Dressing up is definitely the children's area of expertise not mine. Whilst I may give pointers if I think something is inaccurate historically, mostly I just sit back and watch the process. Dressing up is a huge part of our presentation and I dread the day when one or more children come and say they…
Category: History – Vikings
Homeschool Viking Presentation
Welcome to our homeschool Viking presentation. In this post I have recorded how we set up for the presentation, how we prepared for it as well as some of the photos from the night. This presentation happened almost a decade ago, so the photos aren't great quality, but they'll give you an idea of how…
How to Make a Viking Brooch
Viking brooches were not only beautiful to look at but were also functional, fastening the straps of their overdress, preventing it from falling down! Also, in between the two brooches at the shoulder were one or two strings of beads for extra ornamentation. In this post, I will be showing you how to make a…
Viking Runes Homeschool Lesson
Viking runes are not, as you might expect, the equivalent of our alphabet. In fact, they differ from most forms of writing, both ancient and modern, as we shall see in this Viking Runes Homeschool Lesson. Norse Lore Odin (known also as Woden), one of the principal gods of Norse lore, was essentially a god…
How to Make a Paper Mache Map
Learning takes on many forms, and tactile learning is always a favourite in our homeschool...especially messy tactile learning! Of course, over the years, we have made many maps in this way. Whenever possible, I aim to make any maps as large as I can. This allows us to add lovely details such as boats, houses…
Homeschool Vikings Unit Study
Have you always wanted to teach a homeschool Vikings Unit Study to your children, but don't know where to start? I've got you sorted! I've done all the hard work so that you don't have to. This fun, hands on unit offers a variety of resources from which you can pick and choose. If you're…
Exploring Angles and Triangles {Living Maths}
Last week we learnt about Viking runes. We made a stave and found that every letter of the viking alphabet could be made using one of these as a guide. The straight lines, angles and triangles made me think that there could be a maths lesson in there somewhere. So, we spent the week exploring…
Precious Moments #1
This week has been a bit of a disaster week from the point of school. We had the plasterers in to plaster the living room and dining area (our main living space) so the children and I have had to spend the week in the hallway and mine and Gary's bedroom which has not been conducive…