Chicks
We love having babies at Fangorn Farm, especially of the cute yellow fluffy variety! And the gorgeous red four-legged mooing variety, and hopefully the woolly baaing variety one day! Our hens have been sitting on 24 eggs. Nearly a week ago, two chicks hatched. Georgia has been checking on the chicks frequently. She carries them […]
Elora’s cake
We had Elora’s birthday party whilst Gordon and Maxine were visiting. It was great to share the occasion with family. Elora loves owls so we made her an owl birthday cake. We have a tradition, Monte and I, of decorating the birthday cake together on the eve of the party. It’s a fun tradition! We […]
iPad viewing for toddlers
The iPads are a big part of our life. The children use theirs for games and viewing Play School on iView. I use mine for teaching, as well as blogging, wordprocessing, Pinterest, email, reading books and doing anything I would otherwise use my laptop for. Monte has an android eeepad, which he uses for work […]
Children frolicking on Fangorn Farm
We set out for a wander to visit the cows. Bessie is always happy to see us; she wants food! She doesn’t mind a bit of a pat either. The children had fun running around the (very shallow) dam. Our soil absorbs water so we have trouble filling a dam. Apparently our soil is high […]
Teaching Georgia to Crochet
For a while now, Georgia has been asking me to teach her how to crochet. She can knit and she is getting better at sewing, so crochet is the next thing she wants to do. What better way to spend a wintry Sunday morning than sitting, snuggling up in the cosy bed with my gorgeous […]
Naplan (part 2)
As a teacher of students sitting the Naplan tests, I feel under pressure! Since the beginning of the year I have done Naplan related schoolwork with my students. I suppose you could say I have been ‘teaching to the test’ – to a minor degree. I’ve made it part of our daily routine. We’ve done […]
Naplan
Today, millions of school kids in grades 3,5,7 and 9 will be sitting the first of the Naplan tests. There are 4 tests: language, writing, reading and numeracy. Each test is 40-45 minutes. I think there are several aims of the test. Firstly, it measures where a student lies according to national standards. Secondly, it […]
Mother’s Day crafts for kids
mother’s day bookmarks I love teaching primary students. I teach 8-10 year olds and they are fun! I’d have to say that, over the past 3+ years, I have been enjoying working with younger children more than teenagers. One reason why I like primary teaching is that it gives me more opportunities to do crafty […]
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