Showing posts with label play. Show all posts
Showing posts with label play. Show all posts

Monday, May 03, 2010

Most Learning Doesn’t Happen At School

 My husband and I were quite impressed with the kids' newsletter this week.


(Andrew Fuller‘s Handy Hints for Improving Learning
Most Learning Doesn’t Happen At School!)
Did you know …
"Children spend only 15% of their week at school!
They spend more time asleep - 33 %
(And some teens combine the two)
But most of their time 52 % is at home, awake, mucking
around, playing, and learning about life
- it’s what they do with that time that is important."

"Most of their future learning also wont occur occur in school. It is estimated that 70% of the jobs that will exist in 2020 do not exist now. It is estimated that 50 years ago a high school graduate left school knowing about 75% of what they would need to know in their working life - today's high school graduate will leave knowing 2%."

{Trying our best as parents to give our children opportunities to learn especially through fun and play.}

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Albert Park Lake

 

We often go places where the kids can play while Daddy goes for his run. This time we went to Albert park Lake. I have just bought a new camera and wanted to test it out some. Its not the best but it will have to do and hopefully it will be okay for my daughter to use when I get one I prefer.
I am loving the relationship between my youngest sons. My 4yo adores his baby brother and I know the feeling is mutual.

Saturday, January 09, 2010

Scienceworks

I remember going to Scienceworks with my class in grade 6. My 6yo has gone and probably my daughter also. I had wanted to take the kids especially Av, he does seem to enjoy muesums. It is very hands on which I think was very overwhelming for them.



From vacuums...


 

To sport....

 

To engineering....





Talking about the weather....





 

Fruit....






 

Music...





"Working" in the cafe....






Telling the time....

Upstairs in the Nitty gritty Super city was great for pretend play. I am sure the kids really prefer not to leave.



How they sorted the recycling was very interesting.



Learning, playing, its all the same.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Bigger tree

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Bigger tree
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I added more to the 'blanket tree'. Just about 7 more rounds which is about 450grams. Making it over a metre squared.


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