Posted in Arts and Crafts, Books, Building and discovery on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… For small people!
‘How do dinosaurs say goodnight?’ and ‘How do dinosaurs get well soon?’ (Jane Yolen & Mark Teague) are funny rhyming books for young children – and much enjoyed! However, Alfie’s all time favourite right now has to be ‘Dinosaur Roar!’ (Paul & Henrietta Stickland) – a fun rhyming book, full of opposites [...]
Posted in Books, Seasonal on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… which the kids love!
A fun rhyming tale written by those fantastic “Gruffalo” writers.
Posted in Books, In The Kitchen, Seasonal on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pumpkin Soup … the best you’ve ever tasted!
A truly fantastic book which we have read continuously each Halloween. It’s a sweet tale about a cat, a duck, and a squirrel, who always make pumpkin soup (the best you’ve ever tasted) in the same way every year, until one day, duck decides to do something differently [...]
Posted in Books on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why or how it came to be I just don’t know, but Leon and Maya have both invented their own lands where stories are created and adventures happen! Much of their role play is based upon it, and they talk continuously about what has happened in each land.
Leon’s is called “Cat Land”, and he has [...]
Posted in Books, Nature, Seasonal on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
October is the month for pumpkins! Long live my memories of fields and fields of orange where pumpkins lay ready to be chosen, when in California. Here in Sweden, however, a big orange pumpkin needs true green fingers – of which I have not …
Still, we leave him/her outside in the hope s/he may turn [...]
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Books, Nature, Seasonal on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We read a wonderful book today called “Leaf Man” (also by Lois Ehlbert), again with beautiful pictures. A story about a man made of leaves and his journey, where leaves become ducks, fish, cows, and many other creatures along the way.
It inspired us to go on another hunt for autumn leaves, seeds, and berries, in [...]
Posted in Books, Letters and Numbers on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today Maya read me three books, entitled “Mac”, “Sam” and “Dot”. These are what my children fondly call “The Bob Books”. I bought them in California, and I’m not really sure why because they really are very silly and non-sensicle, but evidently that style of reading book works for my children as they both learnt [...]
Posted in Books, Nature, Seasonal on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Despite yesterday’s warmth, the mornings are certainly getting cooler, and there is more of an autumn chill in the air! Although we have not yet got the beautiful reds and oranges of the leaves in the trees, some of our leaves are starting to turn yellow, and autumn is upon us!
I decided to read this [...]
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Books, Building and discovery on September 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The other day we passed a disabled person, and Maya made a loud comment – not a nasty one, but more one of surprise, “look mummy, he’s a grown-up but small like me and Leon!” I decided it was time to talk about differences!
Along with Leon, we read two books – one called “It’s okay [...]
Posted in Books, Letters and Numbers, Seasonal on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everyday the kids play in the garden for what can be hours, and everyday they pick an apple or two to munch on, despite the fact we really should leave them for a couple of weeks to “mågen” (ripen).
Being the teacher that I am, and the fact that Maya is not due to start real [...]
