Venus, Penguins, Carrots and of course the Rugby World Cup

Last  week our routine was a  little disrupted as I worked in the mornings (usually work weekends but covered for someone who was on leave).  I had planned on the regular English and Maths for J in the afternoon, but as I have always found with all three of my children in their primary years, they cannot focus so well past 1pm!

 So in the mornings with his Dad it was mainly dinosaur based, along with lots of  Lego building  and of course mine craft.

This week  B is at College and starts her Yoga class, D continuing with his study and  rugby training on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  

J and I originally planned to visit Cockington with a Home Ed Group, but the forecast wasn't good so decided on The Dinosaur Museum.  I then discovered it did not open on a Monday so we ended up going to Living Coasts to see the Penguins, Otters, Seals and of course sea horses, which is part of the study for Cedric's Day At the Castle with Picture Book Explorers.

(I have to be honest, I did not continue with this as I dropped the book down the back of the radiator and couldn't get it out for ages, so Mike has just recently unscrewed the metal bits each side of the radiator to get it out - so will be back to following the activities for this book next week). Lol

Living Coasts

We have been covering English and Maths in the morning, and then going to the allotment in between showers.

Other topics we have covered:-

Canals - History of canals and how they were built and how the locks work

Science - why do our ears pop

              condensation

              astronomy 

Venus is quite bright early in the morning where we live so we looked at the facts and pictures about this planet

Geography - Locating all the countries in the Rugby World Cup on an interactive map.

Also swimming, rugby, lots of walking and having fun digging up carrots at the allotment

All that's left for me to say today is

COME ON ENGLAND!!!!!

England v Wales Saturday 8pm

First week of Term

My daughter started college on Monday, very strange just having the boys at home. She seems to be enjoying Freshers Week and is doing really well.

D is continuing studying, and has joined a Home Ed Group for free tutoring once a week for a few hours for Math which is run by our County Council.  Unfortunately there were no GCSE English Groups running for him to join that were nearby.  The rest of the week he is studying iGCSE English (Spec A) Biology, Physics and Chemistry.

J is now at the age where a little bit more structure is needed in his day to day learning. Which means more planning and organising.

This week we started with English in the morning, using worksheets, workbooks, games, TV and websites.
For History and Geography I tried Picture Book Explorers for the first time, using Cedrics Day at the Castle.

This book is about Polly and her Grandfather  who visit a Norman Castle in Suffolk accompanied by Polly's imaginary friend, Cedric the seahorse. 

The Picture Book Explorer pack takes you to Suffolk,where you can learn about Orford castle and 12th Century legends.  Activities include learning about spits,   maritime messaging, learning  about seahorses and various other activities.

This week we have looked at the Counties of England and printed a map and located and highlighted Suffolk, and also the County where we live.

We used the Maritime Message Codes to spell out his name.

Made bakes from Suffolk and Devon - Suffolk Rusks  and Devon Flats

We visited our local Norman Castle

We also explored our town by following part of the town trail, and while we were out and about, identified the flags in our High Street which are all from Countries who have qualified for the Rugby World Cup.

Yesterday we visited CricklePit Mill who were hosting a Milling Day, so we got to see how the water mill worked and even bought some flour made from the mill.  Also lots of wildlife to see there, including footage of otters who visit the centre and climb on the water wheel.

Also J has been sketching, swimming, rugby training and gardening.

So that was our first week back homeschooling.

Tomorrow we are back to Sunday morning rugby -  for both boys!