Inspired by listening to Jules Verne's "Around the world in eighty days" on audible over the summer holidays, I decided to do a whistle stop tour of the world over this next year, using picture books (they take less time to read than chapter books), an atlas, a globe, puzzles, games and activity sheets. Below… Continue reading Around the world in a year of picture books
Tag: Homeschool
Half term October 2018
I love the beginning of any holidays; time stretching blissfully ahead, a blank canvas. I picked the boys up from college today, rather than them catching the bus; I’ve lit the fire, the girls are in their pyjamas and wrapped in duvets, the boys are choosing a film for Friday night pizza and movie and several… Continue reading Half term October 2018
A Special week end with Sally Clarkson – Part 2 – September 2018
This is the second instalment of our wonder- filled weekend with the lovely Sally Clarkson, in which I’ll focus on the talks she gave to our Christian Home Ed group. Check out her website here , and to read about all the exploring we did, see my previous post here . Anticipation had been building.… Continue reading A Special week end with Sally Clarkson – Part 2 – September 2018
Mondays 15 October 2018
Monday's generally signal the end of the week end and the beginning of the working week, starting with an early alarm. As it's worked out for us, this year, though, both the boys have Mondays off college, so although I work with the girls and they have plenty of studying to do, we can begin… Continue reading Mondays 15 October 2018
A special weekend with Sally Clarkson – Part 1 – September 2018
A few weeks ago, we had the great honour of having Sally Clarkson to stay with us, and to hear her talk at our home ed group. It seemed such a significant and much anticipated event, that it’s taken me a few weeks to process, and thus write about it. I’m going to cover it in… Continue reading A special weekend with Sally Clarkson – Part 1 – September 2018
Outdoors play…true learning? October 10 2018
I’m watching Sparkly Eyes playing; it’s warm and sunny, she’s wearing flip flops and her best Christmas dress. She is singing whilst carefully moving Lego figures around a set up of stones, a slide extension and water. She is engrossed. In her imagination this all is much more; an exciting adventure is taking place.… Continue reading Outdoors play…true learning? October 10 2018
Kitchen science – The scientific method September 2018
Inspired by watching years of the boys’ experiments, Dancing Toes has requested to do chemistry this term. That’s a great choice by me; I’ve gone through the IGCSE syllabus twice with her brothers, and we’ve always had fun in earlier days working through our excellent homeschool curriculum. So, this week’s experiment was to work through… Continue reading Kitchen science – The scientific method September 2018
Fun with autumn leaves September 2018
We’ve had a week of picture book Autumn weather...crisp mornings (the chill in the air is demonstrated by the white clouds in every breath as the boys head off for a 7:40 am bus), clear blue skies and warm sunshine as the day progresses. It’s also been the autumn equinox and associated harvest moon...more… Continue reading Fun with autumn leaves September 2018
Not back to school…..September 2018
It’s always hard settling back into a routine after the luxury of long summer holidays. We were able to join our lovely home ed group group for a “not back to school”walk, and it was a treat to catch up with old friends and meet a few new families in the ever expanding… Continue reading Not back to school…..September 2018
Weekly Routines – Updated Feb 2021
Here is the second of my updated posts, reflecting upon some of the nuts and bolts of home ed life. I hope it's useful to those of you currently embarking on this journey, and is a fun, even nostalgic, read for the rest of us. What strikes me is how these patterns have stood us… Continue reading Weekly Routines – Updated Feb 2021
Mothering through the seasons 