Month: February 2021
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Seasons of Joy
I’m sharing a little bit from my adult children today. I am so proud of each one of them. They amaze me everyday- they are my best friends, my biggest supporters and the absolute joy of my life. As you all know, Thomas works for a church as an assistant worship pastor. His college work […]
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Precious Moments
I love starting a new topic! We are learning about World War One which is new to me and so very interesting. I have so many plans for making this as fun as possible. Each morning after devotions the girls and I have read aloud together. I am still reading the Edwardian Mysteries (there are […]
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Suffragettes Unit Study {Edwardians}
We have just finished up our Suffragettes Unit Study. It has been one of the most interesting things we have studied. In particular, Abigail really enjoyed it and has chosen to do her final Edwardian presentation on women’s suffrage. I have to giggle at my ignorance sometimes…I was under the misapprehension that the word ‘suffrage’ […]
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Boats and Ships STEM Activities
We have just finished a huge Edwardian Era study covering lots of different subjects. Last term our focus was on the Wright Brothers and flight; this term it has been the Polar Explorers (who sailed to the Antarctic in ships) and the Sinking of the Titanic (which, of course was a ship!). Handily, this led […]
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Seasons of Joy by Lillie
Hello, many of you will know me from previous posts that mum has written. I’m really excited to be writing for you today. I’ve been a little MIA just recently due to a never ending stream of university work. Last September, I started my Foundation Diploma at the University for the Creative Arts. I have loved […]
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Precious Moments
This was half term holiday for everyone bar Lillie, who is at uni and therefore has no half term, and Thomas, who is working full time from home at the moment. Oh, and me. I have been putting in many, many happy hours planning school for next term. We are about to start learning about […]
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Titanic Murder Mystery Party
This week Becca turned 10 and in honour of her birthday and as a fun activity to celebrate the end of our Edwardian study we held a Titanic Murder Mystery Party. It was so much fun, taking on different characters and trying to work out who the murderer was (me, as it happened). We bought […]
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Titanic Unit Study {Edwardian Study}
We decided to extend our Edwardian study to include the years up until the First World War. This was great because it meant we could add a Titanic Unit Study to our list of things to learn about. And, it dove tailed nicely with our science study into ships and boats. The Titanic was a […]
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Precious Moments
This week was all about the last few months coming to fruition as we finished up all things Edwardian (and slightly beyond). It feels so good to add ticks to my list of things needed to finish off each topic. Explorers? Tick. Titanic? Tick. Suffragettes? Tick. Ships and Boats? Tick. Presentations? Tick. Tick. Tick. Finishing […]