Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Character Studies Update


We are still using the character materials that I put together a few years ago.  Just yesterday Phebe my super fresh 11 year old worked on this:


The left hand side:


The right hand side:


And for my little Miss 6 - she uses the same text book but puts all her copywork into a workbook especially designed for it.



I have them available for FREE.  Just click the links below to go and pick them up.


Here's where I keep them:



Monday, March 26, 2018

Art Monday - The Pink Cockatoo

This week we went back and visited another Australian Bird for our Art Monday.

{ The Pink Cockatoo }

The books we used to help us....


Charlotte { 6 }


Hannah { 8 }


Chloe { 12 }


Noah { 3 }


Phebe had a little trouble......

and I also did one as well:





Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Multiple Phonogram Work for / ai /

Here's the next packet in the series.

Yay!!



I've included all the usual anchor charts and worksheets...


and these ones too....



I even put them in a bundle too.....

Multiple Phonogram Spelling Workbook BUNDLE





Monday, March 12, 2018

Art Monday

Some of the girls didn't quite get to the finish line today, but I still have enough for show and tell this week.  Yay!

It always starts off with a sketch......


Here's Hannah's sketch....


And Chloe's sketch....


And Hannah's painting....


And my painting...... I dunno, I got a sad one today....


But I do see more improvement, so all good.  :)

Friday, March 9, 2018

Making Home Made Apple Dumpings

Yes, Home Made Apple Dumplings..... Delicious!



You'll have to make your own dough for it though.

3 cups of bread flour
2 teaspoons yeast
300 mls water
4 teaspoons sugar  { you want a sweet bread }

Combine your dough ingredients, then put it into a plastic bowl and cover with some plastic wrap.

Every hour or so give it a bit of a rough up and let sit again.

When you are ready to do your dumplings, peel and cut about 6 apples.  Give them a quick wash.  They will go into your dish NOT cooked.   Yep, they need to be RAW when you roll them up in your dough.

Roll your dough out - long is preferred.  Be very generous and lather on a TON of butter { a couple of good tablespoons worth in fact }.   Cake it over with a TON of brown sugar.  Be generous with that too.  Then add your chopped apples all over the top.  Now, roll up your apple dumpling roll.  Cut into large and generous { yes, that seems to be the key word to this whole process, and it works, so definitely use it } portions.  Somewhere between 1 - 2 inches.  Line your buttered baking dish with these cut rolls.

Place into the oven for about 35 mins or until the bread portion looks cooked and golden brown.

Let cool on oven top.

That's it.  A little time consuming if you are waiting on the dough rising etc...  But it will all be worth it - you want your bread portion to be really, really, really good.  And it needs that time to develop the gluten etc.. for a good bread. 

After that you will be praised as an amazing cook!
The crowds will beg you for more!
You will become a legend in your own kitchen!



Wednesday, March 7, 2018

More Memories of Charlotte

I need to document more memories for Charlotte of her school work, so this is where I'm putting them.  :)

She has now started her last Unit for Grade 2 Math......


Plenty of carrying and borrowing....


And because the above Math curriculum is American and we are in Australia, I just swapped out the currency in the book for an Australian currency activity center instead.


Doing more work with SOTW II....


Her spelling notebook....


A compare and contrast for her Horse lapbook.


A life cycle story as well....


The story glued in underneath in the correct order.


And the princess herself coloring in...  :)


A lot changes while their little... a lot....