The second part of the home education diary from the Telegraph here
Bead bugs for Charlotte yesterday – very fiddly but fun:
Love all these colours – Willow on lilac and beech leaves on riverbank:
Had a very slobby day yesterday, getting up late and having cooked breakfast, reading novels and watching films – very restful and nice. Not terribly interesting to write or read about though 
Today is bright and sunny but bitterly cold. Have done quite a bit of maths and English, workbooky things. Listened to some more Number Ten at lunchtime which sporned discussions and explanations of deputy prime-minister duties, Munchausen’s Syndrome, National Health hospital problems, diabetes and concussion.
Have been meaning to mention Lyra pencils for a while. These are the pencils used in Waldorf schools of which the children have a large collection from their time there. They are utterly fabulous and seem rather ‘everlasting’ as coloured pencils go. Big and chunky, they are used for actual writing in Steiner schools but we have used them more for artwork. Fantastic colours and quality. Must also mention the block crayons used in art. They encourage children to draw and form whole shapes in their artwork rather than outlines first. Both Dan and Charlotte found this quite a hard technique to get used to, though I found it quite amazing how adept many of the children were at using it (I worked with younger children).
On my virtual travels found this Steiner Homeschooling site which is UK based and rather charming with all it’s Waldorfy pictures! Some more travelling found this site with all sorts of handy printables: Donna Young’s Homeschool Printables and Resources – done some time revision off there with the blank clock sheets.
Love this frighteningly believable novel and parody of the Blair government. Prime Minister Edward Clare wants to get back in touch with the people of his country. He travels round Britain disguised as a woman (which he quite enjoys) – lots of social comment as usual from Sue Townsend. Laugh one minute, cry the next – a fantastic read.
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