And now we’re into August and the second half of the summer. We had such a good run of weather for the last couple of months that I can’t believe we’ll have anything but rain now! We’re still going to make the most of it though, despite any rain prediction! At least it will give us a chance to make the weather station that the kids want to test out from their science book.
Anyhow, here’s what we learnt in July.
Table of Contents
Eldest
Art and Design
- Creating cards for family and friends.
- Drawing pictures in his journal about summer activities.
- Colouring in dinosaur pictures for a new game he invented (dinosaur hide and seek).
- Sand art pictures (he’s loving crafts at the minute).
- Making clay animals and painting them.
- Drawing in the sand on the beach.
- Making a road mat on cardboard and drawing in buildings including zoos and supermarkets.
Science
- Visited a Puffin colony on Lunga and observed them flying, social calls and jumping into burrows to feed their pufflings.
- Learning about basalt columns and lava flows on Staffa.
- Bug hunting and holding different large insects as part of a science summer class.
- Exploring the science of bubble making, measuring out ingredients and making giant bubbles.
- Visited the Glasgow Science Centre.
- Created chain reactions and testing hypotheses.
- Visited Mull aquarium and learnt about Scottish sea animals.
Language
- Reading stories together every day.
- Pointing out what letter words begin with and helping his brother identifying letters.
- Writing note cards for family, mostly simple words and names.
- Practising using both capital and lowercase letters in words.
- Writing words with help for spelling in both his journal and every day play.
- Great improvement in legibility of his written words.
- Writing shopping list for garden fruit and vegetables (strawberries, peas, blackcurrants etc.) with some help for spelling.
- Begun Reading Eggs app again.
Maths
- Counting money for buying items on holiday.
- Playing board games together.
- Using Mathseeds and Doodlemaths.
- Practising telling the time.
- Measuring out whilst baking.
History
- Watching a film at a museum on Mull about the history of Mull and Scotland.
- Discussions about the clearances and people who used to live on the Scottish islands.
Geography
- Visited Mull and discussed it’s location in Scotland.
- Visited Staffa and observed the basalt columns created by volcanic activity.
Social Groups
- Met with friends at parks and other outdoor areas.
- Weekly home education meet.
- Weekly home education science group, with time to play afterward.
- Friends visiting the house during the holidays.
Sports
- Playing on beaches, digging and playing in the water.
- Attended a summer multi-sports class for 3 hours, especially loved archery (good aim!).
- Playing outdoors with friends
- Cycling in the area and making use of bike tracks whilst camping.
Youngest
Art & Design
- Creating clay animals using quick dry clay and shells
- Looking at outdoor sculptures at Calgary Bay
Exercise
- Took part in two multi-sports classes in the holidays, loving the chance to try archery.
- Playing in rivers barefoot, around streams, woodlands and open grassland areas with friends.
- Cycling around the local area and making good use of a bike skills park whilst camping.
- Playing on beaches, climbing rocks.
Maths
- Counting easily to 20, working on understanding the numbers after 20.
- Playing board games.
- Using Mathseeds app.
Reading
- Recognising the capital letter of his name, his brother’s and ‘m’ for mummy.
- Reading daily as a family.
- Using Reading Eggs app.
History
- Watching a film at a museum on Mull about the history of Mull and Scotland.
- Discussions about the clearances and people who used to live on the Scottish islands.
Science
- Learning how to look after fish.
- Visited a Puffin colony on Lunga and observed them flying, social calls and jumping into burrows to feed their pufflings.
- Learning about basalt columns and lava flows on Staffa.
- Exploring the science of bubble making, measuring out ingredients and making giant bubbles.
- Visited Glasgow Science centre.
- Created chain reactions and testing hypotheses.
- Visited Mull aquarium and learnt about Scottish sea animals.
- Talking about inclines and angles.
- Pond dipping.
Social Groups
- Met with friends at parks and other outdoor areas.
- Weekly home education meet.
- Weekly home education science group, with time to play afterward.
- Friends visiting the house during the holidays.
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