This week we had the rare opportunity to go for a walk with Gary tagging along. It was great to have another adult looking out for the little two which allowed me to get some photos which I would otherwise have found hard to get. All we did was wander up to the wishing tree……
Category: Homeschooling
When Teen Angst Hits….
….everyone needs a brother like T13. Today has been a tricky day with emotions running high for my eldest twin. This time of change from child to adult has been hard on all my older three children, although T seems to have come out the other end. I am very grateful to have journeyed with……
TOS Review: Creative Nature Study
Disclosure: I was given a complimentary ebook copy of Creative Nature Study from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine through the Schoolhouse Review Crew, in exchange for an honest review. Creative Nature Study is a 100 page ebook dedicated to helping families find joy in the world around them. Full to the brim with ideas, it is sure to create……
Blogging my way through the alphabet: C is for cantankerous
Apologies to everyone who has left lovely messages. We have all just returned from a weekend a way. once I have caught up with the unpacking I will be answering all your messages and visiting all your blogs. On with blogging through the alphabet with letter C: cantankerous having a difficult and contrary disposition Synonyms:……
Blogging my Way through the Alphabet: B is for Bibliotheca
Any home schooler who is reading this will be sitting nodding their head, very possibly sympathising as one addict to another, wondering how on earth it got so out of hand. Once upon a time I had a normal life with a normal home. Yes, we had books, but in the main our walls were,……
Blogging through the Alphabet: On being Abulic
Ha! What on earth is abulic, I hear you cry? Well, I’m glad you asked. Abulic refers to an individual suffering from abulia. None the wiser? I wouldn’t worry too much, spell check doesn’t recognise it as a proper word either 🙂 According to the online dictionary, abulic is a psychiatric term referencing a symptom of a mental……
Autumn Flower Fairy Nature Study: Michaelmas Daisy
We chose to study Michaelmas Daisies next. They grow abundantly on the common and we could see them beginning to die down so felt we needed to study them before they all died down for the year. The Michaelmas Daisy Fairy Poem From this poem we learn that the Michaelmas Daisy flowers with many pretty……
Meadowland and Woodland Nature Study
Up near the huge Wishing tree I noticed a very old and very dead rotting tree trunk. I rubbed my hands together in glee, anticipating the sheer number of mini ecosystems we might be able to keep our eye on for the next twelve months. And sure enough, this week we noticed lots and lots……
Meadowland and Woodland Nature Study
During this week’s Meadow and Woodland nature study we were going to keep our eyes out for autumn flowers, seed heads, berries and fruit. I hope to do this bang in the middle of each season to compare. We did manage to find lots of examples which I took pictures of, but actually we spent most……
Curious George Book Unit
Who doesn’t love the mischievous monkey that is Curious George? This Curious George Book Unit is for all you out there who have their very own mischievous monkeys. It is chock full of lots of fun learning activities, all monkey themed around Curious George. I had my mischievous monkeys fetch our Curious George book as……
A letter to my Girls Part Three
I have been shocked by how hard it has been to write to only one of you, instead of to both of you. I do my best to treat you as individuals rather than as part of a pair but writing this has made me realise just how close you have always been. And this……
A Letter to my Girls Part 2
You were the sweetest natured little girls ever known. I have heard that twins tend to be easier than singletons and I can confirm from my experience of you two that this is true. You were always smiling, from the moment you woke: to moment you snuggled down together at night: And all the minutes……
A Letter to my Girls: Part One
The girls have requested a letter just like I wrote for T last year. Thing is, I have found it hard to write. I’m not sure why, but I think their twinship has something to do with it. Anyway, I thought I would start with their story together, which is how they began their life.……
Ten Things to Love about Teens
I always wondered what life would be like once our three similar aged older children hit adolescence. Would all hell break loose, or would things stay as wonderful as they always had been during their childhood? The hormones hit once they turned ten or so. And things did change. For a while it was chaos. ……
Samuel Pepys Diary Assignments
Samuel Pepys was a naval administrator and member of parliament, known primarily for the diary he kept spanning the decade during which the great plague struck and the fire of London tore apart the very structure of his capital. He wrote candidly about both his private and public life. We are currently listening to The……