Life in the Trenches {World War I}
Life in the trenches was like nothing the soldiers had ever experienced before. ‘Digging in’ as it was called wasContinue Reading
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Siege of Liege Activities {World War I}
World War One is complicated and convoluted, and (IMHO) should never (ever) have happened. Learning about it is like watchingContinue Reading
How to Make a First World War Map
Making this First World War map was trickier than any of my other map making endeavours. Because I am prettyContinue Reading
Precious Moments
A great productive week this week. The sunshine makes such a huge difference to all our energy levels and generalContinue Reading
Antarctica Unit Study Continent Study: Antarctica Explorer Study: Roald Amundsen Explorer Study: Robert Scott Explorer Study: Sir Ernest Shackleton Homeschooling
Antarctic Midwinter Party
As part of our Antarctic Explorers study we threw an Antarctic midwinter party for all eight of us. Robert Scott,Continue Reading
Wind in the Willows: A Book and a Film
I read the Wind in the Willows book over two weeks. Whilst easily understandable for my 12 year old, myContinue Reading
1900-1910: The Brownie Camera
The Brownie camera was introduced in 1900 as the first ever portable camera, by Eastman Kodak. Made of cardboard withContinue Reading
Art Lab Lesson Seven: Drawing with an Eraser
Drawing with an Eraser was a super fun lesson, especially as I ended up buying some special erasers which wereContinue Reading
Ancient Egyptian Escape Room
My once little Abigail has recently turned a much bigger girl twelve, and to celebrate her life I threw anContinue Reading
Astronomy Unit Study: Unit Five – Planet Earth
Welcome to unit five of our astronomy studies! Lately, we have been learning all about Planet Earth. As before, weContinue Reading