Tag Archives: counting

The Annual Amaryllis Race

Posted by Ailsa on 7 February, 2013 7 comments
Amarylis Race

Growing an Amaryllis is one of our favorite wintry activities! Before we had Annabelle, I always used to buy an Amaryllis for my classroom after Christmas. The children loved to watch how fast and tall they grow and see the huge flowers develop. They also provide a …

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It has begun

Posted by Ailsa on 30 November, 2012 None comments

We have started counting down – Christmas is definately on the way in our house! I have seen some gorgeous Advent ideas for this year, and we will be making one of these Santa faces which need a cotton wool …

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More Bears!

Posted by Ailsa on 7 August, 2012 None comments

We bought Annabelle some Compare Bears recently, and we began using them to count along with her Ten Little Teddy Bears story, recently we have been expanding on this with some sorting, counting, number matching and weighing. We practiced some …

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Ten Little Teddy Bears

Posted by Ailsa on 26 July, 2012 1 comments

This feels like a very ‘teachery’ sort of post, but all we did was follow Annabelle’s lead and provide opportunities for her to extend her learning and play. Home ed in a nutshell! Annabelle’s favourite book at the moment is …

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