Monthly Archives: May 2012

Extended breastfeeding and the art of conversation

Posted on May 30, 2012 by caterpillartales

We’ve been having a quiet week at home so far, with Rabbit off Pre-school with a sickness bug.  She’s fine now, and the children have enjoyed extra unstructured time to play together which has been interesting to watch.  There has … Continue reading →

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A day out with Thomas and a day to recover

Posted on May 28, 2012 by caterpillartales

Yesterday we went to a Thomas the Tank Engine day at the Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway.  We set off early and arrived in time to eat our packed breakfast in the blazing sunshine while waiting for the tickets to go … Continue reading →

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Time for a round up…

Posted on May 26, 2012 by caterpillartales

It’s been a mad week, and I haven’t blogged anything that happened after the Museum visit on Tuesday.  I can’t remember everything we’ve done, but there are a few bits and pieces I want to record here.  On Wednesday, we … Continue reading →

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British Museum

Posted on May 24, 2012 by caterpillartales

I am beyond exhausted but I really want to blog the British Museum visit that I did with the boys two days ago.  This is the kind of “home education” I want to do more of – getting out and … Continue reading →

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I don’t know how you do it…

Posted on May 22, 2012 by caterpillartales

If you are home educating and have little ones, you’ll have heard this a few times…  “I don’t know how you manage to home educate at the same time as looking after your baby/ toddler/ pre-schooler.”  There are so many … Continue reading →

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Lovely educational stuff!

Posted on May 21, 2012 by caterpillartales

Today we have rediscovered these lovely Usborne activity cards.  I think Monkey has done some of the word puzzles on his own recently, but it is the first time in a while that we have done them together.  Owl and … Continue reading →

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50 things

Posted on May 20, 2012 by caterpillartales

This afternoon I took the children to meet some friends at a local National Trust property.  We collected our “50 things to do before you’re 11 3/4” scrapbooks, and set off into the park. After a picnic lunch, we walked … Continue reading →

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Checklist

Posted on May 19, 2012 by caterpillartales

I’ve been thinking about lists and how they reflect priorities.  I suspect I’m not alone in having lots of to do lists on the go (some make it to paper, and some are just in my head!), and my mood … Continue reading →

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Monkey’s milkshake recipe

Posted on May 18, 2012 by caterpillartales

This is Monkey’s version of the milkshake recipe which I posted about a few days ago.  He has written several copies, which I keep finding around the house.  I think he has probably copied it from the book, but he … Continue reading →

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Latin and French

Posted on May 17, 2012 by caterpillartales

Owl has been learning Latin for a while now using the excellent Minimus series, and Grandpa has also been giving him extra lessons which I think have been very thorough as we have long lists of vocabulary to learn.  Owl … Continue reading →

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