Month: February 2022
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To Done List
My ‘To Done’ list is one of the most helpful ways to get motivated. Since beginning my master’s degree in September, I have been meeting myself coming backwards in terms of everything I need to do each day. I’ve needed to fine tune the meagre organisation skills I possess to make sure everything that needs […]
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Homeschool Log Book
Morning Meeting We completed four Mystery of History lessons, finished chapter 4 of Who is God?, and continued reading about vitamins and minerals in our Apologia Anatomy & Physiology book. I read aloud four chapters of a Pocketful of Pinecones, read about the Twelve Labours of Hercules and continued reading The Illiad. Rebecca (Age 11) […]
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Ration Scones {World War 1}
The girls made these ration scones, with or without the dates, a few times during our World War 1 unit study. They are very simple to make and, whilst they are not as fluffy as normal scones, ration scones are delicious. Ration Scone Recipe Abigail in particular enjoyed making these Ration Scones multiple times over […]
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Picasso Artist Study
Pablo Picasso is an interesting artist study to do because he is so unusual. Add that to the fact that he was alive within the last half century and you have a perfect recipe for success. At least, that is what I thought when we began this artist study. It took us a year and […]
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Precious Moments: Final Edition
This is going to be my last Precious Moments post. It seems to me that the government are tightening their belts in terms of home education. And I think it might be a good idea to change my Precious Moments post into a more formal record of the girls work throughout the week. I don’t […]
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February Blues
Literally anyone who has been reading my blog for long enough knows that every year I sink into The Great Depression. Claire, are you really comparing your mild low mood to a time of famine and, ahem, depression. Well, yes, yes, I am… Oh okay, no, I guess I’m not. That would be waaaay too […]