Lessons
- Maths book: subtractions, plans, calculator, solids. Freres lyons maths exercises
- Spelling: review of numbers in French, the sound o, au, eau; use of s or x for plurals
- Writing: capital letters, dictation 1 from CP dictation book
- Narration: Le Feuilleton d’Hermes
The Unschooled Stuff
Reading
- Lots of independent reading during car trips, evenings at home
- Co-read: Le Fromage Magique, various parts of Martine a la Maison, the end of The Magic Treehouse 3, Mummies in the Morning
- Read-aloud: Tistou les Pouces Verts
Maths/Logic
- A little phase of doing mazes several afternoons in a row
- Play revision of telling the time, multiplication tables by 1 and 2
- Discussion of advantages of weighing chocolate versus counting squares
Science/Nature Study
- Examined a dead leaf under the microscope. Learning to use the slide table controls and focusing knob. Learning about the depth of a small sample under the microscope.
- Went out for walk in the rain: catching water in cup, muddy puddles, mud, shiny pebbles and happy mosses and lichens, then home for hot chocolate, …
- Inspected our growing sunflowers: measured height, observed second leaves sprouting, identified possible young apple tree among the weeds (from the seed case), removed others.
- Watched 2 episodes of David Attenborough on Life in the Undergrowth
- Lots of discussion of bees and their ways
Arts and Craft
- Lots of free drawing
- Looked at pictures of various greek gods we’ve been reading about, etc
- Four seasons watercolour series
- Snowflakes and other origami and paper cutouts, masks
- Playdough and other modelling things
- Made a Kolam design for the terrace
Practical Life
- Finished making chocolate truffles
- Made chocolate mousse
- Picked and made crystallised violets
Music
- Piano practice
- Went to a harp concert
- Cuddled up to watch Swan Lake on DVD, while I read le Peuple des Abeilles
- Listened to bagpipes and looked at traditional Scottish costume with kilts
Sports/Games
- Played Blind Man’s Buff, then turned it into a sensorial alphabet puzzle game
Out and about
- Dance class
- Swimming lesson
- Day of downhill skiing
- Day of play with friends