B was back to college on the 5th and D went back to studying for his iGCSEs and rugby training. With J I will still be using the child led approach, but as he gets older I will throw a bit more structure into the mix.
Monday we went head on into English and Maths, then the rest of the week we did a few science experiments. M followed the experiments using the James Dyson Challenge Cards and also a Volcano experiment pack I had picked up before Christmas.
Also:
Tornado in a bottle - create a water vortex in a bottle.
Scared Pepper - Move pepper away from you without touching it
Lights Out - learn how flames use up oxygen in an enclosed space and create a vacuum.
History - Victorians and Castles.
At the weekend both rugby matches for the boys were cancelled because of water logged pitches. So on Sunday, leaving the teens at home, we went for a bike ride
Afterwards M took J swimming while I warmed up in the cafe with a latte.
This week, as we are supposed to see a temperature drop in the weather, I thought it would be a good idea to look at other climates where the temperature is significantly lower than ours.
We have watched a programme about Alaska, (lots of deer guts in this) looked at how snowflakes are made, we made a crystal snowflake with borax, string and water, snow playdough using cornflour and oil and a blubber glove experiment to learn how Arctic animals are protected from the cold weather.
And because his hands were so cold, a hot chocolate in a penguin cup with cream topped with candy snowmen
