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An Ordinary Life? ― Kev's back to work and after last weeks break from the norm even Honi was raring to go! ∙ Naomi chose to do her maths via mathletics. Today she covered fractions so I just had to get the cake out (what was left of it) to help. There is no...
Tags: Home Ed, Art, Reading, Honi
Anordinary-life ― 1 week 1 day ago
An Ordinary Life? ― I haven't managed to post on An Ordinary Life yesterday, it's been the first day I've missed in ages. I was going to tell you how the weekend was - this weekend was great but exhausting! Staying out until 5am is taking it's toll on me even ...
Tags: Home Ed, Science Group, Science Experiments, Science
Anordinary-life ― 1 week 2 days ago
An Ordinary Life? ― Kev's got the whole week off and we are all in slow mode! This morning we all got a little arty. The big girls worked on their next art competition for the Look and Learn Art site and Honi spent time painting her fossils she made yesterday....
Tags: Home Ed, Spring 2013, Daddy Day, Art, Park
Anordinary-life ― 2 weeks 1 day ago
An Ordinary Life? ― We're not one to do a great deal first thing in the morning. Honi did join her Dad in playing on his new iPad. I brought him up a tea because, albeit dressed, they were sit sat in bed! ∙ Honi played restaurants today. She asked her daddy...
Tags: Home Ed, Play, Bank Holiday Monday, Art, Science
Anordinary-life ― 2 weeks 2 days ago
An Ordinary Life? ― This morning we started out with science in the bath. We started first with observing what happens to the bath water everytime another person gets in, Archimedes Principle. Then we used modelling clay today and tried making different shapes and...
Tags: Home Ed, Lego, Buoyancy, Fractions, Archimedes, Maths
Anordinary-life ― 3 weeks ago
An Ordinary Life? ― This morning I saw it had rained and wondered and then I discovered how hot today was when i stepped out (you never can be too sure when living in England) so I decided to take a trip out, as secretly planned, to the farm! ∙ As you can see ...
Tags: Home Ed, Day Out, 2013, Comical Moments 2013, Animals
Anordinary-life ― 3 weeks 6 days ago
An Ordinary Life? ― So yesterday we went to see the girls' Great Nan. I was so shattered yesterday all I could muster was a few words but there was more. The bus ride was most enjoyed and the moment that Honi asked how old her Great Nanna was so funny, she gasped ...
Tags: Home Ed, Literacy, Maths, Reading Eggs, Science, Reading
Anordinary-life ― 4 weeks 6 days ago
An Ordinary Life? ― I have been feeling completely lost; all through yesterday and most of today I have been without my watch. All it needed was a watch strap, fortunately I bought one today and oh it feels so much better to know what time it is. ∙ We went ...
Tags: Home Ed, Difficult Behaviour, Honi
Anordinary-life ― 5 weeks 1 day ago
An Ordinary Life? ― I bumped into someone I am, let's say, acquainted with yesterday. She's nice enough just full on with her extreme opinions that are, how should I put it, a little 'out there'. ∙ It doesn't really matter what her views are though because...
Tags: Home Ed, Home Education, Harmonie, Craft
Anordinary-life ― 6 weeks ago
An Ordinary Life? ― I can hardly believe I've been blogging for two years now, March 27th 2011 was my very first post. My aim was to keep a diary of all we get up to and collect together all the resources we find on the way and share it with anyone who is interested....
Tags: Home Ed, Home Education, Blog Birthday
Anordinary-life ― 7 weeks 4 days ago
An Ordinary Life? ― So this morning started with a bang. We woke up two hours earlier than normal to a Honi who had a misunderstanding with her Dad and whose rage got out of control! ∙ It was ugly!2 and a half hours later her mood had improved but I had two...
Tags: Home Ed, Easter, Craft, Science, Structures, Chocolate
Anordinary-life ― 7 weeks 6 days ago
An Ordinary Life? ― If you read about how yesterday morning went you might be wondering how the rest of the day went - if you haven't you might want a read of this or not but just in case. Anyhow here's how it went: it was a case of the good moments, the bad ...
Tags: Home Ed, Bad Moments, Honi
Anordinary-life ― 8 weeks 2 days ago
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