* gardening* collected snails in the garden, while I read from a book of snails by Sally Moffet Kellin. B now has a few snails in a large jar in the dining room. She found one which had part of … Continue reading
* discussed whether she still wanted to do circus training and if not, what she wanted to do instead* keyboard practice* gardening: pruning, weeding, planning what to plant where, talking about “weed” species and how some trees can be weeds … Continue reading
* keyboard practice* helped me cook sausages, bacon and scrambled eggs for our not-back-to-school Big Breakfast* made ice cream; talked about similarities/differences with the experiment of making ice cream in a bag full of ice cubes which she tried (unsuccessfully) … Continue reading
* got home at 9:00ish and walked the dog* Botanic Gardens from 10:30ish – running around like a loony with Julian before the activity started at 11:00, then they all went off for a tour along the Using Bush Plants … Continue reading
* maths revision* did some writing about her rats, this turned into a comic! She asked me for spellings, given verbally or written down, then coppied/wrote carefully, and illustrated. It also counts as reading as she must have read it … Continue reading
* maths revision* watched BTN* spelling workbook* wrote and illustrated a sentence using -ot words; she originally wrote “cot” as “kot” but on her second draft wrote it correctly, when I asked her why she had changed the spelling, she … Continue reading
* recycling centre tour* played at Lauren and Julian’s house* kambah adventure playground picnic
* told me what she remembered about erosion and what she had observed from her sandpit play* postcard filing, and tidying up the folder to present at Cubs this week* drawing (started making a book of artwork for Hazel)* wrote … Continue reading
* took the dog for a walk* maths workbook (revision)* sightword flashcards (revision – 75%+ recognition) – she has increased her wordbank considerably and was able to cope with many more words before she overloaded* watched BTN and part of … Continue reading
* took Zebedee for a walk; discussed how to deal with strangers wanting to talk to her when she is alone* Nannie and Pa came past to pick up red car* repeated reading (fluency): How to Talk Dog (we are … Continue reading