Tag: Making things
Mathematical traumas
over the weekend I printed out placement tests from Maths no problem for both offspring. Small is acquiring maths concepts in the same way he acquires all knowledge (ie I have no idea, just suddenly he knows something) but Big has had her mathematical confidence dented over the last couple of years by osmosis, and…
Jax the fire marshal
Forest school yesterday, and the first time that we had a clash on car requirements, as Tim had arranged to go pick up L from London at the same time as forest school. Fortunately Em has three spare seats in her car, so Tim dropped us there on his way and we got a lift.…
Fractious day
Having done the classic thing of waiting for my deadline to finish my TMA work, I really needed to get stuck in this morning. Which of course meant that the children picked up on this desire to do otherwise than pay them attention, and they were all over me and the living room in annoying…
Quiet day, followed by measuring, patterns and art on the beach.
Yesterday I wasn’t much up for interaction, and Tim took the children out for an hour to give me some time and space. I think they had rather a good time of it at a nearby copse of trees with associated playground. I got stuck into my maths, which was quite good for taking my…
May have walked too far…
Yesterday I had a lot of twinges in my right side, particularly when pushing Small in the swings at the park. I thought that having a quiet day might help. So obviously I didn’t. Did have a bit of a lie in, but then after that, decided I would go round to the Summer Fayre…
Two for the price of one
days that is. And I really mustn’t do this, if I don’t blog the day slightly after the fact, I lose all the details. Let’s see, I’m trying to remember Sunday. It started slowly I think, with children’s tv, most of which I loathe with a passion. But the children seem to enjoy it. Big…
Big wants to learn
Victorions Where we live Math’s Spelling Sionce a new langwig? Craft Poetry Accordingly, her library haul included two books on toys, Toys (What Was It Like in the Past?) and Look Inside a Victorian Toyshop. I found Seashore (Usborne Nature Trail) which I thought might help with learning more of the area around where we…
Grey day.
Saturday was kind of pathetic weather wise, especially compared to what we had at the beginning of the week, so I think that’s why the children couldn’t really be detached from the tv. Small does continue to write, draw and make things while the tv is flickering away, but it seems to short circuit Big’s…
Fingertips head stand
Just seen this on tv and think it’s a possible present make so dumping it here so we don’t forget the link 🙂
edited highlights
mainly because blow by blow of how dreadful I feel isn’t interesting to me, and I’m sure it isn’t interesting to you either! Small wrote a story entitled “The story of Pregnancy” – it’s only a page long, but I loved the end “the baby cryed in his mind.” It was completely unprompted, and I…