Do we reap what we sow?

It was Harvest Festival at school today, and it felt like autumn was well and truly here.

We just had time to go to the library before lunch, where Ferdy chose 13 books and read me bits of two, and all of Bob's Bobble Hat. He finds it tricky to identify between b and d so we thought it might help.

Ferdy has only started reading to us this term; he really hasn't wanted to read any of his school books and we haven't pushed it as he loves stories and books so much we haven't wanted to jeopardise this. He's a bit more willing to read now, although he finds it very frustrating how slow it is to get what's happening in the story. And he mainly uses a combination of looking at the pictures and guesswork to work out the word, only resorting to spelling it out and phonics knowledge if he really has to!

Seeing as he'd been singing all about the fruits of the harvest, we decided that we'd have some corn on the cob for lunch. Ferdy and Gil did the prep work whilst I had my coffee.

Looking for corn on the cob in the fridge

Ferdy even tidied up every little strand of the cob that fell on the floor... He'd get a sticker for that at school. Instead he got a thank you; my (stingy) version of a sticker.

We talked a bit about boiling point whilst the corn was cooking, and then decided to go hunting for different coloured leaves. I had located some books on the changing seasons, and my aunt had given us some cards about different types of trees, but, despite watching a video of how the changing seasons affect apple trees and woodland habitats, Ferdy was not engaged today. I think that somedays he is either tired or just not receptive to learning (or is that my excuse for boring him..?) and there is no point trying to enforce it as he just doesn't seem to take anything in. At this point we need to get out.

I took a few of the cards along with me so that we could look at deciduous and evergreen trees.

But I can't guarantee that anyone was looking or listening.

After our (rather grumpy) woodland walk, the boys made some beautiful leaf paintings. Oh and the next day I heard Ferdy going through the tree cards and working out which trees we have in our garden. Perhaps these Fridays are all about planting seeds rather then instant results.

By Ferdy

By Gil