A Learning Kind of Day
I think we’ve covered a fair proportion of my categories boxes today 
I started with a plan of what I wanted to do so no pretending it was autonomous - anything but! First off they both did some copywork, I only wanted them to do one thing each (a proverb for M and some letter practise for A) but they wanted to do at least 3 times what I planned. Then they did a couple of pages of Explode the Code each. We then looked at a new book we got last week called The History of Counting and discussed about numbers being invented and how people did it when they had no language for numbers. Quite interesting. Also showed them about Lebombo and Ishango bones. We made our own out of salt dough later on too.
But before that I took them to the schools library again and they chose some books each. A got some dolphin books and M some car, ship and bridges books. I was looking to see if they had anything for teaching latin but they didn’t. I did however pick up 2 French videos so we watched one when we got home.
I tried to air the tent out a bit, but it’s tricky with a tiny garden. It was sopping wet though so I was thinking I ought to do something, anything! Almost dry, shall try again tomorrow to get any other damp bits.
Then we did shopping when James got home, I got myself into a foul mood so this evening he made himself scarce. I printed out some (v. easy) sudoku puzzles for the kids and stuck them into some work books for them (otherwise I lose them). Alex made a start right away and did about 7. M eventually did 2 although I never asked him to he just did eventually. Got some cheap sudoku and kakuro books at Sainsbury’s (£1 each) so am training them up
Anyway, time to get kids out of the bath and do stories.
You could bring the tent over and put it up in our garden if you want?
Comment by Sarah, Dino and Mimi — August 20, 2007 @ 7:22 pm
wow, good day and a good start. i love your book selections kirsty.
Comment by HelenJ — August 20, 2007 @ 10:58 pm
Tiny tent fits on our indoor washing line so I had the easy job this time.
Sounds like a seriously productive day for you, hope it made you feel better about the whole process.
Comment by t-bird — August 21, 2007 @ 7:27 am