What we do in a rest week
No unit, no planner and no timetable: the long walks, the library trip and the one thing I still ask the children to do.
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A new post every Sunday from our kitchen table, a creek and a prairie path: the units we run through the school year and how three ages share them.
Reading aloud on the window seat
Why we read after lunch whatever the weather, and how Naomi now reads a chapter to Ruth while I wash up.
Fractions with paper circles
Cutting circles into halves, quarters and eighths so the youngest can see what the oldest is adding.
Building a clay pyramid at the kitchen table
Week three of our ancient Egypt unit: Naomi and Ruth shape the pyramid while Isaac reads out how the real one was built.
Planting bulbs in October for spring
An afternoon in the raised bed with trowels, a watering can and a bag of bulbs, and a promise to look again in April.
A walk along the prairie path
The nature preserve near us, the satchel I pack and the three things each child looks for.
One unit, three ages at one table
How Ruth, Isaac and Naomi share one topic: the same story to start, then a job each at their own level.
Foam, fizz and a lemon: kitchen science
A bowl, a lemon and baking soda. What each child does, and what I write down for them afterwards.
A morning at the creek with a magnifying glass
Wellies, a magnifying glass and one wet leaf. How a creek visit turns into a week of nature study.
Laying out the school year in strips
Five rows of coloured paper on the table at night: how I lay the whole school year out before it starts.
Unit Notes
A short letter every Sunday from the kitchen table: the unit we are on, what worked and one thing to try with your own children.