We had some great hands in learning this week as we prepare to leave the house again for some camping fun. Nick and I haven’t bought any new clothes pretty much since March 2019. So some items are looking pretty tired. One of my favorite blue and white striped tops had a stubborn colour rum … Continue reading Sustainability learning part two
Tag: child-initiated learning
Freya’s birds of prey project
She has just loved it so far! It really shows how when a child takes control of their learning, and follows a passion project, the motivation is intrinsic. Freya has spent about an hour per page researching facts about the first top four (according to the RSPB) birds of Prey in the UK. Her biggest … Continue reading Freya’s birds of prey project
Yes day!
It all started, as it so often does, with a book! Yes Day! https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0061152595/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_oOL6DbDSCCHS0 We read Yes Day as a family and ever since have been planning to have one... when we had time, when we had the money, when we had the patience, when we could fit it in.... The premise is that whatever … Continue reading Yes day!
The Human Body
Freya has been showing a great interest in how the body works and shared some brilliant questions that highlighted where her curiosities lay: how do tickles work?do you have bones when you are a 'seed'?where does blood come from? So we decided she was ready for the Year 2 science unit on the Human Body. … Continue reading The Human Body
Wonderful weather for a ‘wonder’ walk
Nature and engineering on a tour of St Estephe https://youtu.be/bmUB4R6e2ws
Bringing history to life
Chateaux led learning https://youtu.be/N5Qq-YTQo-o
Magical Freya
While at St Estephe Lake, Freya developed her comic timing and her magic skills much to everyone's amusement x https://youtu.be/7ET9XhEXQTs
Medieval fete
History come to life and home schooling at its most amusing https://youtu.be/zz8DX_x8ZKU
Just another day learning in the garden
Mint tea by Freya
https://youtu.be/54sQxJGSJkQ Freya researching and making tea from the mint she found in the garden