Describe how your school has changed over the past few years? It has become harder as we have approached IGCSEs. We have to set our own goals and fulfill them. It was waaay more hands on when we were younger, now it is less so. I like a balance of hands on and book study.……
Category: Homeschooling
Shepherd, Potter, Spy–and the Star Namer {Review}
You all know my daughter, Charlotte, loves to read. It was natural, therefore, to ask her to write this review after she had finished Shepherd, Potter, Spy–and the Star Namer from Peggy Consolver – Author. So without further ado I will hand you over to Charlotte. I was in want of a good book to get……
Exploring Charcoal {Learning the Art Basics}
This lesson exploring charcoal took Lillie a little bit longer to complete because she enjoyed working with Charcoal so much. I shall just let her note book do the speaking as she has to annotate all her work (in fact, I believe the annotation is as important as the art 🙂 ) Exploring Charcoal: Values……
Psalm 141 Free Download
As promised, here is the download: Psalm 141 I plan to pop mine on my wardrobe door, so it is the first thing I see in the morning.
Seasons of Joy: Self-Control – It’s all about the Mouth
The Bible has a lot to say about the mouth. Usually with regards to the words that come out of it. But as I was reading these verses, my mind began to apply them to my mouth and what goes into it. It is after all the same thing which controls both – that rather……
Interest Led Homeschooling Teens: Interview with Charlotte
Describe how your school has changed over the past few years? It is more serious now. I can choose the subjects I do with a view to the future, and also when I do them. It is less hands on and more book learning, which is just the type of learning I like to do.……
Online College of Art and Design {Review}
Do you have an artist in the family? – A teen who would love to have a career in the art industry but who does not want to attend an institution to achieve that goal? Are you looking for a way for your homeschooled daughter or son to achieve an IGCSE or Level Two equivalent……
Charles Darwin {1860-1870}
The nineteenth century was a fascinating time for scientific theory and new discoveries, from Russian, Dmitri Mendeleev’s Periodic Table, (which arranged all the known elements according to their atomic weight), to Louis Pasteur’s discovery that microscopic organisms caused disease, exciting progress was being made in all areas of science. Perhaps the most well known, not to mention……
Grandfather’s Journey {Japan and its Tsunamis}
Grandfather’s Journey is a tale about a young man who leaves Japan, sailing across the Pacific Ocean on a steamship. He is a man who wishes to explore, and he does so, wandering across deserts, farmlands and the cities of North America. He finds that he misses Japan whilst in America and yet misses America……
Unschooling Teens – Questions Anybody?
I don’t unschool the younger years. For starters I never want to miss even one minute of the privilege of seeing my children learn along side me, but also my guys just don’t enjoy learning alone when they are young. I am very hands on up until they become teens. There are no hard and……
Bessie’s Pillow {Review}
We are currently heading towards the 20th century in our history and I have been happily reading Bessie’s Pillow, a new book from Strong Learning, Inc. handily set right at the start of the 20th century. What Is Bessie’s Pillow? It wasn’t my time to die back in 1906. The mobs, the murder, the rape. The blood running through the……
Creating a Masterpiece {Review}
We are so blessed as reviewers to be able to express how interested we are in a curriculum before we review it, and I have to admit I practically begged for this one! The Monthly Plan from Creating a Masterpiece is providing my three artistic daughters with some excellent art instruction and is allowing Lillie to add……
Florence Nightingale {1850-1860}
The 1850s were an interesting time with, firstly, the start of both the Crimean war between Russia and her ally Turkey and allies Britain and France and the second Opium war (between Britain and China). Secondly, there was the publication of well known novels such as Moby Dick and Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Thirdly, the Great Exhibition,……
Seasons of Joy: The (Im)possibility of Self-Control
The last time I wrote about my battle with weight it was to share how far God had taken me, and what I perceived to be the impossible journey ahead, now that I realised it all boiled down to self control. My word for 2017 is self control. I haven’t even started teaching with the……
Celebrating Manhood {Review}
I have always intended to do something special for each child, possibly around their graduation from homeschool, so I jumped at the chance to review Celebrating Manhood: a rite of passage guide from Home School Adventure Co. What is Celebrating Manhood? Celebrating Manhood is a short booklet containing all you need for a celebratory night of fun for……