Our treat, however, was spying a nest at the beginning of the week: By the end of the week we found out: We also managed to get a rare good picture of her mate swimming about: Our Heron also arrived whilst we were there. We have recently discovered it is a Grey Heron. I have…
Month: May 2013
The Angelicscalliwags Challenge: Part Two
So what does a hyperactive do when faced with burn out?SourceI know that the traditional route of taking an absolute holiday won't fix it for me. In fact it will most probably frustrate me. That said, I asked a blogger friend of mine what she thought and her reply was very wise. Now I'm not. …
The Angelicscalliwag Challenge: Part One
When I was at primary school I was the little girl who was sat (permanently) in the naughty chair, which was situated next to the teacher's desk and the other naughty chair. That chair was occupied (permanently) by the naughtiest boy. My school reports were boringly similar. Must try harder. Must stop talking. Must concentrate. Must..must..must...…
Preschool Adventure Box: BFIAR Corduroy
THEME: Teddy Bears Read aloud go along books For more book related activities see: Dress up I had them dress up after giving them an invite to a teddy bears picnic. Oh, the fun! For more muffin tin ideas see: Trays I was able to reuse activities we had used during previous rows. …
Ancient China: The Geography of China and Xia Dynasty
Having now read all of book one of The Travels of Marco Polo, we find ourselves in Cathay, or China as it is now known. Polo described the mountain ranges he trekked along with his experiences in the deserts. We had already covered mountains and deserts in our previous studies of Turkey (mountains) and Egypt (desert). I asked…
Nature Study: Our One Year Pond Study Week 9: Spring Tree Study
Welcome to week 9 of our one year pond study. For the rest of the posts in this series please see here. This week I am determined to post about all the activities we did around our tree study. It was touch and go for a while, because in our enthusiasm we have been to the…
Young People at Play
Each morning the little ones have a one hour themed session. In science they made their own yellow ball from Borax and glue; in art they made some sand pictures; in their explorers class they discovered the joys of a beachy sensory box; during their time as inventors they made a beach in a bottle and…
Preschool Adventure Box: B4FIAR: Yellow Ball
Yellow Ball is one of the books from the excellent Before Five in a Row curriculum. This book screamed out to be used to learn more about the beach So I collected any other FIAR books that were vaguely beach themed along side a nice collection of specifically themed beach books: Yellow Ball: Special 1-2-1…
Looking Back: Ancient Greece – Aesop’s Fables
Continuing with my series ‘Looking Back’, where I am documenting learning the children and I did together prior to me blogging, this post is all about the Aesop's Fables. We did Ancient Greece about two years ago, when the children were about 8 and A was about 2 and B didn’t exist yet! First I had…