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Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch

Posted on August 25, 2014 by ofamily

We have been reading the The Lighthouse Keeper Stories: Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch AND The Lighhouse Keeper’s Picnic by Ronda Armitage.  The kids have been totally taken by the story they love the seagulls that steal the lunch and their reaction … Continue reading →

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Animal / begining of autumn sensory bin

Posted on August 24, 2014 by ofamily

I have been very lazy about updating the kids sensory bins over the summer, my excuse has been that we are enjoying the garden and the sand table (well really mud table) but with the weather turning a bit I … Continue reading →

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Year 2 Maths planning

Posted on August 23, 2014 by ofamily

Our learning tends to be a mixture of structure and child lead.  I let the kids take the lead in areas and topics that they are interested in but I like to do Maths and English in a structured way … Continue reading →

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Making a Post Box

Posted on August 21, 2014 by ofamily

I really want to try and find fun ways to encourage Pink to write more.  She likes writing shopping lists for me and writing small notes for her dad but that is about it.  So I thought maybye we could … Continue reading →

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Playdough playdough !!!

Posted on August 19, 2014 by ofamily

We love our playdough.  We have used it in a number of fun ways – making animal footprints, forming letters, hiding beads and our latest craze has been making playdough cupcakes. So now that we have 2 very large homeschooling … Continue reading →

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