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……
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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……
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……
Reflecting on our Term
This has been a great term! Having spent last year and the beginning of this year trying our hand at different things such as project based learning and unschooling, we have settled somewhat into a lovely groove of unit studies and project work. We currently school for five weeks before taking a break. Each five……
Seasons of Joy: A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That
Wibbly Wobbly Weightloss I was so hoping this would be the week I could post my third picture showing the loss of the next ten pounds of fat. (I am posting a picture every ten pounds I lose, so I can look back). I was convinced it would be this week, but alas I’m not……
Ancient China Unit Study
Week One: Resources Week Two: The Geography of China and Xia Dynasty Week Three: Shang Dynasty and Writing Systems Week Four: Zhou Dynasty and Chinese Religions Week Five: Qinn Dynasty and the Chinese Currency Week Six: Han Dynasty and the Invention of Paper Week Seven: Han Dynasty and a Picture Study (Five Han Nobles) Week……
Incr-Edible Science: Popcorn Lab
All of the information in this post comes from this popcorn lesson, absolutely none of it came from me! I am simply recording what we did. Gathering Information First I read out the goals and aims of the day. We had one whole day to carry out the four to five 45 minute lessons given……
Elizabethan Unit Study: Week 5: Spies and spycraft
This was our last week on the Elizabethan Times. The children still have one further week to finish up the Pirate’s of the Golden Age projects and we will be doing a five week unit on Shakespeare over the summer. Biography This week we finished Elizabeth I: The People’s Queen: We learnt about Elizabeth’s later years……
Around the World with FIAR: Katy and the Snow Plough
Katy is a tractor who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the winter. One winter the snow is particularly bad and only Katy is strong and resilient enough to clear the snow and make it possible for the townspeople to do their jobs. Geographical Theme for the Term Katy is working……