We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Our first formal book "Row"...

We had sooo much fun :)

The first of the three weeks (yes 3!!) we read and read and read and read this delightful book.

Little Mister memorised his favourite parts with no prompting:

     "Oozy MUD!!"

     "Tiptoe Tiptoe... What's that!?"

     "Oh, no!"
     "Polar" (that's the bear?!)

I found some great printables at Homeschool Creations which we painted, then added extra bling to re-create the story...

We used green paint then grass from the back lawn on the "long wavy grass" - Blue paint then blue glitter on the "deep cold river" - yellow paint the mud (yes mud!) on the "thick oozy mud" - green paint then leaves from the back garden on the "big dark forest" - yellow paint then cotton wool and white rice on the "swirling whirling snowstorm" - and Black paint on the "narrow gloomy cave" and a glow in the dark bear which we stuck in the cave, and added goggley eyes to.

We did this over 2 days, and had lots of fun :)

Little Mister painting the "thick oozy mud"...

The (almost) finished products...

 

The blank space above each picture is for our "real-life" bear hunt! We've taken the photo's just haven't printed them to stick on yet!They're posted below :)

"Long Wavy Grass"

"A Deep Cold River"

"Thick Oozy Mud"
(a brilliant Sensory Education moment!)

"A Big Dark Forest"

"A Swirling Whirling Snowstorm"

"A Narrow Gloomy Cave" & "It's a Bear!"
(Or as Little Mister says, a Polar! He has one, and to him they are all the same at the moment :))

...and so ended the bear hunt!

Everyday Experiences and Education

Here are a few photos of Little Mister learning through recent every-day happenings.

We have had some wonderful and memorable experiences...

Sailing with Grandma and Grandpa out on the ocean... swish swish go the waves, swim swim go the fish. We saw great big tankers, other sailing boats, fishing boats, a dolphin or two, all sorts of birds and even had to rescue Little Mister's hat when it went overboard!

Little Mister loved to sit on Captain Grandpa's lap and help him steer.

He also loved to stand at the hatch in the bow of the boat, with just his head poking out, and watch the sails and feel the wind in his face.

The following is an unauthorised sensory education experience!!

All was quiet out the back, so I thought a little investigation was necessary... and this is what I found!  ...and then I joined in and made the most of "wasted" eggs :)

We have four Isa Brown Hens, all of which are very regular layers. We get 4 eggs most days!

Here Little Mister is helping daddy weigh and date the eggs.

Reading stories is a favourite for all of us.

Just had to share this precious photo of Little Mister and his daddy.