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…
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Flower Fairies: Horse Chestnut Fairy
I am still catching up on posts I should have written before Christmas. We took this nature walk some time in November when we chose to focus on the Horse Chestnut Tree. These trees tend to line the streets on our way to the woodlands, rather than being in the woodlands themselves. We spent a…
Ancient Celts Unit Study: Resources
This is a short unit study about the Ancient Celts. This first post will include all the resources we used during this study. Celtic Themed Informational, Factual Books Factual books are very important and I try to buy ones with great pictures and at least one with great information. The first and third book fall…
Guest Posting: Learning about Mesopotamia Through Literature and Hand On Activities Part Two
I am guest posting over at 123homeschool4me today and would love for you to click over and read all about our adventures in Mesopotamia. This is the second part of a four part hands on history unit for children of all ages. Using a retelling of the Epic of Gilgamesh, your children will learn all about…
Guest Posting: Learning about Mesopotamia Through Literature and Hand On Activities
I am guest posting over at 123homeschool4me today and would love for you to click over and read all about our adventures in Mesopotamia. I'm excited to be sharing my home schooling unit study about Ancient Mesopotamia based on three books retelling the Epic of Gilgamesh. Containing lots of fun hands-on activities........ (for more click here)
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…
Ojibwe Pictographs Homeschool Lesson
Have you ever wanted to learn more about ancient writings? This is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the beautiful Ojibwe pictographs in this comprehensive homeschool lesson. We had already been introduced to Native American pictographs by Lillie. She had previously researched communication between the different tribes and during her presentation on the same subject:…
Homemade Handicrafts
Make time for some homemade handicrafts in your homeschool! It doesn't need to be complicated or technically difficult. Opt for something simple, like these two Mr Men dolls. You don't even really need to be that gifted in arts and crafts. It is the spending time together, whilst keeping hands busy. This encourages great conversations…
Giotto Artist Study for Homeschoolers
Continuing with our Medieval Unit Study, today I am going to share our Giotto homeschool artist study. Giotto was apprenticed to Cimabue, yet he overtook his master in many ways, excelling in portraying a more natural and normal human form. He was a fore-runner, if you like, away from the Byzantine art which influenced Cimabue. …
Angus Lost Book Unit
This wonderful book unit contains lots and lots of hands on activities linked to the book Angus Lost. A lovely dog-themed book unit! Becca had her last two teeth coming through, and spent most of the week crying day and night. These last two were taking their time and teething was always a HUGE issue…
Bone Study {Anatomy and Physiology}
We have spent a while learning all about the bones in the human body in this super comprehensive bone study. We are using Apologia's Anatomy and Physiology as our main text. However, I have done a lot of additional planning and plotting with heaps of fun hands on activities. Our Cross Section of a human…
If Jesus Came to my House {B4FIAR}
In this latest book unit, we focused our attentions on Before Five in a Row book If Jesus Came to my House by Joan G Thomas. I chose the topic of hospitality for this weeks theme because this book lends itself well to this. This year I want to be a little less haphazard about…
The Snowy Day Book Unit
The Snowy Day book unit is perfect for snowy days, with lots of snowflake related hands on activities which are sure to excite your children! Read on for some great inspiration! The Snowy Day Book Unit Snowy Day Themed Playdough Every morning, for The Snowy Day book unit, I set up a play dough table…
Precious Moments # 1.5
Here is the magic that happens outside of lessons: Our beautiful C10 This has been a wondrously busy week, filled with trips, family and a little one year old who matured in front of our very eyes. We are all tired, but very content and looking forward to the new term. B1, who is now talking Last…
Plans for This Year
I can't tell you how excited I am about the next few terms. We're moving into the Middle Ages, good and proper! We will be studying from 1066 to 1465 and concentrating on British history, with a bit of European history thrown in for good measure. As we learn everything bar maths and science from our…