Vin's Learning Journey

The past couple of weeks, Vin has started being interested in learning to write. We've been practicing a little bit more than usual from his comics so he can see the "correct" way to form each letter. I've been keeping it very laid back still though as don't want him to feel pressured about it! We did some activities from a Sarah and Duck comic, ready for fireworks night! Of course, Sarah and Duck came to help too. I was so proud of how well he concentrated with the writing activities. We had a good laugh when his toy Sarah had a go at writing too. See if you can spot her rather unusual handwriting attempts on the page :) As it's apple season, we made some fun decorated apple slices! We got some toppings - choc chips, banana chips, and raisins and stuck them to our apple slices with nutella or appelstroop. Vinnie's favourite topping was nutella, raisins and choc chips. My favourite topping was nutella and banana chips! Vin liked the Sarah and Du...

The past few weeks we have done a variety of things in addition to a LOT of reading and playing. We've been keeping an eye out for interesting Autumn fungi. We took some samples of the water at our local park and tested them for phosphates and nitrates to get an idea of how good the water is for plants and creatures to live in. We painted our salt dough models and made a "harvest festival" display. We went on an insect walk with some other home ed families and a local expert. We worked hard at the park, sweeping loose gravel off the paths so they are safer. Vinnie set up his own preschool for his cuddly toys. He made a sign and laid out different activities for them. We made a delicious apple cake. Vinnie made a safari train ride. We helped cut back overhanging branches at the park. And had a celebratory BBQ with the other volunteers. Vinnie organised some wheelbarrow races! We visited the museum and saw some objects people used to have in th...