I wanted to share this book as it was the key to one of those unplanned journeys of discovery. We are currently exploring books from Barrington Stokes as they are Dyslexia friendly, the text is a good size, well spaced and printed on cream paper whilst the titles are age friendly themes. Superhero was attracted […]
A selection of Beans activities from the last month. As usual from top to bottom, left to right. 1, 2 & 4). Despite the chilly weather we endeavour to get outside every day to experience nature in winter and the different weathers. 3) Simple paint activity using a chalkboard, water and a paintbrush. 5) Pound […]
A belated Happy New Year from us all here. We had a wonderful Christmas break albeit rather plagued with coughs, colds and ear infections. Thankfully everyone is now back to full health. Fairy has returned to College and has exam week this week, she remains completely unfazed despite never having taken any formal exams before. […]
Not long to go now….We have been enjoying Christmas movies with the woodburner going and mugs of hot chocolate, lots of Christmas songs, sharing Christmas stories – try Rudey’s Windy Christmas for a giggly read! Our tree is up, letters sent and our elf ‘Elvis Evergreen’ is in residence. Bean has been enjoying some […]
During the last half term holiday I was pondering on Geography and History and where to go with it. We often end up following a path because we have been on a trip and seen something which has triggered an interest to find out more, or we are heading somewhere and want to find out […]
It seems to have been a month of unplanned fine motor activities. As usual from top to bottom, left to right. 1) Making a bed from a box and some packing material, it was also a car and a tractor. 2) Difficult to make out from the picture but here we were sending letters to […]
A couple of weeks have passed since I have been on here. All is well and there is much excitement about the oncoming festive period. Fairy has one more college day left and has thoroughly enjoyed her first term, so much so that she has her next four years mapped out, two years studying […]
A roundup of Beans activities, from top to bottom, left to right. I have added links (affiliate) where possible if you would like to purchase the item 1) This is how Beans shelves look. We are currently using an old tv unit which works pretty well, the shelves in the middle are for CD […]
Rest assured there is life after Home Education…Fairy has just completed her first half term at College after six years of Home Education. You can read about why we removed her from School here and then her decision to start College here. Fairy absolutely loves College life, has made lots of friends and her confidence […]
So here we have it as Bean is just a couple of weeks past his second birthday, it seems most of the sleep- or lack of -is soon to be a distant memory. You can read more about our sleep or lack of it here. It crept up slowly without me really noticing, dare I say it […]
The Adventures Of 5 plus 1! 