I’ve not written a precious memory or seasons of joy post for a while. I’ve been trying to cut down on my blog writing so I can focus on a couple of other writing projects. This Seasons of Joy/ Precious Memory mash-up post covers bits and pieces which have been going on over the past……
Category: Homeschooling
Elizabethan Unit Study: Week Two:
Biography We continued to read the next two chapters of Elizabeth I: The People’s Queen: We learnt that Edward never actually got to rule England as a man, dying of Tuberculosis in 1553. Lady Jane Grey ruled after him for just nine days before Edward’s half sister Mary became England’s very first Queen Regnant, meaning……
Helping an Easily Distracted Child: Part Two
In my last post, I shared a bit more about the difficulties my little A6 was having. I thought long and hard about sharing this type of information because she isn’t old enough to ask (I always check with the older ones before I share any of the details of their life). Ultimately, though, the……
Helping an Easily Distracted Child: Part One
When A was two she taught herself all the letters of the alphabet, their sounds and diphthongs. I was over the moon. A was going to be such an easy child to teach. I had visions of her turning three and having mastered reading, writing and long division all by herself. This was going to……
Elizabethan Unit study: Week One: A Renaissance Queen
Biography This week I introduced them to the two main non fiction books we would be using over the next five weeks: The children read the whole of Good Queen Bess on Monday, independently, whilst I began reading Elizabeth I: The People’s Queen. I am attempting two chapters each week to ensure we’ll be finished……
Renaissance Explorers: Explorer Study – Columbus
This is my penultimate post about our explorer study. Last term, I read aloud the following book: It is unusual for me to go with just one book to study anything, but I am falling in love with this series. They seem to be placed well for the tween ages when the children need more than……
Plans for Next Five Weeks: Olders
Maths The older ones will be continuing with Conquer Maths. T13 has only got four more topics until he will be studying for his IGCSE maths. The girls are also working at their level, finding some topics harder than others. I am, nonetheless, very happy with the progress they are all making. Bible We are……
Seasons of Joy: Living a God-fashioned Life
I’m still sugar-free people! That’s a few weeks now and the lack of sugar has meant I’ve finally lost the stone I put on after the operation. I’ve done nothing but stop eating sugar and yet that stone has just dropped off. I know I have a big battle ahead of me but it feels……
Precious Moments
This week we have been on our half term. The children have been busy with all manor of artistic pursuits as well as a small amount of maths, just to keep their hand in. We also managed to squeeze in a visit to the beach, my very most favourite thing to do in the world.……
When a break becomes an excuse to do nothing…
This is one of those pointless posts written from me to……me. Yes, sometimes I need a good talking to and who better to do it than yours truly? So Claire, this is for you: It is not a good use of time to become lost in the YouTube blackhole. In fact, some might say it……
Precious Moments
The weeks are rushing in and out with a blink of the eye! We are having such a fabulous term. We are working hard, playing hard and joking hard. Routines and habits are slowly burning their intentional permanence into our hearts. Things, dare I say it, are feeling easier all the time. I have realised……
Renaissance Explorers: Making and using a Quadrant
During the renaissance, if a sailor lost sight of land he needed to have a method available to him which would help him determine his direction. The quadrant was an instrument which allowed him to work out which latitude he was at: Source We had already covered some navigational methods used by the explorers during……
Renaissance Explorers: Making and Using a Magnetic Compass
Compass Rose It was during the Explorer’s Age that cartographers began using a compass rose to display orientation with regards to the map on which it was placed: A compass rose displays the cardinal directions of North, South, East and West on a map or nautical chart. We had already come across the compass rose……
Learning My ABC’s: Five Ways to Reinforce Letter Learning (Dd)
We used a dog topped pencil to point to things around the room which began with Dd. Things like door, dolls house and dog. As she found them and pointed to them she said the name of the letter, the sound and what they were. This activity reminded her that letters made the beginning sounds……
Ancient Meso-American Unit Study
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