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……
Category: Homeschooling
The Travels of Marco Polo {Homeschool Lesson}
In this latest homeschool history lesson, we will be focusing on the travels of Marco Polo from Venice in Europe to Ormus in Persia. The children dressed up and ready to go on their trip across Asia as Marco Polo Discover all the fun things you can include in a Marco Polo Adventure Box Venice……
The Red Carpet Book Unit
This week we had a huge amount of fun doing The Red Carpet book unit whilst learning heaps about maps. Each week my two youngest are given a preschool adventure work box full of lots of exciting activities for them to do throughout the week. They are allowed to have a quick look through to……
Ancient Greek Olympics Lesson {Homeschool Lesson}
This Ancient Greek Olympics homeschool lesson is a perfect addition to an Ancient Greece unit study. Our Olympians One can’t study Ancient Greece without mentioning the Olympics. I didn’t want to spend a lot of time on this, but given that Britain had just put in a bid to host the 2012 Olympics, I felt……
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:
Painting with Home-made Paint
When I called my young artists to the table for their art time, they were just a little bit excited. I mean, who wouldn’t be when you are just about to start painting with your very own home-made paint! Painting time!! And so they should have been! We had made some home-made paints during our……
Spring Pond Water Study {Pond Study: Week 7}
In week seven of our one year pond study we will be doing a spring pond water study. The pond seemed so quiet this week, there weren’t many photos to be had. Nesting perhaps? There was the odd duck having a sleep, our beautiful Mandarin duck and some lovely reflections: In week 5 we rescued……
Marco Polo and the Silk Road
This week was all about preparing for our trip across the silk road. Yes, I know, week three and we haven’t even left Venice yet! I did say it was taking us a little longer than anticipated! This week we will be learning about Marco Polo and the Silk Road. Marco Polo and the Silk……
Ancient Greece Social Structure Homeschool Lesson
Ancient Greece social structure was a rigid, patriarchal hierarchy primarily divided into Male Citizens, Women, Foreigners (Metics), and Slaves. Status determined by birth, gender, and freedom. Male citizens, the elite, were further divided by wealth and land ownership into aristocrats, poorer farmers, and a middle class of artisans. Women, metics (free but non-citizen residents), and slaves occupied lower statuses, with women……
Pond Ecosystem {Pond Study: Week 6}
Welcome to week 6 of our one year pond study when we will be studying the pond ecosystem. But first, I think this has to be one of my most favourite photos I’ve ever taken. Isn’t he a beauty? Read More! If you’d like to read a bit more about how we came to the……
Coloured Foam Art for Preschoolers
When my two little girls were even littler I used to put shaving foam in a zip lock bag for them to play with. It never held their attention for a huge amount of time. But then I had never thought to put food colouring along side it. It was this which gave me a seed of……
Marco Polo and the Mongolians
This week we have taken an unplanned detour. We neglected to cover the Mongolians during our ancient history studies and I wondered where it might naturally fit in. Marco Polo and the Mongolians is the answer! As we are reading Polo’s memoirs the ‘Tartars’ are the one people we have no knowledge of. They played such……
Mr Men Adventure Box
On a Friday we have a time when all five children are doing school together. I use the term school loosely due to the age differences, however the older one’s are still learning. They learn their needs come secondary to their little sisters and learn to put aside their wishes for a couple of hours……
Soda Bread Science {Incr-Edible Science}
In this continuation of our Incr-Edible Science Curriculum, we shall be applying the knowledge we learnt from our last lesson on acids and bases in the kitchen. This week we will be focusing on soda bread science. Check out our earlier posts: The Science of Lemonade and Perfecting Lemonade We left our last lesson making hypotheses concerning substitutes……
Preschool Messy Art
A few weeks ago I created a preschool science nook. We used this for one hour on a Monday encouraging my two younger daughters to play at being scientists. Well, during these one hour slots, my two-year old was utterly absorbed. Prior to this, I’m not sure she had done anything, apart from cry, for……