I am just organising lessons for Arran to start this coming week. He would be going into year nine if he were still at school but that option is gone and we are happily settled into the routine of home education. I think we will have to ease him back into the routine. Don't want it to be too much of a shock!
I really want to concentrate on life skills this year. He does depend on us a lot and I do think that at thirteen he should be learning new self help skills. His reading has come on so some things will be easier for him. He is still very shy. A combination of his nature and special needs. I want to get him to look at people more as he tends to look down and to try and read peoples facial expressions more. Like a lot of people with his difficulties he has trouble with empathy and reading subtle signs that people give out through body and facial expressions.
I came up with the idea of him organising a trip to the zoo. He would have to look up bus time tables, take me to the various bus stops and then plan a route round the zoo. We don't run a car so that in itself is an advantage as he does not rely on being taken from A to B. We generally cycle everywhere but I think that we will go the public transport way. I will have to tell you how this works out . I think we will leave it until the holidays are well and truly over as the zoo can be a busy place. I know he is really looking forward to seeing the kamodo dragons again. I think that I will get him to choose six animals from the collection and we can learn about them bringing in Geography, Biology and Photography as he can take some pictures. Easier said than done as animals never cooperate.
We will continue with some of the topics we started. Ian is going to finish up World War II up till Christmas. he is going to cover the Holocaust . This is something that we think should feature on every school curriculum. We have backpacked round Israel several times and have a few close friends who are Jewish. Through them we have learnt what this period meant for them and there families.
I want to do the topic on our village. We'll take a look at some of the historical building that make up the history of the place. I can see us going on numerous walks. Last time we found a medieval stone cannon ball in the fields by our house
He has his archery as well but we have not been for a couple of weeks because of trips out and illness. He is really good now and we hope to encourage him to go in for the local junior competitions.
Arran shooting at his local club
Hollie on the other hand has just enrolled at her new college to do a music course. I hope it works out for her and she follows her dream of becoming a drummer full time. She is the only girl instrumentalist on the course. Just getting organised with the fees for trips etc, bus passes and season tickets. Money! Money! Money! It will be a shock for her to get up early in the mornings.
She has just got her date for her next grade on the drums. It is November so she will have to increase her practising. I am so glad we invested in an electric kit as she can practise a lot longer now and we only hear the odd tapping.
Finally caught our rabbit raiding the dustbin for scraps. Naughty as she will upset her stomach again. We really don't starve her I promise! Ignore her scraggly bottom as I bathed her and she is moulting everywhere.
I have decided to do the local Christmas craft fair again this year. I thought and thought about it as it was so quiet in the afternoon of the last one at Easter but I did sell quite a few of my homemade eggs and novelties so I thought I would do Christmas cakes, novelties as well as my crafts. I have convinced Ian to make some cards from his lovely winter photographs as well .The fair is at the end of November so hope we get the people through the door looking for gifts. I am busy with the craft side at the moment but will soon make the cakes. I will put the recipe for the fruit cake on my other blog Chewing The Cud and how to decorate it.
My hand painted mirror with a cornfield theme. I love painting these particular flowers. I have this on Etsy.
I really want to concentrate on life skills this year. He does depend on us a lot and I do think that at thirteen he should be learning new self help skills. His reading has come on so some things will be easier for him. He is still very shy. A combination of his nature and special needs. I want to get him to look at people more as he tends to look down and to try and read peoples facial expressions more. Like a lot of people with his difficulties he has trouble with empathy and reading subtle signs that people give out through body and facial expressions.
I came up with the idea of him organising a trip to the zoo. He would have to look up bus time tables, take me to the various bus stops and then plan a route round the zoo. We don't run a car so that in itself is an advantage as he does not rely on being taken from A to B. We generally cycle everywhere but I think that we will go the public transport way. I will have to tell you how this works out . I think we will leave it until the holidays are well and truly over as the zoo can be a busy place. I know he is really looking forward to seeing the kamodo dragons again. I think that I will get him to choose six animals from the collection and we can learn about them bringing in Geography, Biology and Photography as he can take some pictures. Easier said than done as animals never cooperate.
We will continue with some of the topics we started. Ian is going to finish up World War II up till Christmas. he is going to cover the Holocaust . This is something that we think should feature on every school curriculum. We have backpacked round Israel several times and have a few close friends who are Jewish. Through them we have learnt what this period meant for them and there families.
I want to do the topic on our village. We'll take a look at some of the historical building that make up the history of the place. I can see us going on numerous walks. Last time we found a medieval stone cannon ball in the fields by our house
He has his archery as well but we have not been for a couple of weeks because of trips out and illness. He is really good now and we hope to encourage him to go in for the local junior competitions.
Hollie on the other hand has just enrolled at her new college to do a music course. I hope it works out for her and she follows her dream of becoming a drummer full time. She is the only girl instrumentalist on the course. Just getting organised with the fees for trips etc, bus passes and season tickets. Money! Money! Money! It will be a shock for her to get up early in the mornings.
She has just got her date for her next grade on the drums. It is November so she will have to increase her practising. I am so glad we invested in an electric kit as she can practise a lot longer now and we only hear the odd tapping.
Finally caught our rabbit raiding the dustbin for scraps. Naughty as she will upset her stomach again. We really don't starve her I promise! Ignore her scraggly bottom as I bathed her and she is moulting everywhere.
My hand painted mirror with a cornfield theme. I love painting these particular flowers. I have this on Etsy.
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