A day in the sparrows nest.

There is nothing extra-ordinary about this family and home education is not a statement of arrogance or intellectual prowess.  Our lifestyle is not an expression of judgement upon those who choose a different route.  Indeed what we do together is what many others 'would do' and 'do do' with their children, only we have time on our side- all day to do the things that we feel are important.  So what does a day in the life of our flock of sparrows look like?

Tuesday 22nd May 2012 looked like this....(All times are ISH)

5.30am(oftentimes the snooze button gets hit til 6!): Mama and Papa Up and showered. Dog walked.
6am: Quiet time and prayer
7am: Sparrows are usually up by now. Household chores
7.30am: Breakfast
7.45am: Morning devotion (short bible reading/prayer/song)
8am: Sparrows chores and Up (breakfast tidy, rabbits food etc, teeth, dressed).
8.30am: Gabe copy work (30mins)
              Toran Letters/numbers story/game . Today he had letterland.(15mins)
               Jesse Life of Fred maths, 1 chapter (15mins)
9am: Gabe Life of Fred maths (15mins) 1 chapter
          Toran Ipad time.
          Jesse Reading lesson (15/20mins) currently working through Dr. Zeus "1 fish 2 fish red fish blue  fish."
9.30am: Jesse computer time
              Gabe Math Mammoth worksheets (20mins).
              Toran Beatrix potter tale, Today he had Benjamin Bunny
10am: The tesco shop was delivered. All the boys helped to unload and pack away.Took about 30minutes.
10.30am: gabe computer time
                Jesse, Toran and Oisean played in the garden with the water table- the sun was out!!
                Mama gardening/household chores
11am: All outside playing.
12noon. Picnic lunch in the garden
1.30pm: Oisean went for a nap.
2pm: Pudding club preparation (once a month pudding competition at church. The sparrows choose to make chocolate and marshmallow rice crispie cakes. Mama made raspberry and armarreti cake.
3.30pm: Gabe and mama 'Birds of the air chapter 9' with oral narration from Gabe.
4pm; Garden play, Trampoline and water gutter run with balls and food colouring.
6.pm: Papa bird came home!
          Sparrows garden tidy up
6:15pm: Gabe read aloud time (15mins) Nature Reader.
6:45pm: Pudding Club!
9pm: Sparrow bedtime
        Mama and Papa tidy up time/household chores
9.30pm: RELAX and admin bits!

The sun came out, it was so good, the boys immediately stripped down to pants, what sun starved children!

Food colouring in the water, yellow, purple and orange were the favourites.

And of course in between all that they built with lego, read books and played ....lots.

The two lego birds Jesse was inspired to make after voting for the British birds lego series, a Goldfinch on the left and a swallow on the right.

Meet Alpha, Gabe spotted him in our tank, the first froglet of many. We also watched Brian hatch, our first Indian stick insect.

We play games, scrabble, top Trump, memory games and board games. This was one  of Gabe's Scrabble plays, 27 points...the boy is learning!

But everyday is different really and truly.....