Abi's Adventures

My home education journey

  • Holiday in Bulgaria

    We spent a week in Bulgaria with my Uncle Kevin. We stayed at the Aqua Paradise resort which is joined to a massive waterpark.

    I made friends with a girl who is one year older than me and loves in Dublin, Ireland.

    Learning Opportunities:

    • Social skills
    • Learning about different time zones. Bulgaria is 2 hours ahead of the UK.
    • Exercise, swimming practice
    • Exploring some of the derelict buildings with daddy
    • Bulgarian culture:
      • different language
      • different alphabet
      • trying local food
      • local wildlife, we found a red-necked phalarope (a migratory wader)
    • Exploring the old town of Nessebar
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  • Folly Farm with friends

    We spent the day at Folly Farm with another home ed family, the Molloys.

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  • Potion making

    I love making potions and today mummy gave me selection of chemicals to play with. I discovered that Bicarbonate of Soda makes things fizz and expand which is really cool.

  • Tubing & Running the rapids

    Mummy and I spent an entire day at Llandysul Paddlers. We went tubing in the morning and kayaked down the rapids in the afternoon.

    I also jumped off the really tall rock at the end.

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  • Second Lego House

    I am very proud of my latest lego house, it has 5 separate floors, each with rooms and lego furniture.

    It took me two days to build.

  • Dinefwr with friends

    We went with two other families for a day at Dinefwr. It has castle ruins at the too of a steep hill. My friends and 8 had lots of fun jumping off the steps and exploring the ruins.

    We also saw 3 deer as we walked around the deer park and finally we stopped at the fairy garden.

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  • Playing Shop

    Today I had fun setting up a shop in our house. I choose lots of toys to sell and I used my play cash till to take money

    Learning Opportunities:

    • new words:
      • replenish
      • retail
      • float
      • profit
    • discussion around different costs that shops have
      • taxes
      • wages
      • business rates for water, waste collection, electricity
    • working out change
    • considering discounts and offers
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  • Lego House

    Today I built a lego house with a complete roof. Daddy showed me how to build the gable ends and then use special pieces to make the roof.

  • Spelling test

    Daddy read out some words and I did my best to spell them.

  • Fire Alarm

    During our stay in Alderney, the hotel had a planned fire drill. We were told what time it would be and then the sirens and alarms started blaring.

    Things Learnt:

    • remain calm
    • do not run
    • do not use the lift
    • close all doors
    • fire doors are very heavy to open, but they help keep the fire contained
    • if you route is blocked by heavy smoke or fire, find another exit
    • the fire exits are marked with green signs
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