When the kids were quietly working either side of me on the sofa, Annie with her spellings, and Tom with his new fraction book, which thankfully has proved to be a hit.
I bought the fraction, decimal and percentage workbooks from *here*
Ruthie, played happily by herself playing shops. Then she curled up on my lap at the end, so we were altogether. It was a nice moment, it doesn't happen as often as I'd like it too, but it does prove they are capable of doing it together.
Annie had started off on her FLL book, lesson 8, she begs to do more, I find it strange as it is a repetative book, but she seems to love it and it's working so I shouldn't grumble.
While they are on 'school' holidays, I want Annie to master the spellings she has, and to be confident with her 2's, 10's and 5 times tables, plus adding on 10 from any point from a number square.
With Tom I think I may get him started on Writing Strands 3 continue with the fractions book and do some Galore Park SYRWTL 1
We will lots of meets with friends, family and have sleepovers. The next 2 weeks will fly by.
I shall not post again until the new year now.
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Thursday, 18 December 2008
Thursday, 27 November 2008
First Language Lessons - English
The latest buzz at the moment on SHE is First language lessons by Jessie Wise from The Well Trained Mind
I already had First languages Lessons (FLL) 1-2, but at the time A wasn't ready for it, and she showed no interest at all.
A has had this week ill off school, so I decided to start FLL 1-2 with her, she has done really well, she has had to memorise a poem by Cristina G. Rossetti, called The Caterpilillar and I have to say she learnt it pretty quickly. She has also been asking any adult about if they know what a Noun is. Then she will proceed to tell them, A Noun is a Person, Place, Thing, or Idea. This is only 3 lessons in! As a parent or teacher you have to play an active role in teaching it, but the lessons are scripted out, which makes it incredibly easy. There is 2 years worth of lessons in FFL 1-2
I've just bought FLL level 3 for T,
along with the workbook that goes with it
They are huge books, and I feel they are value for money, as I will be able to use both books with the other children, the workbook is consumable, but after looking at it, I think I can adapt it easily enough for the excersixes to be to in a notebook, while viewing the workbook. There is a years worth of lessons in this book.
I've enjoyed this week with A at home, I feel I've had a taste for HE again and it's a nice feeling to have.
*edited to add*
If you go to peacehillpress.com This gives you the blurb about First Language Lessons level 1-2, it also gives you sample pages, the link is just below the authors name (Jessie Wise). There is the list of contents, and the first 8 lessons listed, plus a couple of later lessons.
I already had First languages Lessons (FLL) 1-2, but at the time A wasn't ready for it, and she showed no interest at all.
A has had this week ill off school, so I decided to start FLL 1-2 with her, she has done really well, she has had to memorise a poem by Cristina G. Rossetti, called The Caterpilillar and I have to say she learnt it pretty quickly. She has also been asking any adult about if they know what a Noun is. Then she will proceed to tell them, A Noun is a Person, Place, Thing, or Idea. This is only 3 lessons in! As a parent or teacher you have to play an active role in teaching it, but the lessons are scripted out, which makes it incredibly easy. There is 2 years worth of lessons in FFL 1-2
I've just bought FLL level 3 for T,
along with the workbook that goes with it
They are huge books, and I feel they are value for money, as I will be able to use both books with the other children, the workbook is consumable, but after looking at it, I think I can adapt it easily enough for the excersixes to be to in a notebook, while viewing the workbook. There is a years worth of lessons in this book.
I've enjoyed this week with A at home, I feel I've had a taste for HE again and it's a nice feeling to have.
*edited to add*
If you go to peacehillpress.com This gives you the blurb about First Language Lessons level 1-2, it also gives you sample pages, the link is just below the authors name (Jessie Wise). There is the list of contents, and the first 8 lessons listed, plus a couple of later lessons.
Tuesday, 1 April 2008
Sketch Tuesday - alive
Has a week passed already?
We have slowed down a little due to the holidays, we have been working on the house a renovation project! I've been to hospital, where I should have had a small op, but got sent home at 5:30pm, as they had run out of time, grrrr!!!
Due to go again this week, but now full of cold and I may have to cancel.
Anyway onto this weeks sketches, this weeks assignment was to draw something alive, the kids drew these with a friend, as I was hanging about the hospital for the day *rolls eyes*
Take a look at all the other sketches that entered barb's gallery this week here at Sketch Tuesday
There is no assignment for next week Tuesday April 8th, but there will be one for the Tuesday April 15th assignment is to draw a leaf.
So onto our sketches
This one is Tom's
and here is Annie's, note that she was thinking about me in hospital, although the subject matter was draw something 'alive', she was obviously hoping I still would be, that's me on the table looking dangerously pink !!! lol
Although not much work has been done, they have played, drawn, are learning to skate with the new roller blades. Much reading has been done too.
I think sometimes, the kids need to recharge and take a small break - too much of a break and they don't want to get going, but a small one does refresh them, and of course me.
My owl puke book arrived:
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Here are some pictures I've taken of it, these are what you get, the purple paper they are on is A4 size, so the book is just under that, you get a yellow flimsy plastic tray which has compartments to put the bones in. Plus the Owl Puke which is in foil.
This is the contents page
and here is the Bone Sorting chart
Even though the book is small, it's packed full of information. I'm going to see if I can find a downloadable bone sorting chart, so i can laminate it, to place the bones on. I don't know about the kids but I'm really looking forward to do in this one.
We have slowed down a little due to the holidays, we have been working on the house a renovation project! I've been to hospital, where I should have had a small op, but got sent home at 5:30pm, as they had run out of time, grrrr!!!
Due to go again this week, but now full of cold and I may have to cancel.
Anyway onto this weeks sketches, this weeks assignment was to draw something alive, the kids drew these with a friend, as I was hanging about the hospital for the day *rolls eyes*
Take a look at all the other sketches that entered barb's gallery this week here at Sketch Tuesday
There is no assignment for next week Tuesday April 8th, but there will be one for the Tuesday April 15th assignment is to draw a leaf.
So onto our sketches
This one is Tom's
and here is Annie's, note that she was thinking about me in hospital, although the subject matter was draw something 'alive', she was obviously hoping I still would be, that's me on the table looking dangerously pink !!! lol
Although not much work has been done, they have played, drawn, are learning to skate with the new roller blades. Much reading has been done too.
I think sometimes, the kids need to recharge and take a small break - too much of a break and they don't want to get going, but a small one does refresh them, and of course me.
My owl puke book arrived:
-----
Here are some pictures I've taken of it, these are what you get, the purple paper they are on is A4 size, so the book is just under that, you get a yellow flimsy plastic tray which has compartments to put the bones in. Plus the Owl Puke which is in foil.
This is the contents page
and here is the Bone Sorting chart
Even though the book is small, it's packed full of information. I'm going to see if I can find a downloadable bone sorting chart, so i can laminate it, to place the bones on. I don't know about the kids but I'm really looking forward to do in this one.
Monday, 17 March 2008
Playing shops
I had to play shops with Annie yesterday, she loves playing shops, I don't - but I sat down with her and played as it helps with the concept of money.
She does give her money over in real shops but I don't always think it clicks as it does when playing, as often there is a queue. She has time at home to see what she has, how much it costs etc.
We have used real money, but it keeps disappearing, so I've bought some play money from ELC, it includes euros as well.
She was delighted, I'm going to look out for stickers and some nice money worksheets to give her, any suggestions would be welcome.
I remember when I got mumps when I was 5 and had to have a lot of time off school, they sent work for me to do at home, money was one of them, I remember really enjoying doing it, in fact I remember just enjoying being a t home learning and I got through lots of work and really enjoyed myself...so I was home taught for about 4 weeks ;-)
Back to Annie, and less of my reminiscing, as promised here are the two paper masks she happily made all by herself
Tom and Annie went to their weekly swimming lessons and now after 4 years Tom wants to stop, he's a good swimmer and reached as far as he wants to go, so now I've got to make sure he gets enough exercise...I'm made all the more conscious of this as I watch the school kids charge up the hill to the school as they pass my house.
She does give her money over in real shops but I don't always think it clicks as it does when playing, as often there is a queue. She has time at home to see what she has, how much it costs etc.
We have used real money, but it keeps disappearing, so I've bought some play money from ELC, it includes euros as well.
She was delighted, I'm going to look out for stickers and some nice money worksheets to give her, any suggestions would be welcome.
I remember when I got mumps when I was 5 and had to have a lot of time off school, they sent work for me to do at home, money was one of them, I remember really enjoying doing it, in fact I remember just enjoying being a t home learning and I got through lots of work and really enjoyed myself...so I was home taught for about 4 weeks ;-)
Back to Annie, and less of my reminiscing, as promised here are the two paper masks she happily made all by herself
Tom and Annie went to their weekly swimming lessons and now after 4 years Tom wants to stop, he's a good swimmer and reached as far as he wants to go, so now I've got to make sure he gets enough exercise...I'm made all the more conscious of this as I watch the school kids charge up the hill to the school as they pass my house.
Saturday, 15 March 2008
Spring Flowers in March
Tom and Annie have done their basics the last couple of days and both have been on EC
Annie has done a fair amount of writing practise, and some more reading from Ladybirds 5a (click on picture),
I bought the next ones 5b, 6a and 6b. She likes reading them, whereas by now Tom was more than happy not to bother and just read what he wanted, but for Annie they are confidence boosters.
What I have noticed is that she's looking at labels, signs, and pieces of writing, and having a jolly good attempt at pronouncing the words she see's and doing quite well at it.
On Friday's we meet with a family, taking it in turns at each others houses, and we attempt to something on a nature theme, we use nature detectives as our base.
We decided to look at spring flowers in March, this week the children have been looking out for them all about.
We then had a couple of daffodils on the table which the children drew, and then pasted other spring flowers that can be seen at this time in their nature notebooks
The children drawing together
Annie's drawing of daffodils
Tom's drawing
Not forgetting Ruth having a go!
Annie has done a fair amount of writing practise, and some more reading from Ladybirds 5a (click on picture),
I bought the next ones 5b, 6a and 6b. She likes reading them, whereas by now Tom was more than happy not to bother and just read what he wanted, but for Annie they are confidence boosters.
What I have noticed is that she's looking at labels, signs, and pieces of writing, and having a jolly good attempt at pronouncing the words she see's and doing quite well at it.
On Friday's we meet with a family, taking it in turns at each others houses, and we attempt to something on a nature theme, we use nature detectives as our base.
We decided to look at spring flowers in March, this week the children have been looking out for them all about.
We then had a couple of daffodils on the table which the children drew, and then pasted other spring flowers that can be seen at this time in their nature notebooks
The children drawing together
Annie's drawing of daffodils
Tom's drawing
Not forgetting Ruth having a go!
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