One of the things I really wanted to do during our Antarctica study was make an Antarctica Research Laboratory. Our house is not huge and really does not have unlimited areas in which I could create one. Although I had only just finished the hallway I decided that under the stairs was the perfect place……
Category: Homeschooling
The Children’s Thoughts on our Unschooling Week
I am always surprised when my children’s opinions and my own agree. I shouldn’t be really, given I have spent 24 hours a day with them since they were born. But Gary and I have for the last three or so years (since they turned ten) encouraged them to think for themselves and then deal……
The Great Book Bonanza Give Away!
UPDATED TO ADD THAT THESE BOOKS HAVE NOW BEEN TAKEN. THEY WERE PARTICULARLY POPULAR AND WHILST I WOULD LOVE TO SEND EACH OF YOU A SET, I ONLY OWN ONE (SORRY!). THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INTEREST. AS PER THE RULES THEY WILL BE SENT TO THE PERSON WHO REQUESTED THEM FIRST. Yes, I’m still……
Incr-Edible Science at Angelicscalliwags
This is a home made curriculum we have done on and off for the past few years. I add to it as and when we come upon suitable topics in our other areas of study. No doubt it will expand over the next few years. As the title suggests, during our Incr-Edible science we learn……
Precious Memories: Week 4 – Unschooling
This week saw our first unschooling week in. We are currently alternating schooling with unschooling to allow the children time. Time to be children; time to explore; time to focus on their gifts and time to discover the person they were born to be. In general it has been a really productive week, although screen……
Thoughts on our Unschooling Week
If you regularly read my blog you will already know that we are carrying out an experiment this year by alternating schooling weeks with unschooling weeks. All this week I have been jotting down my thoughts on everyone’s learning during this our first unschooling week. I haven’t attached any judgement to these observations. I will,……
Tudors and Stuarts: Explorers – The Urge to Explore
Lesson one with Homeschooling in the Woods was looking at what drew people to explore. There was some information which came with the curriculum, but I also had the children have a look at this book: Using some of the information and cut outs, as well as some photocopied maps and scrap papers, the children……
Tudors and Stuarts: Explorers – Making a Paper Mache Map of the World
Last week the children focused their attentions on the reasons for exploring. I used blank print out maps from Home School in the Woods and asked the children to fill in the continents and oceans, which they did easily. As I am trying to include the little ones more, I asked A6 to colour in……
The Great Book Bonanza Give Away!
Begins again today with one book being given away between today and Friday! Please click icon below to be taken to the page (or alternatively click on the book page in my header). There you will find rules and all that jazz. Be blessed and if anything is not clear do ask.
Polymer Play at Angelicscalliwags
In my quest to organise my blog, I am gathering all related posts into one post to make them easier to find. This post includes all the science I have done with my little ones with any kind of polymer. Polymer Play : Making Goop Polymer Play : Making Bouncy Balls Polymer Play :……
Precious Memories Week Three
Remember how we were going to do one week of schooling, followed by one week of unschooling? This was our first week back and boy have we been busy! My goal is to work the children really hard for one week, and then follow it by a week of pure, adult free, hands off interest……
Beautiful in God’s Eyes
Last year the girls and I discovered a rather wonderful way to carry out a bible study, which was to art journal our way through the bible. We started with Proverbs 31 and thoroughly enjoyed each Wednesday evening together, learning more about being a woman of God. It was so enjoyable we asked some friends……
Renaissance: Tudors & Stuarts – Resources
This year we will be covering the time period between 1485 to 1714, otherwise known as the time when England was ruled by the Tudors and Stuarts. We are doing a separate study focusing on the explorers of this time, and over the summer we will be immersing ourselves in Shakespeare. For the next wee while……
Making a Cookie Map of Antarctica
As part of our study of Antarctica we made a fairly detailed cookie map of this icy continent. I gave the children a blank Antarctica map to fill in using an atlas. Once the older ones had labelled their map and the younger ones had spent some time with me on Google Earth looking at some……
Fizzy Fun at Angelicscalliwags
In my quest to organise my blog, I am gathering all related posts into one post to make them easier to find. This post includes all the science I have done with my little ones with bicarbonate and vinegar and anything else which results in a fizz. Testing out the equipment Fizzy Fun : Experiments with……