered a tragic accident. A little boy - who I do not know, died. He was only 3 and leaves behind a very sad mummy and daddy aswell as 2 brothers.
It kind of puts everything else into perspective.
The washing, the grass needing a cut, the food shop - all unimportant. Yet we occupy our time with them and then don't have the time or strength to be with our loved ones.
So I'm now going to snuggle up to my kids and tell them how much I really love them.
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Creative Geography.
Hi
Still planning and researching our topics for next term, and while doing so I found a FAB site. It talks about making games for geography - but the bit that interested me were the 3D models. Here's a link to one:
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/just_good_ideas.htm
You have to scroll down to the bottom until you reach creating a river basin.
We looked at rivers last year and this would have fitted in perfectly.
This year I'm hoping to study various countries so could include this project then. Maybe when we look at China or Ancient Egypt would be a good one especially as the river Nile played such an important role.
Anyway it got me thinking and I'm hoping to try and make something similar but for our volcano topic.
I want to do a case study on a major volcano - I was thinking MT Pinatubo,MT ST Helens or the Roman MT Versuvious. (Chloe loves the Romans.)
I think MT Pinatubo would be a good one, simple because we could do a before and after model. Anyway looks like the paper maiche is coming out again. So watch this space....
Still planning and researching our topics for next term, and while doing so I found a FAB site. It talks about making games for geography - but the bit that interested me were the 3D models. Here's a link to one:
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/just_good_ideas.htm
You have to scroll down to the bottom until you reach creating a river basin.
We looked at rivers last year and this would have fitted in perfectly.
This year I'm hoping to study various countries so could include this project then. Maybe when we look at China or Ancient Egypt would be a good one especially as the river Nile played such an important role.
Anyway it got me thinking and I'm hoping to try and make something similar but for our volcano topic.
I want to do a case study on a major volcano - I was thinking MT Pinatubo,MT ST Helens or the Roman MT Versuvious. (Chloe loves the Romans.)
I think MT Pinatubo would be a good one, simple because we could do a before and after model. Anyway looks like the paper maiche is coming out again. So watch this space....
Saturday, 23 August 2008
Microbes.
While researching our science topic this morning i found this FAB site - Microworld.
It has lots of experiments on microbes. I love hands on activities.
There's one on growing mould. I did this when i was younger. I can remember coming down stairs every morning and looking at my experiment (bread in a bottle)I was fascinated by it. (How sad was I as a child!!LOL I'm still alittle nerdy now.)
I love the experiment on why you should wash your hands. I'm going to do this with Chloe. I might also try to do one showing how easily germs can spread.Using handcream and glitter. Watch this space...
It has lots of experiments on microbes. I love hands on activities.
There's one on growing mould. I did this when i was younger. I can remember coming down stairs every morning and looking at my experiment (bread in a bottle)I was fascinated by it. (How sad was I as a child!!LOL I'm still alittle nerdy now.)
I love the experiment on why you should wash your hands. I'm going to do this with Chloe. I might also try to do one showing how easily germs can spread.Using handcream and glitter. Watch this space...
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Planning for the new term.
I love the start of a new school year. The planning. What shall we study this term, gathering resources, brain storming activiites. I love it.
For maths we're studying shape - 2D and 3D shapes, area, perimetre, angles etc.
Last term i made a lot of educational games. So I might make a shape lotto game up this term. Chloe also wants to something out of salt dough; so we might make up some 3D beads for jewellry. Check out salt dough maps - I found it on the net while looking for some salt dough ideas. They look FAB!
For English we're be looking at The Great Plague. This will link into out history topic 17th century London. I have a book already planned for Chloe to read. It's a diary account of the plague. So a little different to what we normally read. Then I'm going to link in letter writing, stories, poems etc.
For history we're studying 17th century London. This topic has just grown and grown. But alot happened in those 100 years!!! Civil war, plague, fire, the gun powder plot. Our civil war lapbooks are really coming on. I will post pictures once they are complete.
For science we are looking at micro-organisms (germs!) Which will link into the plague and the great fire (bread and yeast) We might try to make the bakery in Pudding Lane out of a box or we might make a scene from London during the fire. Too many ideas, swirling around my head. LOL
For RE, we're continuing our work on Jesus' miracles. We started this last term but it just didn't take off. (Busy time of year with exams!!!)
At first we're going to make a 2D paper sculpture. But now I'm leaning more towards the idea of making a tile for each miracle and then linking them together somehow???
Like I said too many ideas in my head...
For maths we're studying shape - 2D and 3D shapes, area, perimetre, angles etc.
Last term i made a lot of educational games. So I might make a shape lotto game up this term. Chloe also wants to something out of salt dough; so we might make up some 3D beads for jewellry. Check out salt dough maps - I found it on the net while looking for some salt dough ideas. They look FAB!
For English we're be looking at The Great Plague. This will link into out history topic 17th century London. I have a book already planned for Chloe to read. It's a diary account of the plague. So a little different to what we normally read. Then I'm going to link in letter writing, stories, poems etc.
For history we're studying 17th century London. This topic has just grown and grown. But alot happened in those 100 years!!! Civil war, plague, fire, the gun powder plot. Our civil war lapbooks are really coming on. I will post pictures once they are complete.
For science we are looking at micro-organisms (germs!) Which will link into the plague and the great fire (bread and yeast) We might try to make the bakery in Pudding Lane out of a box or we might make a scene from London during the fire. Too many ideas, swirling around my head. LOL
For RE, we're continuing our work on Jesus' miracles. We started this last term but it just didn't take off. (Busy time of year with exams!!!)
At first we're going to make a 2D paper sculpture. But now I'm leaning more towards the idea of making a tile for each miracle and then linking them together somehow???
Like I said too many ideas in my head...
Thursday, 8 May 2008
Lapbooks and notebooking.
Well, we've been really busy lately so I haven't wrote anything here for ages!!!!
So what have we done it the mean time...
We have discovered lapbooks. They are brilliant.
We are making 3 at the moment.
One on the English civil war, one on volcanoes and one on force and motion for our science topic.
The girls love them because they are very creative. They use the computer to make them look professional - which is improving their ICT skills.
Home school share is great for templates and ideas.
Their are loads of examples on the net. They are really inspirational.
I'll add some photo's of ours once they are finished.
So what have we done it the mean time...
We have discovered lapbooks. They are brilliant.
We are making 3 at the moment.
One on the English civil war, one on volcanoes and one on force and motion for our science topic.
The girls love them because they are very creative. They use the computer to make them look professional - which is improving their ICT skills.
Home school share is great for templates and ideas.
Their are loads of examples on the net. They are really inspirational.
I'll add some photo's of ours once they are finished.
Friday, 18 January 2008
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
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
Tuesday, 15 January 2008
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
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
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