Tag: Small steps
Small and reading.
Have just tested Small’s reading level here He didn’t miss much until he got into the square with image, and then didn’t hit anything after that, giving him a score of 56, which is a reading level of 5.6, which is US age 10 – 11. It’s slightly higher than I would have assessed him,…
Endings and beginnings.
Small has finished school now. He’s very happy. I said goodbye to a batch of children today, and mainly managed not to cry, although a couple of them got to me. Big and I have our last day tomorrow, last day of term. It should be fun, although once again bittersweet. And then it’s full…
The world according to Small.
Big has gone away with Tim overnight. This has caused a level of anguish for Small as now he has no one to play with. Disregard if you will the fact that he and Big very rarely play together these days, at least when she is here he has the option. So he’s already stressed.…
A trip towards literacy
From Bob Bug and friends to The Caper of the Crown Jewels: England (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart) in two and a half months. Small started his first chapter book, The Finger-Eater (Sprinters), on Thursday. He read a chapter then, and a chapter today. Then the book ppl order arrived, including a gift bag set of…
yet more reading
I read The Friday Night Knitting Club and really enjoyed it, even though it made me cry. Quite a lot. I am a big softy. I also finally finished reading And the Skylark Sings with Me: Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-based Education which I found very interesting and enjoyable, if almost implausible in parts. Or…
Missing a month
only photographically – took the kids to a party this afternoon and discovered when I got back that I had pictures from the last party they attended at the end of September, then nothing from October, and then pictures again today. Hm. Must do better – they are growing and changing so fast, I really…
Today's library haul
Crafting creativity: 52 brilliant ideas for awakening the artistic genius within (52 brilliant ideas series) – saw this one on a teaser display of the non fiction books they have upstairs. As we didn’t have time to go upstairs thought I’d grab it and have a look. Have peeked at the first chapter/ brilliant idea…
A weekend.
Yesterday didn’t feel like much of a Saturday. Knowing that my assignment was due in but not finished, I set the alarm (shock, horrors, I hate having the alarm go off on a weekend). I got up and got on, and texted to find out what time I was due at school for the meeting,…
Bedtime stories
This week Tim has been away in Suffolk, which has meant his standard evening task of reading bedtime stories has fallen to me. I don’t really remember when bedtime stories became his job, but they usually are, and tbh, I quite enjoy that – after a full day of children it’s quite nice to have…
Maturing.
Time, 18.30. Location, bedroom. Small: can we watch another episode of Doctor Who? Me: are you going to want something to eat tonight? Small: yes. Me: then I don’t think there’s time – another episode of Doctor who will take you to quarter past seven, and that’s too late to be eating when you need…