Day 127
26th May 2022
Chinese Pictograms
We’re still not doing any written work and so this morning we sat down for history.
Continuing on with ancient China we learnt about Chinese pictograms.
We loved that each symbol was a picture of its meaning.
Then we looked at some symbols & kind of agreed this was true! 😂
We went to YouTube and looked up videos of pictograms.
This video came up first on the search list and as it was animated, we went for it. It’s super obnoxious, and for this reason, the kids thought it was hilarious!!
Not because Americans were the target, but because it was so inappropriate. 😬😬😬
Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYBl5rjjtKU
Then we watched this one.
The Body
We were having such a good sofa session, I thought I’d see how far I could push it with another book.
I asked Mila to take another book from our Library stack and she chose The Human Body.
I told them they could have one page each. (Haha, clever mama!)
Mila chose the nervous system and Linc chose the skeletal system.
We read together & had a good 15 min chat about it all.
Then we took Pep for a quick play at the park where we met the cutest little puppy!!!
Then we headed to gymnastics.
Mila was excited.
Lincoln was not.
He was in a mood because he had to go and watch Mila even though she’s watched years of soccer, both training sessions AND games!
In the end he joined in the class, and everything was fine.
He’s cranky with me lots lately, partly because I won’t let him sell his bed and sleep on a sofa, (he wants more space), and I won’t let him paint his room black. 🙄
Oh, and because I won’t let him watch Anime.
It’s become a real bone of contention.
I was letting him at first, but then one day I sat with him for a while when it was on and discovered it is NOT appropriate in any way.
So, now I’m the worst mother in the world. Please hold your applause. 😩😩😩
Is anyone else struggling with Anime?? Urgh. I try to be cool about things, but these shows are not ok!
Pizza!
When we got back from gym, we went straight back to the pizza oven. 😋
With more daylight this time we got a fire going and just starting eating.
It didn’t really coincide with any mealtimes; we just ate pizza all afternoon. 😂
And marshmallows.
And chocolate pizza. 😍😍😍
When we couldn’t eat another thing, the kids disappeared inside for a bath & I found myself with a moment of aloneness, (yep, real word) and the fire warmed me, & I looked up & the sky was a rainbow, & I sat in that moment & felt completely content.
Farm day tomorrow. x
