Monday - here we go again · Monday September 18, 2006 by june

We should have gone to the local Home Education group today, but we didn’t. So I haven’t been very popular. Anyway, I soldiered on.

I was up very early, but the other two were very slow to get going, specially Liz. She has done her maths (long multiplication). We are using a Dorling Kindersley sticker maths book as a base, whilst doing other supporting work around it. She has done a lot of reading – the books really need to go back to the library. And, flute practice (Amazing Grace).

Yesterday, when we were walking on the beach, Liz found some crystals. She was so excited, and it is certainly the first time we’ve found anything like it on our beach. Liz was climbing on some rocks, and must have disturbed these when she jumped down. So, the first thing she did this morning was sit down with the rock book and try to find out what kind of crystals they are. We have an idea, but would like to know for sure. Anybody?

I promised her that we would bake. She is making a muffin recipe book, so we plan to make a new (to us) kind of muffin. We have plenty of the day left to do this in. We find that Home Ed officially ‘stops’ when Tom comes in from school at 4pm. But, can informally continue (Tom included) until bedtime.

James started with reading. Then on to maths – and made a bit of a mess of it. We ended on a positive note, and hopefully he’ll remember that when we go back to the page tomorrow.

His afternoon has been taken up with a physics experiment. Using Archemedes to measure density and work out whether two similar objects are made out of the same metal. He’s just finished off with accordion practice.

Over lunch, James Nintendoed and Liz played on Neopets. Sometimes what they do in the gaps is as interesting as what they do in the ‘official’ Home Ed, but not today. Everyone’s energy levels were low today.

I really need for everyone to be up earlier tomorrow.

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