Catch Up - Part One

Trying to catch up on some of the things we have been up to over the last few months...

 

Nathanael had his eighth birthday at the beginning of March. To celebrate, we had a fun day out together at Legoland Discovery Centre in Manchester.

 

 

We were blessed to have a few days away on the East coast of England in a caravan, which the children thoroughly enjoyed.

 

Do they look like they're ready to go to sleep?!

 

 

A highlight of the holiday was a day out in York, where we visited Jorvik Viking Centre. 

 

 

Particularly memorable was a ride that took us through the reconstructed village of Jorvik (York)  meeting different Viking model people as we travelled. The commentary gave a good overview of the Vikings and has fired an enthusiasm for the subject. Since returning home the children have begun a new project, researching further this period in history.

 

 

We also visited the York Castle museum which spanned several different periods in history. There they had a fantastic reconstructed Victorian street where we could enter the shops and buildings - a lovely hands on approach to learning.

 

Whilst we were away we viewed the Solar Eclipse which tied in nicely with our Space Project that we completed in January. We also spent some time learning Psalm 8 together which includes the words "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him?

and the son of man, that thou visitest him?"

The children enjoyed our Reptile Day. I think just spending a day on a theme can be a good introduction to a project and can spark interest to pursue a more detailed project in the future.

We spent time preparing for and participating in the home educator's Science Fair.

 

 As part of this preparation we revisited Quarry Bank Mill and the waterwheel.

  



 

My Mum taught an introductory lesson on electricity and the children made simple circuits.



 

They made clowns with noses that lit up!

 



 

A highlight of the Easter period was taking the older three children out one evening to an Easter Story Trail. Scenes from the Bible were recreated and the Easter story was told. It really brought Easter alive to the children.

 



 

 

In our Easter Bible times we looked at the week leading up to Jesus' death and resurrection and as a follow up we made an Easter wreath to help us all remember the events in the story.

 

The wreath halfway through the week.