Sharing 4 home education lists we’re loving right now. These lists are sure to liven up your home ed days. But more than that, they offer the chance to step back from the busyness of life and consider how we …
Home Ed Resources : Read-aloud round-up 2021 (gorgeous gift ideas within 😍)
All the books we’ve read-aloud in 2021. *Mostly middle-grade/pre-teen* We’re a home-edding family of 6 and we love reading aloud. We recently shared 17 Epic read-alouds you’ll love as much as your children 🙂 But today we’re taking that …
Where can I find out more about unschooling?
Maybe you’re new to the world of unschooling – welcome my lovely, you’re in for a treat 🙂 Or maybe you’ve been here a while. Whatever your situation, if you want to find out more about unschooling then this post …
Home Ed Resources : Nature Study
A couple of weeks ago I shared some of our favourite art resources. This week it’s all about nature study. Some of our favourite home education resources are the ones that get us outside and learning about nature. And we’re …
Art Resources for Home Education and A Free Art Challenge you won’t want to miss :)
Beautiful art resources for home education gathered in one place, just for you, and me 🙂 Now we’ll always know just where to look when we’re in need of a spark of inspiration. A handy reminder of all those wonderful …
17 Epic read-alouds you’ll love as much as your children :)
17 Middle-grade/pre-teen read-aloud recommendations endorsed by the whole family In which we share 17 of our favourite read-alouds you’ll love. Not as much as you love your children. I mean, they’re good, but not that good 🙂 But, hopefully you’ll …
Top 7 trusty time management tips I use everyday (home-ed mama of 4)
I’m an avid collector of time management tips. And as a mama of 4, home educating for over 10 years and ever on the lookout for ways to make better use of my time and generally super-charge my efficiency… I’ve …
10 Home ed and Unschooling podcasts I love :)
Podcasts have played a pivotal role in our home education journey. Not only do they form the soundtrack to our home and car most days, but they introduced us to the very idea of home education, and unschooling in particular. …
Home education : Our story in 14 Star Wars Quotes
What better way to tell our home education story than with Star Wars quotes. And almost on May 4th too 🙂 Oh my. Space travel sounds rather perilous. I can assure you they will never get me on one of …
Unexpectedly homeschooling? Resources and reassurance to get you started and keep you going
If your child’s school is shut and you’ve found yourself unexpectedly homeschooling, you are not alone. On the 11th March 2020 – Over 300 million children worldwide are suddenly being homeschooled, as the Covid-19 epidemic shutters schools for weeks. Kerry …
12 John Holt Quotes on home education and our role as parents.
A collection of quotes by John Holt exploring the role of parents in home education. Enjoy… “If I had to make a general rule for living and working with children, it might be this: be wary of saying or doing …
New to home education : Your first week.
A plan for your first week of home education. It’s back to school time around here. But for some families it’s the beginning of a whole new adventure. Their children won’t be going back to school, instead they’ve chosen to …