Another month over and another Scottish home education blog diary! June was busy for us, with the littlest having several different shows and all of the end of term things happening here. The end of June is the start of the Scottish school holidays, so we now have no routine and no classes to go to. But that meant June itself was extra busy!
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History
This month we went back to an old favourite castle, Castle Campbell. Located high above Dollar, it’s a fantastic place to learn about Scottish history. This was the lowland seat of the Earl of Argyll, so he could easily visit the Royal court in Stirling.
We also enjoyed playing a new board game, Escape from Pompeii, which has great information about Roman life. With the dice in roman numerals, event cards and trivia questions all give you more insight into roman life when Pompeii was standing.
At the end of the month we also visited London, including the British museum and London transport museum. It was particularly interesting to see the rest of the Lewis Chessmen (only a few are in the National Museum of Scotland), the Rosetta Stone and Parthenon sculptures. The eldest was pleased to visit the London transport museum and learn about the history of the tube, trains and other transport over the years.
We have also listened to a variety of podcasts, including Greeking Out and Live From Mount Olympus. The kids love Greek mythology, so these podcasts are great for their history learning.
Geography
Most of the children’s geography learning this month has been conversational. Discussions have included climate change, weather, immigration and tourism.
The kids also enjoyed using google maps whilst on our train journey down to London. Helping with their UK locational geography.
Science
The children enjoy learning about science through various podcasts, including Wow in the World and Tumble. However, we also have various conversations about science topics, particularly ecology and technology. The youngest has also enjoyed making various circuits with his Snap Circuit kits. Great for learning about electricity!
We’ve also watched a few episodes of science topics on YouTube (theatre of science) and documentaries by David Attenborough. Every Friday the kids also learn coding with an online coding expert. This is block based coding via Minecraft education and they really enjoy it.
The kids learnt more about puffins and other seabirds whilst we visited the wonderful Isle of May on my birthday this month. It’s amazing to watch the puffins fly around and see them bringing back sand eels for their young. We had a little look at egg shape in the visitor area too, noting the different shaped eggs for cliff nesting birds.
In London we also enjoyed learning about the technology and science behind the making of the Harry Potter film series. There were some very interesting sections showing how film makers made things happen.
Maths
The children have been continuing with Beast Academy for maths. It’s not their favourite way to learn, but I do feel they get more learning out of Beast Academy than Prodigy at this time. Plus I can see exactly how they are doing and help them learn the theory behind the maths questions.
Language
Both children have been reading a variety of books, the youngest reads to me a little too. So I can help correct some of his word guessing, but he’s definitely improving. I’m still sure that he is dyslexic, so have been taking reading slowly and mostly introducing him to graphic novels and similar.
The eldest is always reading and has several large books on the go at any one time. They both have also been practising writing to prove their legibility. Finally they have also been learning Spanish (eldest) and German (littlest) via Duolingo.
The youngest has also made a board game for his dad for Father’s Day, which included creating cards for ‘events’.
Clubs and Groups
There have been the usual clubs and groups this month. With dancing, gymnastics, drama, choir, lead climbing and Scouts for the littlest. The eldest also does Scouts and dodgeball. Both children have home ed Lego and board games clubs fortnightly and 2 park meet ups each week too.
The youngest also had a gymnastics competition, 3 x Finding Nemo shows for a local drama group and a show for Stage Coach loosely based on Traitors. So he’s been very busy!
Socialisation
We see other home educated friends almost every day, but also seeing other kids and adults at after school activities each day too. The kids spend a lot of time with other people, so there are never any worries about socialisation here.
Art and Music
Art has included Polaroid photography by the children. They’ve enjoyed the way Polaroids emerge from the camera and waiting for it to develop. A stop at the Lyric theatre in London to watch Hadestown was a highlight for both children. And the youngest took part in several shows this month himself.
The eldest also enjoyed walking around Tate Modern and inspecting the art work. Some of the art was unusual and unexpected!
Physical Education
As usual the kids have been very active. Running and playing with friends at the park, playing in the river on hot days, walks as a family and the usual sports they take part in. So it’s been an busy month for them!
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