Another kijiji find for $10. This one got Felix’s interest – every night after he got ready for bed, he’d work on the puzzle.
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Projects
The Solar System
Lara’s project from virtual school entailed plasticine, toothpicks, our yoga ball, a blanket, the sunroom, and Neil’s camera.
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Halloween 2020
Halloween fell on a Saturday and a full Blue Moon. However, trick-or-treating is a no-go due to covid. The kids got dressed up for their virtual school Halloween parties on Friday. On popular request, we made kale chips. Our Halloween tradition!
Activities
1000 piece puzzle: Gallery of Learning
Our free entertainment: We bought this puzzle off kijiji for $10. We completed it, then sold it on kijiji for $10. Pretty good deal.
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Schooling …?
Remember those days where kids read a fun book hidden in their textbook? Well, these days, it takes on a slightly different form. He’s supposed to be in school (French Immersion) at the moment. If you look closely at his screen, though, he’s actually watching a cartoon movie. But that’s not what they’re doing in […]
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Aunt Mary Hats
There was a surprise package from Aunt Mary and her talented fingers on Oct 5!
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School for 3 – Finally
Nolan was finally assigned a teacher today – hurray! He knows 11 out of his 35 classmates, so he’s quite happy. Lara knows 2 out of 22, and poor Felix only 1 out of 35. It’s still early in the school year so I have hopes they’ll do some small group work so there’s more […]
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Virtual School … for 1
Virtual school started on Tuesday Sep 22 after a couple of delays. Only Felix had been assigned a teacher, so the other two are still enjoying their freedom. Felix knows one other kid in his class, his friend Dev who lives just a few blocks away. On the second day of school, both boys were […]
Activities
A man, a drill, and a plant
What do you do with those? Teach the kids about Newton’s Third Law, which states that “for every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Everyone [except maybe Neil?] enjoyed that lesson.