How we homeschooled today #16
Maths, clouds, castles
My son woke up first and finished his Story of Pirates book.
Both children then worked in their Addition and Subtraction books for nearly an hour before they had breakfast. (My daughter has had her book for two years and steadfastly refused to engage with it, but suddenly can’t get enough and I had to buy her brother his own copy.)
They listened to some Greeking Out and did some imaginary play together before we headed out to a park in the sunshine.
On the way we discovered what number you get to if you start at 1 and double, ten times. I said it was like bacteria reproducing and my daughter said it was also like cancer cells.
On the way home we looked at the clouds and made predictions about whether we thought it would rain before bedtime. (If you want a good book about reading the weather, I liked Tristan Gooley’s The Secret World of Weather.)
My daughter’s Curiosity Box subscription arrived today so we did some science experiments based around magnetism, including making magnetic slime which was super cool and had the whole family entranced. Then she made her own compass by herself.
Both children then spent more time working in their maths books, before my daughter went to Beavers (Tiger Cubs) where she learnt some letters from International Sign Language.
My son read himself a book about castles and together we watched some English Heritage videos about castles and jousting. Then more Greeking Out before his sister came home.
Bedtime story: Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
