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Tuesday, 14 February 2012
English - reading adventure
Learning to Read
Letterland series
Read by yourself
Chameleon series
Dr Seuss books and games
First Reader Series
Ladybird series
Read with me
Read by yourself
Key words
You Can Read ( Books and tapes)
Flashcards
Junior Boggle
Boggle word game
Hangman
Scrabble
Monday, 13 February 2012
` The Two Grenadiers`- R. Schumann (Suzuki Violin)
We are just starting this piece hence a few infos on the above.
Just so we can easily go back to it and revise
Source
The Two Grenadiers
1840
By Robert Schumann
Suzuki Violin School Book 2
Great source of advice Re. bowing etc AlissonsViolinStudio
Also Alisson`s Practice video for this piece
Backround info
The piece inspired by a romantic poem which served as lyrics for Schumann`s piece
Just so we can easily go back to it and revise
The Two Grenadiers
1840
By Robert Schumann
Suzuki Violin School Book 2
Great source of advice Re. bowing etc AlissonsViolinStudio
Also Alisson`s Practice video for this piece
Backround info
The piece inspired by a romantic poem which served as lyrics for Schumann`s piece
By Heinrich Heine (XIXth Century German romantic poet)
To France were marching two Grenadiers
who had been captured in Russia.
And when they came into German lands,
they hung their heads in shame.
who had been captured in Russia.
And when they came into German lands,
they hung their heads in shame.
And here they learned the sorry tale
that France was lost forever,
her valiant army beaten and smashed,
and the Emperor, the Emperor captured!
that France was lost forever,
her valiant army beaten and smashed,
and the Emperor, the Emperor captured!
The grenadiers then wept together,
hearing these pitiful tidings.
One said, "Ah, the agony,
my wound is a blaze of fire."
hearing these pitiful tidings.
One said, "Ah, the agony,
my wound is a blaze of fire."
The other said, "This is the end,
and gladly I'd die with you,
but I've a wife and child at home,
who without me will perish."
and gladly I'd die with you,
but I've a wife and child at home,
who without me will perish."
"To hell with wife, to hell with child,
my thoughts are for things far higher;
let them beg, if they've nothing to eat-
my Emperor, my Emperor captured!
my thoughts are for things far higher;
let them beg, if they've nothing to eat-
my Emperor, my Emperor captured!
"Grant me, brother, one request:
if I am now to die,
take my body to France with you,
bury me in French soil.
if I am now to die,
take my body to France with you,
bury me in French soil.
"The cross of honor on its red ribbon
you shall lay upon my heart;
my musket give me in my hand,
and buckle my saber on me.
you shall lay upon my heart;
my musket give me in my hand,
and buckle my saber on me.
"And so will I, quiet, lie and listen,
like a sentinel in my grave,
until I hear the cannons' roar,
the whinny and thunder of horses.
like a sentinel in my grave,
until I hear the cannons' roar,
the whinny and thunder of horses.
"Then will my Emperor ride over my grave,
swords will be clashing and flashing;
and armed, I'll rise up from the grave-
to guard my Emperor, my Emperor!"
swords will be clashing and flashing;
and armed, I'll rise up from the grave-
to guard my Emperor, my Emperor!"
Also see:
Borja/ Bungs-Schumann "The Two Grenadiers" Op. 49/1
Music dynamics ( please, check out this Wikipedia info)
cresc. ( Crescendo) literally translates "to become gradually stronger", but is interpreted as louder gradually
Sunday, 12 February 2012
Experiencing French
Pilote ( Mon Ecole) interactive - CD _Rom Based French Course for Young Beginners
1 Moi
2 mon Ecole
3 maVille
French Elementary Book (Scoldo) by Lucy Montgomery +CDset
ECOLE ALOUETTE- SCOLDO and the Little French Rabbit
Usborne Read French ( a bilingual picture wordbook) By Carol Watson & Colin King
English French ( My Picture Dictionary)Brown Watson
150 first French Phrases (DK series)
Methode Boscher ou La journee des Tout Petits
Mes Premiers j`aime lire- La Prisonniere de l`espace
First French FlashCards
Math-specials
Great to begin with, introducing certain topics to a small child ( approx 5 y.o.)
My First Book of Numbers
My First maths Book DK
Simple Sums
Time Tables ( cards, videos, books, Kumon method, Dial a Time table by Paula Martyr etc )
BrainBox Maths
Bingo
Robale
Dice games
Domino
Card games
Snakes and Ladders and other dice board games
10+ sided dice
Ruler, abacus, measuring tapes, measuring jug, growth chart, scales, clock, calculator
Read-a -mania
a few suggestions for very younger children
Early Signs of addiction :)
also some cute and handy book storing ideas
Book storing slings
Beautiful book quotes by Shiloa Baker ( Homemaking Cottage blog)
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Beautiful book quotes by Shiloa Baker ( Homemaking Cottage blog)
You cannot fully read a book without being alone. But through this very solitude you become intimately involved with people whom you might never have met otherwise, either because they have been dead for centuries or because they spoke languages you cannot understand. And nonetheless, they have become your closest friends, your wisest advisers, the wizards that hypnotize you, the lovers you have always dreamed of."
~Antonio Munoz Molinas, "The Power of the Pen"
"Perhaps all of us belong in more than one story" ~Dustfinger in Cornelia Funke's Inkdeath
"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for."~Socrates
http://364quotes.blogspot.com/
Geography- home resources
Make it work- Maps by Haslam & Taylor
How to Draw Maps and Charts - Usborne
Map Book- Dorling Kindersley
The Picture Atlas of the World
The Animal Atlas
Find Freddie Around the World
The Wonderworld Atlas
How to Draw Maps and Charts- Usborne edition
Map Book - World Explorer- DK
Also:
The Children`s Picture Atlas Usborne
Picture Atlas for Children ( illustrated by Nicholas Price)
Miles Kelly Atlas -the ultimate guide to the world ( with wall maps included)
The Pop-Up Atlas of the World by Francois Michel & Philippe Mignon ( beautifully illustrated )
The Comprehensive World Atlas for Children by Michael Holtmann
&
The Comprehensive European Atlas for Children by Michael Holtmann
( including climate info, nature, famous people, flags, landmarks)
Atlas of The World (Geddes & Grosset)
Discovery Encyclopedia of the Natural World
World Geography- People of the world, population and migration
The Usborne Book of Britain
Wally`s World (Wally`s series ( where is Wally))
( books, games, software)
the Usborne Book of World Geography
Peoples of the World- Action Sticker book
Spain ( Step Into series)- Clare Boast
Magnets Flag Atlas
Save the Earth- Maze book by Roger Moreau
My Book of Interesting Facts( for age 6+ )
for older children
Ultimate Atlas of the World Philip Steele, Keith Lye
Horrible Geography Series
Geography of the World- Dorling Kindersley (DK)
the Knowledge Series
Look it up Series ( the Earth, the Sea etc)
Geography - an Integrated approach
Planet Earth- 1000 things you should know about
The Active Earth- Rivers, volcanoes etc
Educational games, software
Around the World -DK - board game
World Explorer- DK board game, book and software
Wild weather flash cards
How the Weather Works ( Child`s play publications)
History at home- home education resources
Again, some of our favourites - History this time
Ancient Egypt- very informative an full of craft projects and other things to do so great for tactile learners
Egyptian Mud House by Miss O
Medieval Monastry book
British history
In Grandma`s Day series
What`s their Story
Biographies in a nutshell
Well used and much loved `Incredible` series
and for a budding constructor...
Also highly recommended:
Brainbox: British History, World History, Vile Villains, Dinosaurs,
Kings and Queens, London, Inventions
Horrible History series
Dead Famous series
The Lumiere Brothers
Tales of Real Heroism
The Usborne Book of London
My Ancient Greek Colouring Book
The Ancient Egypt- activity book Lise Manniche ( the British Museum)
My Ancient Native American Colouring Book
The X-ray Picture Book of Big Buildings of the Ancient World
The Living World of History Gareth H Browning
People in History ( a young person`s introduction)
The Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Bible Paul S Taylor
Ancient Egyptian Places Sarah Mc Neill
Children`s first book of Long Long Ago- Neil Morris
the Anglo-Saxons Activity Book British Museum
Totally Weird Mummies
The Way we Were by Wigan Pier
The Illustrated British History Book
Dinosaurs Eye to Eye
BrainBox- English History, World History, Kinds and Queens, Horrible Histories ( Vine Villains), Inventions
The Lumiere Brothers
Tales of Real Heroism
The Usborne Book of London
My Ancient Greek Colouring Book
The Ancient Egypt- activity book Lise Manniche ( the British Museum)
My Ancient Native American Colouring Book
The X-ray Picture Book of Big Buildings of the Ancient World
The Living World of History Gareth H Browning
People in History ( a young person`s introduction)
The Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Bible Paul S Taylor
Ancient Egyptian Places Sarah Mc Neill
Children`s first book of Long Long Ago- Neil Morris
the Anglo-Saxons Activity Book British Museum
Totally Weird Mummies
The Way we Were by Wigan Pier
The Illustrated British History Book
Dinosaurs Eye to Eye
BrainBox- English History, World History, Kinds and Queens, Horrible Histories ( Vine Villains), Inventions
Usborne series
Parents`s guide books, Usborne Puzzle series, Science, History, Reading - absolutely wonderful , beautifully illustrated and so interesting that it`s hard to put them down ( even for an adult)
We usually hunt for those at the boot fair but Amazon has a great selection too
Home education - Science resources
Some of our well used favourits
Great Usborne Flip-Flap series
What Happen to your food
How ate babies made
How do your senses work
Fun with Science series- Nature
( experiments, tricks, things to make- full of great ideas, perfect for tactile learners)
The Young Naturalist
The Usborne Animal book
Usborne- Science in Nature- Animal Behaviour
Usborne -1001 Animals to spot
My First Book of The human Body
The Usborne Book of Body Facts
Human Body
Incredible Sceleton Secrets
The Human Body -Kingfisher`s edition
Smelling , Hearing, Tasting etc- 6 books on senses by Colour Library Question Books
for older children
Eyewitness Human Body
Horrible Science series (books, magazines)
Master A`s Bugs and Birdwatching kit
Nature sets
Discovering Nature series
Anthibians and Reptiles
Birds
Bill Oddie`s Bird`s of Britain and Ireland
Bill Oddie`s Bird`s of Britain and Ireland
Part of our `Jurassic` Project
Young Explorers` survival kit
A spot of gardening
The children were given a patch of land each to grow their own garden ( flowers and veg of their choice)
Identifying plants and seeds
Solar power solutions
Wild Weather flash cards
All about the Weather - Early Birds Weather
How the Weather works ( Child`s Play series)
Windy day ( weather, wind)
Autumn, Summer, Winter, Spring - 4 hard back books by Ulises Wensel and Joseph Mc Parramon
(introduction to 4 seasons)
Nature trail puzzles
De Agostini Series: My animal Kingdom: All about.. (sea horses, lions..)
101 cool Science Experiments with Glen Singleton
Science by John Farndon
Eyewitness How Science Works
Science Works! series by Steve Parker
Light
Energy
Numbers
Science Key Stage Three - Letts NC
Dinosaurs -Cool Facts
Dinosaur Detectives (BBC Children`s Books)
Oxford Book of Dinosaurs by Barbara Taylor
The Jungle of Peril by Patrick Burston
Ask a question- Life on Earth
Wonders of Science ( Kingfisher series)
Finding Out How it Works( vacuum cleaner, inside watch, beneath the sea etc)
Inside Guides : Amazing Bugs
Insect- Dorling Kinderslet Eyewitness Guides (in association with the Natural History Museum
The X-Ray picture book f Incredible Creatures
Bugs!Bugs! Bugs! -Eyewitness Readers, DK
Slinky, Scaly Snakes! - Eyewitness Readers, DK
What`s inside? Shells ( and other ) -DK
The Pebbles on the Beach by Clarence Ellis ( for older explorers
Polar Animals by Jen Green Michael Posen
Life in a Pack -Wolves - Heinemann info search by Richard and Louise Spilsbury
Insects and Other Arthropods- activity book
The Usborne NatureTrail Book of Wold Animals
Creatures of the Seashore ( for first readers, large print, beautifully illustrated)
Animal Olympics by David Taylor
The Usborne Big Book of Experiments
Science Magic- what can I do today?-chemistry i Biology for 8-14 year old ( easy science experiments with household materials)
My Book of Questions and Answers ( including science )
Chemistry- the Salter`s Approach
Science Facts (All colour book of)
And best of ALL
Real life experience
Beekeeping and collecting honey
Foraging and identifying plants
Tiddlers for own garden pond
Sea side specials
Our own various projects
Lapbooking - various topics covered
Grow your own- veg patch project
Garden pond- setting up a pond
Aviary project ( indoor and outdoor aviary)
Incubation- hatching chicks, ducklings, goslings, turkey chicks, quails-both: natural and artificial
Keeping pets ( stick insects, praying mantis, ants, butterflies, rats, hamsters, Guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, gerbils, Degus, fish ( both: cold water and tropical), snake, cats, dogs, gees, turkeys, quails, chickens, ducks, peacocks, frogs, snails, goats ( Arapawa minature and Guernsey - including breeding, milking, raising kids)
Composting project ( worms, Bokashi, EM- effective microorganisms )
Birdwatching
Weather watch
Plant identification
Frees identification
Insect identification
Fishing
Stones, minerals
Seashore
Wildlife
Eco-living
Organic gardening
Sustainable energy sources( solar power, wind power)
Healthy diet
Metal detector
Farming and animal care ( volunteering at Wye Community Farm)
Also:
Meccano, Mini lego
electrical set
set of magnets
microscope
magnifying glass
chemistry set
BrainBox- Nature
Horrible Science ( books, software, sets)
maps, solar system,
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