It’s just a quick post today, as everyone is out with friends for the afternoon, and we had finished most of our school for the week yesterday. I did almost finish our Passover book, went over Latin vocab, times tables and read some more about Roman houses for our unit study. I read another chapter… Continue reading A Year in the Life of a Home-Schooling Family: Day 81
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The First Day of a Unit Study
Start strong and finish strong is my motto! If you want to have a memorable time on the first day of a unit study and build your children’s excitement for the weeks ahead, this is the post for you! In this post, I will be sharing some of the ways I build excitement for each… Continue reading The First Day of a Unit Study
Homeschool Plans for Rebecca {Aged 12-13}
My plans for Abigail are based very much on her goals for her future and her interests. She loves everything science related. Becs, in contrast, does not! Becs finds all things academic incredibly hard. We are thinking about getting her tested for dyslexia. It is an expensive endeavour in the UK, and she doesn’t show… Continue reading Homeschool Plans for Rebecca {Aged 12-13}
Wonder by Beatrice Blue
Before I tell you about Wonder by Beatrice Blue, let me tell you a little story about how I ended up with a copy ❤️ Sooo…on Saturday we had Abigail’s birthday celebrations with her friends. There were 16 of us (gasp!). Fortunately, Lillie was there to run the team games that Abs had requested and… Continue reading Wonder by Beatrice Blue
Stain-Glass Window Homeschool Lesson
In this stain-glass window homeschool lesson we will learn about the history of using coloured glass in windows, linking it with our current medieval history unit study. Resources for a Stain-Glass Window Homeschool Lesson We used the books we had around the house for this art study. Art of the Middle Ages is a book… Continue reading Stain-Glass Window Homeschool Lesson
Black Ships Before Troy {Book Review}
Over the last few weeks I have been reading Black Ships Before Troy to my younger girls during our morning time together. Written by well-known historical writer, Rosemary Sutcliff, this retelling of Homer’s Illiad, is beautifully illustrated by Alan Lee (concept artist for The Lord of the Rings). As you can see, our copy is… Continue reading Black Ships Before Troy {Book Review}
A Year in the Life of a Home-Schooling Family: Day 79
I woke up this morning to the littles almost done with their workbooks for the day. Apparently they’d been up early and organised their day. Hmmm. I’m fairly certain that was my job to do? Actually, they’d only planned up to the end of their work books. Y’know, dress, teeth, hair, breakfast, workbooks… Not sure… Continue reading A Year in the Life of a Home-Schooling Family: Day 79
Ancient Roman Colosseum Lesson
Whereas the Greeks left behind a legacy of great thinkers, wonderful writers and artists, the Romans left behind a huge building with, by today’s standards, a grim and horrific past. In this Ancient Roman Colosseum lesson, we read all about the gladiators, executions, animal hunts and re-enactment of famous battles. There can be no doubt… Continue reading Ancient Roman Colosseum Lesson
Reading, Watching and Listening for the Weekend
Welcome to my new weekly list of things I have been reading, watching and listening to over the past week. If you have any recommendations please do link to them in the comments and share with everyone else. I’d love some new places to explore! Without further ado… Reading I can recommend newish author R… Continue reading Reading, Watching and Listening for the Weekend
Learning from History
In our homeschool, learning from history happens intentionally between the ages of about five and twelve. History offers us everything. Apart from events of the past, history also gives us people to study, art, architecture, food, fashions, science, inventions…I could go on…and on…and on. Literally every ‘subject’ under the sun can be found within the… Continue reading Learning from History
First Day of Home School 2021
This year I have one teen in work and living away from home, happy in his job as junior worship pastor. Our eldest twin is starting art university – Lillie received a distinction in her Foundation diploma which along with her diploma in Photography gave her the equivalent UCAS points to three A* A Levels!… Continue reading First Day of Home School 2021
Lugalbanda {Book Review}
Lugalbanda, the Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War is the oldest known tale from the ancient Mesopotamia civilisation. Older than 5000 years, it was, at first, passed down through oral tradition. An Englishman called W.K.Loftus discovered Urek in 1849. However, it wasn’t until 1888 that an expedition from the University of Pennsylvania uncovered… Continue reading Lugalbanda {Book Review}
Routines and Schedules
It took me a long time to write out my many goals for September yesterday and I am sure it will also take me a long time to achieve them! I know it’s possible but only if I’m firing on all cylinders so to speak…and we all know that right now I am not. Next… Continue reading Routines and Schedules
A Year in the Life of a Home-Schooling Family: Day 80
Sometimes the day starts skewered, and today was that day. I woke at the fairly respectable time of seven. Within minutes I had Lillie telling me she was leaving for work, Charlotte bathed and fully dressed with chores completed joking about with an also fully dressed Thomas asking me which weekly chores I wanted him… Continue reading A Year in the Life of a Home-Schooling Family: Day 80
Natufian Art {Mesopotamia Unit Study}
Man have always found ways to create. It seems to be a vital part of being human. In fact, it is one of the things which set us apart from animals. Did it contribute anything to human survival? Probably not. And yet we still created. On stone, in caves, using peplos, tusks and wood –… Continue reading Natufian Art {Mesopotamia Unit Study}
