Autumn Term Plans

I seem to have forgotten to photo everything in sight the last couple of weeks- hence a photoless post!

We/I have been doing lots of planning of where we are going next- am planning a real push on getting SJ to read clocks and master time telling (before he goes to Cub camp!)- he has been fine with hours and half hours for a while but we just never seem to have moved it on..
TP has got his first 'workbook' which he is just soooo excited about- bless him- a little pen control stuff (which hes actually quite good at anyway), a few stickers and a little copying.
FI seems finally to have mastered th/sh/ch (ish)- so I would like to mover her forward a little with this. She remains very good at number work and seems to prefer this- actually liking to do little 'tests' (she calls them).

We are planning a theme of the American West and Pioneers this term. SJ has been reading a book about Cowboys and the Wagon trains- hence the interest. I have in mind that we will read Children on the Oregon Trail (classic from my childhood), maybe one of the Little House in Big Woods set (hmmm -whether to start with LH in BW or to select from further on the series) and probably Twist of Gold (Michael Morpugo). We shall probably celebrate Thanksgiving and do lots of Fall crafts- as well as some Cowboy and Native American stuff.... I feel a few pots of Boston Beans coming on.....