You may, or may not, have noticed I’ve been absent of late. Last weekend I had a cold which went straight to my sinus’. Sinus infections are very sore. So whilst I haven’t been terribly ill, by any stretch of the imagination, I have been in pain. So I took the week off from everything.……
Category: Homeschooling
Goals for the Week Ahead
School Goals Bible (830-9): Continue with Apologia ‘Who am I?, personal devotion times with the little ones using Grapevine Studies (stick figuring through the Bible) Maths (9-945): B5 – 5 lessons; A7 – 8 lessons; C13 – 5 lessons; L13 – 4 lessons; T14 – 8 lessons Morning Meeting (945-1045): Mystery of History (2 lessons – The……
Africa: Religion, Myth and Music (A Post by C13)
Hi, I am C13, Claire’s younger twin. As you may have guessed from previous posts I am a vivacious and fun loving teenager.☺ I am passionate about music, reading, writing and religious studies. I therefore intend to focus on these passions whilst learning about Africa. Africa: Religion, Myth and Music Learning to play the bongos: I love……
T14’s Physics IGCSE came through!
Just heard and thought I’d share. T got an A in his very first IGCSE in Physics. I’m just a little bit proud 🙂
Why I won’t be Making any Money out of my Blog Anytime Soon
In November I asked for help to make money from my blog. The government was, at the time, threatening to take away tax credits if you had children over five and did not go out to work. For us that would have been hard, so we looked at other ways to bring in money. A……
Goals for the Week Ahead
Last weeks goals – how did we do? School Goals Bible (830-9): Continue with Apologia ‘Who am I?, personal devotion times with the little ones using Grapevine Studies (stick figuring through the Bible) Maths (9-945): B5 – 5 lessons; A7 – 8 lessons; C13 – 5 lessons or more; L13 – 5 lessons; T14 – 10……
Goals for the Week Ahead
School Goals Bible (830-9): Continue with Apologia ‘Who am I?, personal devotion times with the little ones using Grapevine Studies (stick figuring through the Bible) Maths (9-945): B5 – 5 lessons; A7 – 8 lessons; C13 – 5 lessons or more; L13 – 5 lessons; T14 – 10 lessons Morning Meeting (945-1045): Mystery of History (3……
Weekly Schedule: Term 1, Week 3
I have decided to begin posting each week’s schedules. This is entirely for my benefit, firstly to keep me on the straight and narrow and secondly to show me exactly what I achieve each week so when I go through weeks/days/years of worrying how unproductive I am I have something to look at to reassure……
Science using Literature: Andrew Lost Series
Do you have a child who, for whatever reason, is not ready for a formal science curriculum? I do. A7 has struggled to both read and write, and whilst her reading is now fairly good, writing is still a chore for her. Her mind, however, is like a sponge and she soaks up anything science……
Project Based, Authentic Learning This Term
I have put a lot of thought into what I wanted the children to cover and learn this term. Gary and I had decided we needed to up the ante for every child from B4 to T14. This year I will be using an eclectic mix of project based learning, studying for exams, interest led……
Australian Aboriginals: Aboriginal cave art and stone art
C13 decided to learn more about Australian Aboriginal Cave Art. Researching Australian Aboriginal Cave Art She spent time researching, wrote a brief paper on it and then went to town creating some of her own. Here are some of the images she based her art on. Source Australian Aboriginal Cave Art Icons Aboriginal art was……
Precious Moments
This week we had Gary’s parents visit, which they do each year over T’s birthday. I already posted about T’s birthday gathering which was both fun and very moving, especially during the group prayer. It was so moving, in fact, that we have decided to do the same for every child on their birthday: On……
Woodland Nature Study: Management of Dead Wood
We know, from all the walking we have done through the woodlands close to us, that this ecosystem was very closely managed. There are groups of volunteers (who we may join over the summer), who work tirelessly to create a beautiful woodland habitat. As we go about our study, we intend to keep a close……
Australian Aboriginal: The Platypus and Dot Art
This week we learnt all about the platypus and Australian Aboriginal Dot Art. Australian Aboriginal Dot Art: The Platypus During our morning meeting, I had been reading through Stories from the Billabong: This particular morning I had read the story of why the Platypus is such a special creature. We learnt that they have……
A Very Special Birthday
Yesterday was my son’s birthday. He turned fourteen. Fourteen!! Really? Seriously, how did that happen? T has had a really great year this year. His hormones and all the related changes have ceased and he seems to have come out of the other side of adolescence relatively unscathed. He has the most amazing group of……