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| Part of a nature study, off to observe seals in their natural habitat |
It has yet to stop raining so what better way to make good use of time indoors than to get back in the saddle of Project Based Learning.
On a holiday field trip Dolphin watching
Entomology day at the local museum
Clay Egyptian death mask
Took a trip to Chester to study the Romans (this is a genuine Roman garden)
After trying styles as we came across them, we felt most comfortable with this as a family. The children had fun, and retained information in a holistic way, rather than by educational deficit. It focuses on obtaining and organising facts in your child's own way. Its about what they know, and not focusing on what they don't know 'yet'. This can be shown in lapbooks, displays, models, notebooking and many other ways.
Project Based Learning
PBL Book
Have a look at our Project Gallery page to see what we have been doing.
The children wanted to know more about the Mustelidae family; weasels, wolverines, mink, otters ect. So a unit study was set in motion with You ~Tube clips and Wikipedia under their belts, the children went off in search of exhibits at the Natural History Centre.
A self directed unit study about Pirates, Smugglers and Wreckers was much enjoyed too. As a real treat, we were able to see Pirates of the Caribbean with a live orchestra.
Project Based Learning
PBL Book
Have a look at our Project Gallery page to see what we have been doing.
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| Part of our Viking studies, we visited a Viking village |
The children wanted to know more about the Mustelidae family; weasels, wolverines, mink, otters ect. So a unit study was set in motion with You ~Tube clips and Wikipedia under their belts, the children went off in search of exhibits at the Natural History Centre.
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| Crafting an animal cell |
A self directed unit study about Pirates, Smugglers and Wreckers was much enjoyed too. As a real treat, we were able to see Pirates of the Caribbean with a live orchestra.
Where did the new term go?
We always find it tough to get going after the Christmas break, [one too many mince pies, perhaps ;) ] and then to make up for it, suddenly we find ourselves cramming play-dates, museum trips and study trips into the calendar, and barely taking a breath.
We have reached an equilibrium now it's nearing the end of February. We have all settled down to a routine, and are back taking part in on-line classes with our American cousins from Currclick.com once again. I've been taking some on-line studies, and getting back into education mode has been fraught with adverse, and sometimes comical, conditions, typical of a HEdding family.
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| Online live classes were very exciting |
Getting out has been difficult with weeks of storms and rain. Yes, the weather has held us back some, but Nature clubs and studies have been resumed in preparation for Springtime. There is hope ahead...
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| Frog spawn |
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| Migrating swans |
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| Planting |
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| Testing the soil's pH |
There are plenty of good, fun educational activities to do indoors in the meantime. Chinese New Year gave the opportunity for plenty of museum sessions. It found us at a Chinese Calligraphy class again, where strangely enough the teacher recognised the children from last year and showed us photos of them on her phone, which she had shared with her own teacher back to Hong Kong. [see past posts for some hints on how to bring the celebration into your HE]
Beach-combing offered up some specimens previously unseen by us. As HEdders, we are a versatile bunch and can use any teachable moments to our children's best advantage, when we view the world as our classroom.
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| Mandarin lessons |
Beach-combing offered up some specimens previously unseen by us. As HEdders, we are a versatile bunch and can use any teachable moments to our children's best advantage, when we view the world as our classroom.
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| Painting snails to monitor their activity |
