I mentioned in my last post that the children will be doing some Shakespeare based PBL. PBL works very well in our household, not maybe as our main way to home school, but definitely as an important extra. I thought I would give a bit more detail as to what I will be expecting over……
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A Summer Shakespeare Club: Introduction
I am always surprised when I hear young people saying they think Shakespeare is boring. To me he was one of the wittiest people to walk this earth. It is this sense of fun and his intelligent repartee which I hope to share with the children this summer. We have all been impatiently waiting for……
South America: Cookie Map
I use the same cookie dough recipe every time I make a cookie map or gingerbread house. It makes a very hard, solid biscuit which can be rolled very thin and still remain in tact after baking. It tastes good as well! Dough for Map Making Gather: 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/2 cup caster sugar……
South America Unit Study: Where in the world?
I used as many ways as I could come up with to reinforce their previous knowledge of the Polar regions as well as teaching them where in the world South America was. Wall Map The first place to go was the huge wall map. I first asked the girls to point out where the Arctic……
South America Unit Study: Summer Adventure Box
I have already outlined my plans for my youngest two for this summer, and you will know that I am having a lot of help from my mum, Sarah and Lorna (Aren’t I blessed?). This Summer Adventure Box needed to be extra special for just that reason. There will be more people than just me……
Project Based Learning: South American Animals
Whilst the older children dig deep into Shakespeare and all he has to offer, the little ones will be focused on South America. It will be a primarily literature based study, with the exception of the project based learning the littles will do. They have attempted to do projects before with my help but they……
South America – Learning through Literature
Whilst the older ones are studying all things Shakespeare, the littles will be focusing their time on South America. The unit study will be two pronged using both literature and project based learning. This post will be about our literature based learning and tomorrow I will post about the projects they will be attempting.……
Arctic Circle Unit Study
Due to some pathological need I have to complete a subject before I feel I can fully move on to the next one, you may have noticed I have been posting madly all week about the Arctic unit we have been doing. I had been trying to school plan the littles’ summer but was completely……
Dr Seuss School: Ice is Nice
Dr Seuss’ Ice is Nice book is perfect for bringing together all of the work we have done over the past two unit studies, being about both the arctic and the antarctic. We have done so many activities with snow and ice is was hard to find authentic and fun learning activities to go with……
Arctic Unit Study: Making Ice Cream in a Bag
This was just a little activity we did at the end of the unit for fun and to celebrate all their hard work. It turned out pretty well. I had sourced a recipe from the internet but couldn’t find the ingredients (what is half and half??), so I kind of made up my own with……
Around the World with FIAR: The Very Last First Time
We are currently studying the Arctic circle, using FIAR books as our core. Although we use the text from FIAR, I will only be posting the extra activities we do. The Very Last First Time chronicles a young Inuit girl’s very first time mussel gathering under the ice of the oceans. I particularly like the……
Around the World with FIAR: Snowflake Bentley
We are currently studying the Arctic circle, using FIAR books as our core. Although we use the text from FIAR, I will only be posting the extra activities we do. This week we read Snowflake Bentley, which is a stunning and probably my favourite ever FIAR book. It has the most beautiful real photos of……
Seasons of Joy: Housework as a Form of Exercise
I mentioned last week how I believe God is directing me towards a more active lifestyle, but within my home and in my everyday life as opposed to joining a gym or partaking in exercise classes. If you’ve read my posts about how this whole thing got started (see here, here and here) you’ll know……
L12 and a Maths Update
It has been two years since I made the decision to take L12 off a formal maths program and teach her using living maths. At the time she cried daily over her maths and found every single thing about it hard. For a year or so we simply played. You can find all my……
Dr Seuss School: Oh, the things you can do that are good for you!
I have, at last, written up some of the Dr Seuss school I have been doing with my littlest two, based on the books from Dr Seuss’ Learning Library. We read ‘Oh, the Things you can Do that are Good for you!’ There were lots of learning opportunities in this book and it must have……