Over the past six months I’ve been attempting to write more regularly for my beloved blog. And whilst, to some extent, I have been successful in this, for me it has felt a little awkward. In the past, I have had lots to write about, it being a homeschool blog and me being a homeschool……
Category: Homeschooling
I Did a Thing!
I honestly never thought I’d ever be quoting Jeremy Clarkson on my homeschool blog but today is a day of firsts, so I guess in some small way, it’s fitting. If ever there was an unlikely farmer, Jeremy Clarkson is he. Best known for his big boy antics with cars, he surprised everyone, including himself,……
Narration Example: Re-enactment
Learn more about the art of narration! This post covers re-enactment as an example of narration, using a paper mache map & Play Mobil figures. This is a perfect way for a child who hates writing to express their understanding of a given topic. What is Narration? Narration, in its most basic form, tells a……
Ancient China Homeschool Lesson
In this fun Ancient China Homeschool Lesson, we learnt about Chinese fables, Confucius, tangrams, writing and created a lap book and dress up. Read on to find out more. Ancient China Homeschool Lesson: Resources Main Book This Ancient China Homeschool Lesson was only going to last one week, so I kept it as simple as……
Homeschool Log Book {October}
This is all the work that the girls have completed over the last four weeks. In general things went really well. Becca in particular feels that the balance of academic with less academic is good. Abigail’s workload has been a little too high for my liking so next month I hope to reduce it somewhat……
Lugalbanda {Book Review}
Lugalbanda, the Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War is the oldest known tale from the ancient Mesopotamia civilisation. Older than 5000 years, it was, at first, passed down through oral tradition. An Englishman called W.K.Loftus discovered Urek in 1849. However, it wasn’t until 1888 that an expedition from the University of Pennsylvania uncovered……
Bayeux Tapestry Homeschool Lesson
This Bayeux Tapestry homeschool lesson contains recommended resources, hands on activities and an excellent online tapestry generator. Enjoy! We studied the Battle of 1066 using the Bayeux Tapestry as our starting point. I knew the children had a good grasp of the battle as we had been to see a re enactment on the hill……
Happy Birthday Lillie and Charlotte!
Have a wonderful day, girls. I can not believe you are no longer teens anymore! Where does time go? I love you both so much. I love the time we get to spend laughing and teasing each other and I love that you still love hanging out with your ol’ mum and dad ❤️. We……
Feudalism in the MiddleAges
The Normans introduced feudalism to Britain in the Middle Ages after the battle of 1066. King William claimed all the land for himself and proceeded to rent out percentages of it to the nobles. The nobles, in turn, rented out land to knights in return for their promise of allegiance. Peasants or commoners then……
Blogging my Heart #4
❤️ Angelicscalliwags Homeschool ❤️ Welcome to Blogging my Heart #4. I’m thrilled to have you! Here are all my online endeavours for the past month. Blogging. This month I pulled back from writing five posts per week to three posts per week. I will be going down again to two posts per week, due to……
A Question for You…
I am currently creating a Unit Study for Mesopotamia. It will all be available free on my blog, but my long term goal is to gather all the resources together and sell as a six-week unit study. I am slowly going through my Mega Mesopotamia Unit Study post to create one huge post which includes……
Precious Moments
I love Saturday mornings! We all get out of bed…well…whenever, really. I get myself a steaming mug of freshly brewed coffee and head back to bed. This half an hour is like a balm to my very soul. Yes, I know, that sounds a bit extreme, but without a half an hour to myself each……
DK Eyewitness: Mesopotamia {Book Review}
In this review of DK Eyewitness Mesopotamia I will share my thoughts of this book which is a mainstay in so many homeschool libraries. We have returned to this book time and time again, especially when working on our Ancient Mesopotamia Unit Study. In keeping with most DK Eyewitness books, Mesopotamia is filled with many……
The Magician’s Nephew Homeschool Lesson
We have thoroughly enjoyed the start of our Chronicles of Narnia Unit Study. We are not reading the books in the order they were first written by C S Lewis, instead we are reading them in the order that chronologically makes sense. This first homeschool lesson is based on The Magician’s Nephew, which describes how……
My Perfect Homeschool Desk
Today I’m posting about my gorgeous and perfect homeschool desk that Gary made. He originally made it for Charlotte. She and Ads have taken over the shed (now known as The Library) which freed up her office space. As the only person in the house without any space to call my own, I snatched it……