Roald Dahl Day!

We took a break from our usual routine and had a Roald Dahl day in honour of one of our favourite authors!!  

Today was his birthday... and so there were some fantastic free resources!

First we watched a Brainpop video all about Roald Dahl!

The kids did some worksheets from the Roald Dahl website, 

we loved the which character are you and what is your name!

When the kidlets were working together on the quiz and crossword puzzle 

they kept running to their room to get the right Dahl book to find the answer! 

 We found some great short videos of fairy tales retold by Dahl...

I had never seen them before.. so fun!

 And now I just need to get the books they are told from, 

Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Beasts!

For art the kids drew a picture of their favourite book or character 

and we may end up watching a  fun Roald Dahl movie tonight!!

The best part... I found the kids curled up on the couch 

rereading their favourite Dahl books!!

 

I think we may have to incorporate an author day more often!!

“There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours
you haven’t even started wondering about yet.”
Roald Dahl- James and the Giant Peach

Not back to school....

September is upon us and the back to school posts on facebook have started!  I have to say this is one of my favourite times of the year, homeschooling wise... the weather is still nice and our favourite spots have emptied out!!  So we are enjoying it and taking it pretty easy as we ease into a routine.  Hanging out in the hammock reading and going to the beach are perfectly acceptable ways of spending the day!

We always start the year with an all about me worksheet.... the kids love looking back at their old ones and I love how the answers change over time :)

I have been using this free download...  All about me poster for a number of years... 

Sweet Pea was looking for something a little more grownup this year... 

so this free download was just perfect...

 And having a record of how the kidlets see themselves is just priceless :)

Goober appears to think he is a minecraft ninja this year...

Complete with the minecraft type printing...

Sweet pea on the other hand is ready for her selfie....

 And always finds the most accurate words to describe herself....

 Hope everyone has a great not-back-to-school day!