Last week we started talking about landforms and it was really interesting to hear what the children had to say about iconic landforms. Lucy and Marco debated about the location of the Grand Canyon as well as its size. Bless Marco and his love of documentaries!
This lead to some considerable discussion (and heated debate - e.g. is there anything bigger than that Grand Canyon) which has led me to make some cards of iconic, natural Australian landmarks. Little Rogue will make use of these just as three part cards (unless something strikes her fancy), while Marco and Lucy can use these as a starting point for discussion and research.
I am debating as to whether to make a research card to go with these or not or if I should let the research be completely shaped by the children. I will decide tonight when laminating these!
P.S. This is my "Oceania" album which also contains New Zealand animals at the moment.
Update: I have made my research cards available
Sunday 15 March 2015
Tuesday 3 March 2015
Write Off Day
Well, with two disastrous lessons this morning we threw the plans out the window and went for a drive. I am hoping I am not the only home-schooler who does this!
We headed out to the National Park and went for a walk. The kids were reluctant at first, and I think this is part of getting used to this whole home-school thing, but as we headed up the track I noticed Lucy started taking pictures of different plants and birds.
By the end of the walk the children were talking amongst themselves about what they had seen and how they had successfully navigated the stinging nettles (something we don't have back home). I pretended not to be listening but it was so lovely to hear them speaking so nicely to each other and without being aware of it they were learning. How does it get any better than that?
It is amazing the feeling we get when we get back to nature. Everything just melts away and we are reenergised by the experience of being in the open air.
We headed out to the National Park and went for a walk. The kids were reluctant at first, and I think this is part of getting used to this whole home-school thing, but as we headed up the track I noticed Lucy started taking pictures of different plants and birds.
By the end of the walk the children were talking amongst themselves about what they had seen and how they had successfully navigated the stinging nettles (something we don't have back home). I pretended not to be listening but it was so lovely to hear them speaking so nicely to each other and without being aware of it they were learning. How does it get any better than that?
It is amazing the feeling we get when we get back to nature. Everything just melts away and we are reenergised by the experience of being in the open air.
Monday 2 March 2015
Invertebrate Sorting
Today I added some images to my photobucket for the various phylum of invertebrates for sorting.
I thought I would also share my PDF version in case that is easier for anyone who is interested.
I thought I would also share my PDF version in case that is easier for anyone who is interested.
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