The internet was down, so I cast about the house. We had a great time doing pimsleur hebrew the the 1st lesson from study guide to " a single shard".
All cosy, laughing and having fun!
Friday, 11 January 2013
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Carob bread
Tuesday, got the bus to GAP, there wasn't that many there, but there were two new families & a brand new baby.
I made the "Chocolate bread" recipe in my breadmaker, using carob powder instead of cocoa. It wasn't chocolatey but it was quite nice.
Great to be back at BSF tonight!
I made the "Chocolate bread" recipe in my breadmaker, using carob powder instead of cocoa. It wasn't chocolatey but it was quite nice.
Great to be back at BSF tonight!
Monday, 7 January 2013
07 Jan '13
Back To School. After a slow start today we did our BSF, finished reading The Midnight Fox, did a chapter of maths & a page of english.
That'll do for today. Onward & upward!
Next book to begin is A Single Shard.
That'll do for today. Onward & upward!
Next book to begin is A Single Shard.
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
12.12.12
Okay, it's been about 8 months since Fred left school, and we have begun to have the kind of home-schooling days I imagined it would be.
Today 12.12.12 F did 2 lessons of his TT Math5, so he's up to 49. I read a chapter of The Midnight Fox and we read through the first unit of CGP KS2 English Study book together. He really enjoyed it.
Ruby & I watched her TT7 lesson on long division together yesterday as well as various other tutorials & practice sheets. Today she did 2 long div worksheets & then started today's TT math unit. She said she was getting the answers right, but the remainders wrong. So we need to do some more work with remainders. After about 10 minutes she lost patience though.
I have an idea that, once she's got long division, she can go on to pre-algebra.
What we have been doing- this takes me back to my own school days. sitting, bewildered, as the teacher placed random numbers in a bewildering array of positions, all the while my fellow pupils were all shouting them out & seemed to know where they would go, and why.
When a kindly teacher would explain how to do a particular sum to me, i would be able to do it that day, but have no idea again the next maths lesson. My mind would be blank when i saw the sums set out.
What have I learned, that am able to pass on to my beloved students, is:
To do this sum you need to follow a sequence of steps. Each step is made up of a sequence of steps. We are going to slowly learn the names of the main steps in order. once we know them we can start learning the steps... there is no hurry. we only need to look at the names today (etc)
So Ruby made a poster based on " divide, multiply, subtract, drop down " symbols.
And we are getting there slowly.
F...well, I scribe for him for everything at the moment. He has very large handwriting and sums are set out far too small for him to fill in. Also, each sum in a row, he needs to refocus on thinking about maths as his thoughts leave the book immediately! It is quite tiresome & today i tried to show him that he was winding me up
However....it had been peaceful, no shouting or recriminations today!!
So consider it a success!
Today 12.12.12 F did 2 lessons of his TT Math5, so he's up to 49. I read a chapter of The Midnight Fox and we read through the first unit of CGP KS2 English Study book together. He really enjoyed it.
Ruby & I watched her TT7 lesson on long division together yesterday as well as various other tutorials & practice sheets. Today she did 2 long div worksheets & then started today's TT math unit. She said she was getting the answers right, but the remainders wrong. So we need to do some more work with remainders. After about 10 minutes she lost patience though.
I have an idea that, once she's got long division, she can go on to pre-algebra.
What we have been doing- this takes me back to my own school days. sitting, bewildered, as the teacher placed random numbers in a bewildering array of positions, all the while my fellow pupils were all shouting them out & seemed to know where they would go, and why.
When a kindly teacher would explain how to do a particular sum to me, i would be able to do it that day, but have no idea again the next maths lesson. My mind would be blank when i saw the sums set out.
What have I learned, that am able to pass on to my beloved students, is:
To do this sum you need to follow a sequence of steps. Each step is made up of a sequence of steps. We are going to slowly learn the names of the main steps in order. once we know them we can start learning the steps... there is no hurry. we only need to look at the names today (etc)
So Ruby made a poster based on " divide, multiply, subtract, drop down " symbols.
And we are getting there slowly.
F...well, I scribe for him for everything at the moment. He has very large handwriting and sums are set out far too small for him to fill in. Also, each sum in a row, he needs to refocus on thinking about maths as his thoughts leave the book immediately! It is quite tiresome & today i tried to show him that he was winding me up
However....it had been peaceful, no shouting or recriminations today!!
So consider it a success!
Friday, 30 November 2012
Friday 30 Nov '12
Okay, so apart from Ruby-not-getting-up-til-11.45am, just in time for lunch, Today went pretty much like I imagined home schooling would.
We began with a bit of tidying, then did some maths, R did a page of English, then we found (!) and did our bible study, and then talked a little bit about the geographical/political boundaries of Israel, then did a music theory practice sheet on ledger lines.
And all this took 3 hours because F is so loath to use a pencil, and there was a lot of tapping-based annoyance.
I am ready for bed!
We began with a bit of tidying, then did some maths, R did a page of English, then we found (!) and did our bible study, and then talked a little bit about the geographical/political boundaries of Israel, then did a music theory practice sheet on ledger lines.
And all this took 3 hours because F is so loath to use a pencil, and there was a lot of tapping-based annoyance.
I am ready for bed!
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
28 Nov 2012
today we read Psalm 1 and talked about what it means.
R did the diagnostic test for pre-algebra and she got everything correct except the division, which she did not attempt. I would like her to do the diagnostic for Algebra as well.
Frank did well at cleaning & loading the dishwasher With A Positive Attitude! And learning the first half of 6x skip counting.
R did the diagnostic test for pre-algebra and she got everything correct except the division, which she did not attempt. I would like her to do the diagnostic for Algebra as well.
Frank did well at cleaning & loading the dishwasher With A Positive Attitude! And learning the first half of 6x skip counting.
Monday, 1 October 2012
Monday 1st Oct
Today I didn't go to Cafe, I'm on a sick day cos I've been so tired and unwell. So I used the time to catch up with a little home schooling. We did our BSF, then F did math chapters 31 & 32. R did 1 unit.
Then we did some science, and an experiment which didn't go that well. Then a little music theory.
Then we did some science, and an experiment which didn't go that well. Then a little music theory.
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