For Part One: Introduction For Part Two: Why History? For Part Three: Era, Person, Dress Up, Geography, Explorer study For Part Four: Reading and Literature Studies For Part Five: Writing, Narrations and Re-enactments For Part Six: Art, Artist Study, Music and Composer Study This is my last post in the series for now. I focused…
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The Angelicscalliwags Homeschool: Writing, Narrations and Re-enactments
For Part One: Introduction For Part Two: Why History? For Part Three: Era, Person, Dress Up, Geography, Explorer study For Part Four: Reading and Literature Studies Today I am covering Writing, Narrations and Re-enactments Writing Writing is my nemesis. I hate how it is traditionally taught, using workbooks and such like to teach grammar, spelling,…
The Angelicscalliwag Homeschool: Reading and Literature Studies
For Part One: Introduction For Part Two: Why History? For Part Three: Era, Person, Dress Up, Geography, Explorer study This part will cover the history of writing, reading and our literature studies History of Writing I cover this briefly as an interlude before teaching the literature of the time. I love seeing how writing has…
The Angelicscalliwag Homeschool: Culture, Events, People, Dress up and Geography
This week I am doing a quick series on how I home school. For Part One: Introduction For Part Two: Why History? For each time period/country we learn about, I have many topics or areas that I seek to cover. I am not pedantic about this. If there is no obvious natural way to cover them that…
All Grown Up – The Twin’s 11th Birthday
Before I wax lyrical about the wonderful day we all had, I just want to ask this - where have my babies gone? I blinked and here they are at 11, nearly young ladies. Never again will I blink, for the next time I'll be a grandmother. I so much want to hold the hands of…
Love
When I was a little girl I did not dream of husbands and children. Oh no. I was going to be a career girl through and through. A doctor if at all possible, if not a nurse would do. One thing I was sure of was that I was going places in the work force. …
Just a pondering…
There has been much chat of late in our house about futures. And what each child desires for their adulthood. As parents we have always held that childhood is the time to prepare for being an adult. It is the reason the children do chores and have school. It is the reason we don't have TV…
How to Make a Prairie Peg Rail
If you’ve ever fallen in love with the timeless simplicity of Little House on the Prairie or found yourself inspired by the hardworking, resourceful spirit of Farmer Boy, then chances are you’ve admired the quiet beauty of the everyday objects from that period. Among these humble, practical items is the prairie peg rail, a long wooden rail lined with…
Making a Prairie Ladder: Learning Knots and Resourcefulness
When families set out across the American prairie in the 1800s, they carried only what they could fit in a wagon. This meant everyday items had to be repaired, repurposed, or made from scratch, including something as essential as a wooden ladder. For students exploring frontier life, making a prairie ladder offers a wonderful opportunity to study…
Bittersweet Precious Moments # 6
Yesterday T11 asked if I minded if he didn't dress up anymore. He thought he had grown out of it and was only doing it for the girl's sake. Was that okay? My heart sank and I have to be honest, a sadness washed over me in that moment. He is growing up and I don't…
Precious Moments # 5
On Sunday the weather was glorious and the coast was beckoning to us; so we all piled into the car and headed to our favourite beach, and made it just in time for a picnic lunch:
Mother’s Day
I gave my mum her Mother's Day card last night. I knew I wouldn't have a chance to see her today, not even for five minutes, on my own. So I took my home-made mother's day card round last night, just before bed time. (She lives next door, so it wasn't far to travel!). I gave…
Valentine Restaurant: A Love Shown
I had another post planned for today, but I was so overwhelmed by my children last night that I wanted to share RIGHT AWAY!! Yesterday morning we were informed that we were required to dress up for a valentine dinner at Valentine Restaurant, which the children were opening just for us that night. We grinned…
Our Wonderful World
Tonight I went into my baby before I tucked down, which I do every night with every child. Tonight, however, B1 was very hot and sticky, the room was stuffy and so hot. I opened the blind and the curtains, gave her some water, and sat and cuddled her in the rocking chair by the window.…