A’s Joke of the Day

Why do graveyards have fences around them?
Because people are dying to get in!

Read Full Post »

M’s joke of the day

Why did the banker push the lady over?
She asked him to check her balance.

Read Full Post »

Using Live Writer to Blog

Prior to this post, each article or post that we have added to our Dragontree blog has been created “live” on the internet. This has often resulted in us typing up location reports of outdoor learning opportunities such as museum visits or field work on our return to “base” (whether that be home base, the [...]

Read Full Post »

Henry II and Thomas a Becket

Thomas a Becket, born in London in 1118, was the son of a merchant. When working as assistant to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas was introduced to King Henry II. They became friends.
Henry II appointed Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury in 1162, no doubt hoping that his friend Thomas would support him in his dealings with [...]

Read Full Post »

Our Very Own Enormous Turnip!

The Dragontree vegetable garden has been a great success this year.
The highlight though was our ENORMOUS turnip… A tried, but she could not pull it up. M joined in to help but even then the turnip was not for coming out of the ground. Finally Mum had to help and with some vocal support from [...]

Read Full Post »

Hydroelectric power in the Alps

This was the our first year camping in the Alps that we had electricity…. Imagine a fan heater in your tent when it is freezing outside!  Why it took us 20 years to discover this luxury I do not know!
M had a good look round on a 9 hour walk around the valley and found [...]

Read Full Post »

Glacial Erosion in the Lauterbrunnen Valley

Our holidays often turn into extended fieldtrips as we explore in real life the topics and themes we study at our homeschool.  We are looking at Geology and Landscapes next term, so M made a video describing some of the key features of the fantastic, glacial landscape where we were camping.
Some of the key things [...]

Read Full Post »