Still, we did get homework done, and as a reward I showed them something I used to love doing at school. Yes, I was a girly swot, and I bet your kids are jealous of the "rewards" mine get. "You've been so good! Here, have a maths project to work on as a treat." Oh, yes indeedy.
Anyway, yesterday morning was yr 5/6 science. We've been looking at forces and the teacher found a wonderful video to show them today. Now I have to apologise, well a little bit. This is going to stick in your head but since it's educational, I can't be too sorry. And to all those lovely people who say they like my science posts and wonder why I'm not a teacher - if I was, this chap is the kind of teacher I would want to be. Just inspirational.
Gosh, I like him. A lot. My eldest was explaining mass v weight to me the other day (he's doing A level physics)and he was nowhere near as good as Mr Edmonds. So, when I stand on the scales I'm actually measuring my mass not my weight?
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DeleteThanks for that!!!(Will be singing it all day now) What a brilliant way of getting the children to remember though.
ReplyDeleteExcellent! I've just wasted a good few minutes looking at this and other science songs. Wish that I'd more like this when I was growing up!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing,and sharing your 'curves from straight lines' play too!
Hope that everyone fully recovered now.
oh that is just fantastic! off to look for more!
ReplyDeleteVery good, it seems to have knocked this; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okZBiy_IdBA
ReplyDeletedelight from my mind, we all have been singing this for weeks, the joy of musical geography!! x
Oh my word - I am in love with Mr Edmonds. Now, have you got a handy algebra song?
ReplyDeleteMmm. Off to investigate...
ReplyDeleteHope all the lurgies have gone. I have a little feeling that we are just about to start that particular journey. Happy weekend, Ax
You should have been round here this afternoon, whilst Eldest and Mr Coffee sat in the middle of a huge pile of paper with a Carol Vordeman maths book, screaming blue murder at one another.
ReplyDeleteMy silly computer won't let me watch the clip but I must say, I wish you'd been helping in science lessons when I was at school! It sounds like so much more fun that I remember.
ReplyDeleteHope you're all feeling much much better now xx
Boy, after these comments, I'm afraid to go listen LOL. Hope you're all feeling better now!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great video! Got to love Mr Edmonds! xx
ReplyDeleteThat's great! Husband is a mathmo, has a good line in maths songs. He doesn't sing, but he's very ready with a youtube link ;)
ReplyDeleteI was likewise a swot at school. Periodically I have a mild panic that my own children won't be goody-two-shoes swotty knitting types. I mean, what if they turn out to be normal teenagers???
I imagine you've see this?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM
Hope you're all better!
Husband has this as a rejoinder, with apologies ;)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWDha0wqbcI
I'm so glad that you're all over that rotten bug and if maths was that pretty when I was at school, I'd have been a lot better at it!
ReplyDeletePriceless. My son will be watching that later. I home teach but I don't really like or understand chemistry or physics, but boy, would I love to.
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