These are some of the inserts from our gratitude journal during November, reminding us that God is good and we are blessed.
{November Gratitudes}
Tag: Bubbles
{Wild Challenge} Wild Camp Out!
The girls completed another experience nature activity as part of their RSPB Wild Challenge. We actually did this one back in the summer, I’m just slow getting up on the blog!
We decided to have a wild camp out in our very own back garden, setting up camp in the afternoon, enjoying a barbecue together in the evening, followed by s’mores and a few camp fire stories as the sun set and then a spot of bat watching.
It was a real hit!
Unfortunately the girls missed the one and only bat I saw before having to go to sleep as they were quickly fading, but we promised to take them on another bat (and owl) hunt on another night.
Here is the photo evidence:
When was the last time you went camping?
Homeschool Day in the Life (with a 7 year old, 5 year old and baby!)
Ever wondered what a homeschool day may look like? Well here is one of ours. No two days in the week ever look exactly the same but there is a general rhythm and flow to our days which you can check out {HERE}. You can also view our previous Day in the Life post from 2019 {HERE}.
5:50 – Baby Boy woke way too early today, but not as early as the previous day so progress! After spending over an hour keeping him quiet in the bedroom we got up at 7am, our usual time to start the day.
7:15 – I headed downstairs and got my workout done whilst the Husby got both Buzz and himself ready for the day. The girls also dressed before breakfast today, which isn’t always the case and then headed downstairs to colour at the table whilst they waited for breakfast.
8:00 – The Husby took care of breakfast today whilst I got myself showered and dressed and then gave Buzz some milk.
8:20 – The Husby then left for work whilst I ate breakfast and tackled chores with the girls. Laundry for Blossom and dishes for Bubbles.
8:45 – I settled Buzz in his cot for his morning nap and then the girls and I sat down for table time. Once Blossom was set up on a piece of work about Jewish festivals I sat down with 5 year old Bubbles to work on some phonics. After this Bubbles did some colouring whilst I helped Blossom with today’s maths lesson – multiplication.
9:25 – Buzz woke from his morning nap as we were finishing up at the table. The girls quickly cleared everything away whilst I got him changed and ready to head out and run some errands.
9:45 – We popped to a couple of shops to gather supplies for lunch and craft projects and Buzz even got to travel sat upright in the trolley for the first time!
10:45 – We were home within the hour and the girls busied themselves with a game whilst I fed their baby brother.
11:00 – We then moved onto our morning basket whilst all snuggled up on the sofa.
Today we covered:
- Devotions
We read the next chapter in “The Lion Read & Know Bible“, read a biography from one of our devotionals, recorded some gratitudes in our gratitude journal and then said some prayers together.
- Art Enrichment
Next up was our art enrichment slot and I started with our daily poem from “I Am the Seed“. I then read a poem by our current poet, T.S. Eliot.
- Main Lesson
Today our main lesson was PSHE (Personal, Social, Health Education). We’re learning about the diversity of people within Britain and are currently learning about Judaism, hence Blossom’s earlier piece of work. We watched a few festival clips from Jumping Jerusalem and I read a chapter from our current read aloud, “Ella of All-of-a Kind Family“. This is the last book in the series about a Jewish family living in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. We really enjoy them.
12:00 – I changed and settled Buzz for his lunch time nap and then the girls and I had lunch.
12:45 – Buzz stirred early from his nap resulting in me spending 20 minutes resettling him so he wouldn’t be grumpy for the rest of the afternoon! During this time the girls busied themselves with colouring at the table.
13:10 – I try but don’t always succeed at having a quiet reading time after lunch, but today we managed to do it and I read some more from our current chapter book. There was then a fall out over the wobbel board which resulted in one daughter having a quiet colouring time in the dining room whilst the other had a quiet cuddle time with mummy.
14:30 – I woke Baby Boy from his nap and changed and fed him once again!
15:00 – We worked on a craft project to go towards the girls’ Rainbow badges, decoupaging some milk cartons with left over fabric scraps and turning them into little flower pots to give away. The pots actually turned out pretty well so we were all rather pleased!
15:45 – The girls were now free to play which involved yet more colouring, some time in the garden and playing with toys in the lounge as well as a snack time.
16:45 – The Husby returned from work and we got caught up with chatting, so much so that I was late for Baby Boy’s nap!
17:10 – After a failed attempt to settle an overtired Buzz in his cot for his afternoon cat nap he ended up snoozing on me for 20 minutes.
18:00 – Next up was dinner followed by audio books and sing alongs for the girls, our favourite before bed wind down, which often entertains Baby Boy too.
19:30 – Bedtime for all the kiddos. The Husby tackled the girls and I saw to the Boy.
20:30 – The Husby and I finally got to sit down together for a couple of hours before milk duties called again!
So that’s what our homeschool rhythm looks like in practice right now.
What does your homeschool day look like?
{October Gratitudes}
These are some of the inserts from our gratitude journal during October, reminding us that God is good and we are blessed.
What have you been thankful for lately?
{Daughter Diaries} #69
Dear Blossom, when we started out on our home ed journey three years ago our purpose was to secure for you a quiet growing time (as Charlotte coined it) and our initial goal was to get you through the infant school years. Well, here we are at the start of the juniors, we reached our goal and we’re still learning from home together and with no intention of stopping. Thanks for being the guinea pig, my dear. I couldn’t be the Mummy Teacher without your patience, kindness and enthusiasm. Dear Bubbles, I believe 107 conkers from one haul is a personal best for us! Our secret conker tree is proving to be one of the best and we may need to create a Store Stump to stash our future hoards in. But tell me, how do you always find the last conker of the season? You really do have a knack for it you know. The conkering is definitely strong with you two and always makes for a wonderful start to our school year, Papa Bill would be so proud. Dearest Daughters, thank you for living in the moment and forgiving the little things. I learn so much from you.
How many conkers did you find this year?
{September Gratitudes}
These are some of the inserts from our gratitude journal during September, reminding us that God is good and we are blessed.
What have you been thankful for lately?
{August Gratitudes}
These are some of the inserts from our gratitude journal during August, reminding us that God is good and we are blessed.
