I’ve created some tiny little reward boxes full of goodies for the children when they meet their targets. We’re expecting rather more of them this year in terms of book-work, so it’s nice to be able to mark their milestones with a little trinket, and it sometimes helps to give them something to work towards. YouRead more ⟶
Tag: home education
What’s in a Pomelo?
“What are those?” asked E. We’re walking through the local market on our weekly trip to the library, and passing a fruit and veg stall. “Um… It says they are pomelos.” “What’s a pomelo?” I had definitely seen that coming. I briefly toy with the “it’s one of those” answer and continuing on our way.Read more ⟶
Lego Week 2
A few more thoughts and pictures from our Lego Week. (See my Lego Week 1 post). It turned a bit incoherent towards the end, to be honest, due to all the other clubs and visits we had on. I wish we could have done it outside term time as originally planned. But hey ho, theRead more ⟶
Lego Week 1
We’ve been doing ‘Lego Week’ this week so I thought I’d share some of my Lego home education ideas. Lego Week has been a long time in the planning, and perhaps not as spectacular as it ought to have been given that, but it’s going well so far. Mainly, designating a day or week forRead more ⟶
Taxonomy Day
Today was Taxonomy Day at Conker Corner! Okay you’re thinking that doesn’t sound quite as thrilling as Lego Week (that’s next week if I get all my ducks in a row), but it has turned out to be one of our more successful days, and I think I’ve got as much out of it as theRead more ⟶