The first week of term is nearly done, except that this week, being the first week of September, isn't because my husband has to go into school tomorrow, and I am tired. After almost two months of school holidays with my husband home, I had forgotten the reality of being with, and trying to meet the needs of, three children all day. In addition, lots of other stuff gets going in September, I have begun the Research Module of a BA in Educational Studies (actually as part of my work as a Breastfeeding Counsellor) and I have taken on a new role at my church. Plus I'm training for a Half-marathon!
But it's been a good week. So much learning happens as if by accident. My little girl indentified a boat as a canoe, much to my suprise. Where had she heard of a canoe? On the Ray Mears DVD apparently. We've discussed the music of Handel having listened to 'The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' and 'The Water Music' on the radio. We've seen a model of the insides of a horse (introducing the word 'gross' to my daughter's vocabulary!) at the Science Museum and discussed Newton's Laws of Motion following the show on Rockets there (a good excuse, should I need one, to settle down in front of 'Apollo 13' this afternoon). We've chatted about Islam having seen a Mosque from the train window and printed and coloured a number of books from the fab site Enchanted Learning.
The children are tired too: my boys are still in bed as I write this. My eldest son said to me last night that he would like a lie in, and then plenty of time to read today. Sounds good to me!
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