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Bike Wash

A practical life activity for Tama. Washing down his own bike- the most fun stuff is always the messiest around here.

Library Time

 

A very easy and enjoyable part of our homeschool week Story time at the local library complete with a craft activity afterwards.

Sketching and thinking

We picked up a $2 calendar with images of Western Australia at the newsagents. Tama picked his favourite image and he talked about what he saw and why he'd picked it. Then he collected some leaves to sketch to compliment the report he'd given me.

This week on the home school web...

My printer is running hot and soon my new laminator will be too. Here are some sites I've visited this week that I'm planning on heading back to soon...

Maths Matching ideas at Pre-Kinders.

Teaching Counting at Pre-Kinders.

Dinosaur Pasta Skeletons at Pre-Kinders- Tama is going to love this!!

We're not stuck for Dinosaur Books around here- but if you are looking for some here's a pretty good list.

These dinosaur word cards are printed and ready to go.

I just brought scales for the boys but I think I may need another set to try this activity and some like it.

I also discovered Wild Flower Ramblings this week lots of great ideas!

And just in case I never shared- Kate at An Everyday story

Art at the Gallery

Tama and I checked out the exhibition at our local gallery in February. Some rather abstract and some not so abstract paintings. We discussed what we saw, what we liked and why. Then we both lay down on the gallery floor and did some drawing inspired by the paintings.

The artist John Baldock

Pattern work

Singing while he works Tama is making his own patterns and identifying some of mine with basic shapes.

He's also using the shapes to represent things in this case a T-Rex is coming to the house which has a path and a garden. There are clouds in the sunny sky.

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In his spare time

There's lots of writing practice going on around here- all the time. The Whiteboard seems to be a kid magnet. :-)

Number Matching

Matching numbers to their representation in images (dinosaurs of course).

Celebrating the start

Way back in February to celebrate the start of our homeschooling journey Tama and I went out to the Coffee Club. He ordered a muffin and juice. I love the intense concentration going on here.

This week on the Homeschool Web...

Not in our budget at the moment but these Circuit kits look super cool.

I can see that Tama might have some fun with this finger print maths.

Some more maths with Pattern activities.

Sorting counting and graphing- using stuff we have at home.

And one more link to some hands on Maths activities.

Montessori inspired dinosaur activities.

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