A Summer Sunday

On Sundays we have a review day on the past week, and tie up any loose ends ready for the new week ahead. It's a lot more slower paced, more arts and crafts and garden time, family cooking sessions and walks. 

Sophia wrote out her 'At' family spellings from memory, and she recognised the alphabet method used to make sure she hadn't missed any. She was so proud of herself and then wrote the word 'cow' for me. She asked if there were any other words like cow she could learn.... Next weeks spellings will be the 'Ow' family. This method is working for both girls which is amazing. There's a new lease of life in our spelling sessions. 

I baked cupcakes whilst they had a freshly made banana milkshake, porridge and eggs, which the girls got very excited about. We have to make freshly baked goods daily and cook fresh food every meal for Xander currently due to the medication he's on until January. He can only eat items that have been cooked within 24hrs, so we have a lot of fun daily baking projects. 

After a fun garden time with their friend next door, we had a great time decorating the cupcakes, with peanut butter, vanilla and chocolate icing. So much icing sugar flying around the table! And children's fingers sneaking a cheeky lick of the icing before we were ready. Kira didn't even try to hide her intent, she just dug into her peanut butter icing with a spoon. Luckily as I'm well aware of their antics when it comes to icing we had plenty for the cakes too. Whilst Xander cannot enjoy them tomorrow, these will keep the girls fueled up on sugar for the next few days. It's so hard not to be able to sneak a cheeky one for myself, but as it's their special non dairy, non gluten, non oil recipe I restrain myself. They are yummy though! 


We finished the cow project today, these books are perfect for their level of learning and fit nicely within a week of learning, without over stretching them or boring them. They have really enjoyed doing it and have retained all the information they've learnt over the past week, it's been really fun for all of us. Sophia took over the six cow figures we have as part of the farm set and had a role play session with them making up stories of the cow family. It was great to hear her including the cow facts she has learnt. It was a very factual role play. 


Thank you readers for following our home learning journey, hope you are staying safe and enjoying the summer.

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