It was during a visit to the Natural History museum that I got the idea to have a Paleontology Dig. We had already excavated cookies, but this time I wanted to make it as true to life as possible. There was a display at the museum, showing the latest dinosaur discovery in (would you believe……
Category: Homeschooling
How to Make Your Own Sedimentary rock
We learnt about sedimentary rock as preparation for the dinosaur dig we would be doing. We used the pack from TPT entitled Understanding Paleontology: I had A7 read out the reader on Paleontologists included in the pack, which the girls then coloured in: We learnt about sedimentary rock: and filled in a lovely sheet about how……
Writing with Sharon Watson {TOS Review}
Teaching writing is my nemesis, which is why I was thrilled to receive a digital copy of The Power in Your Hands: Writing Nonfiction in High School, 2nd Edition from Writing with Sharon Watson. We were blessed with both the teacher’s guide and the Student’s Guide: What is The Power in your Hands? This is a……
ABeCeDarian Company {TOS Review}
Today I am reviewing the ABeCeDarian Interactive A Workbook from the ABeCeDarian Company. It is possible to buy level A in a work book form, but for the purpose of this review I will be talking about their new Interactive Workbook and the accompanying teacher’s manual: What is ABeCeDarian? ABeCeDarian is a research based, multisensory decoding program……
ArtAchieve {TOS Review}
You all know just how much my youngest daughter loves anything arty, and I just knew ArtAchieve would suit her down to the ground. Out of the five levels offered, I chose the Entire Level I for her. I was rather excited about this art curriculum, and couldn’t wait to dig in! What is ArtAchieve? ArtAchieve is a……
Precious Moments
I’m posting this a day early on account of tomorrow being the day of Lillie’s African jewellery presentation/party. And this week has really been all about just that. The whole family has been getting stuck in, trying to figure out how on earth we are going to fit 20 plus people in our living room! As……
Broken Vessels
I posted this on my face book page a week or so ago: “Christ is building His kingdom with earth’s broken things. Men want only the strong, the successful, the victorious, the unbroken, in building their kingdoms; but God is the God of the unsuccessful, of those who have failed. Heaven is filling with earth’s……
New Beginnings
We live close enough to London that the speed with which Londoners live their lives trickles into the mentality of our village. Perfection and ‘getting it right’ pervade expectations. I am not a high achiever. I live a small life. A life of great importance, but only to a small amount of people. And that……
Precious Moments
After a very difficult few weeks over May and June, I have felt so overwhelmingly blessed by God’s presence and His love. Today is, I think, is a new beginning in many ways. The rain has cleared the fog and the sunshine is once more shining into the heart of my life. This week has……
Pondering June
June has been a tricky month for me, all in all. The pain of real life has dappled the sunshine of home, as I attempt to come to terms with it all. Sometimes I wish I did not experience every emotion in such a raw, intense way. The insomnia which plagued me for the first……
Notebooking Pages {TOS Review}
After years of my older three using Debra’s excellent note pages, my two youngest daughters have begun their history journaling journey with pages from the Lifetime Membership available from NotebookingPages.com: Reviewing the lifetime membership is possibly the easiest review I have ever written! I have been using NotebookingPages.com for the majority of our homeschool, and……
Veritas Press Review
Veritas Press is one of the main reasons I wanted to become a member of the review crew! I had read many of my friends reviews on this incredible company over the past few years and I just knew it would be an excellent fit for our family. I practically begged to be allowed on……
Precious Memories
This week has been all about the Victorians and writing, writing and more writing. Thing is, pictures of everyone writing are not very interesting so photos are a bit thin on the ground. Although we are officially celebrating Father’s Day this weekend by a trip to the beach and lunch out (a huge treat for……
Review of LearnBop
LearnBop has a great new way to practice math with their LearnBop for Families subscription! We were given twelve months access to the Single Student Plan of LearnBop for Families. What is LearnBop? LearnBop is a personalised maths program which allows the student to work at their own level until mastery of any given maths……
Why SAM Learning Has Got Me Excited About Homeschooling my Teens
Have any of you felt confident teaching elementary age but are concerned you can not do justice to your children’s secondary education? Are any of you frustrated with the sheer lack of UK curricula out there suitable for the home schooling family? Do any of you have children who are reaching GCSE age, and are……