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……
Category: Homeschooling
Homeschool Log Book {April}
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)……
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……
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……
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……
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……
Precious Moments
I love being back at school! I know I always say this, but our family is a much happier family when we are occupied. We all thoroughly enjoy the idea of a break, and we always enjoy the first week or so, but any longer and we all start to slowly go mad… So back……
Apologia Zoology I
Last year we finished off Apologia Zoology I curriculum. I’m just including a bunch of ideas we did alongside each chapter, rather than doing a post for each chapter. Books for Apologia Zoology I These were the books we used: These are the actual text book and note book. They are very comprehensive and the……
Wildly Improbable New Years Resolutions 😉
Okay, are you ready for this? Well, I’m not sure I am…These goals are whopping (for me, anyway), scary and I can almost guarantee that I shall fail at pretty much all of them. But I’m okay with that. I will have tried, and that is enough for me. I am going to take a……
November Precious Moments
Can you believe Christmas is in less than a month?! Christmas has well and truly come to our house, and if Becca had anything to do with it, it would have started the day after Christmas last year! Yes, my youngest does love anything Christmas related… as you can see on family video night: As……
Embroidery for Kids
Last year Becca began a level 1 qualification in Textiles. Her first unit was on embroidery for kids. It has been wonderful watching her enthusiasm for embroidery take off. This first unit required Becca to create a sampler of a variety of stitches. We used the following book: Making a Simple Stitch Sampler At first……
Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast
I love my breakfasts. Five days a week I eat a very healthy, very delicious oatmeal breakfast with nuts, seeds and fruit. It is sugar free and full of lots and lots of nutrients. Yummy! I roll my own oats from organic oat groats I buy in bulk. Freshly rolled oats are more moist and……
October Precious Moments
I guess the biggest news this month is that Abigail was baptised! It was such a lovely service, and I was once again just really pleased that we did not get Abigail baptised at birth. It is so special watching a child grow in their faith and make their own decision to be baptised. Abigail……
September Precious Moments
Lots of lovely learning going on in our house right now. Lillie and Ads have started university. Lil has thoroughly enjoyed every fresher event she could, and has had a ball! Ads has been out with the Conservative Club at uni for a pub crawl! He still managed to catch the right train home and……
IGCSE Environmental Management at Home
Abigail has started her IGCSE in Environmental Management, emphasizing a slow, hands-on approach over three years. The curriculum includes a mix of core resources and practical activities like rock collections. The learning plan aims for flexibility and depth, ensuring Abigail remains engaged and curious throughout. Resources and insights will be shared online.