Morning meeting, sometimes known as morning basket or circle time, has been a long term staple in our home. It is essentially a time in the day when the whole family comes together to chat, to learn and to generally hang out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVnjx9KD5wo What is a Morning Meeting? A morning meeting is exactly what it…
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Cone Mosaics of Urek
The cone mosaics of Urek are thought to be some of the earliest examples of mosaic art in the world. This post will cover what they are, how they were produced and why. It will culminate in a video showing you how to make your own from polymer clay. Pin this post to bookmark it…
Block Scheduling
I like me a good schedule. Far from being hemmed in by it, I actually feel like it stops me feeling overwhelmed. This year feels particularly busy with trying to get my fledgeling business up and running, along with studying, writing and blogging...oh and homeschooling, YouTube-ing and being a wife and mother. Over September I…
Proto-cuneiform Homeschool Lesson
Proto-cuneiform was a pictographic communication which grew from the accounting tokens we learnt about last week. The Mesopotamians began to denote certain information using, first, stamps and then accounting tokens which finally developed into proto-cuneiform tags and pictographic tablets. Pin this post to bookmark it for later! Read More: The Ubaid culture created beautiful artwork and…
Accounting Tokens Homeschool Lesson {Mesopotamia Unit Study}
Humans have been attempting to communicate their thoughts since almost the beginning of their time on earth. In fact, over 24,000 years ago, cave walls were drawn upon, leaving their mark for present day man to enjoy. It was around 20,000 years ago that tally marks began to appear...on cave walls, on sticks and on…
Murder in Mesopotamia {Book Review}
As the title suggests, Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie, is a murder mystery occurring in Mesopotamia with Christie's premier detective, Hercule Poirot at the helm. It is set during an archeological dig in Iraq, modern day Mesopotamia. Incidentally, the Royal Cemetery at Ur in Mesopotamia was where the author met her husband, Sir Max…
Secret Suffragette Review
Yesterday, I finished Secret Suffragette by Barbara Mitchelhill. The title caught my eye because my younger girls and I had done a hugely successful suffragette unit study whilst in the middle of a larger Edwardian Unit. The suffragettes captured our interest and we dug much deeper than I had first planned. Read More: Our suffragette…
Homeschool Log Book {June}
Morning Meeting I hold a morning meeting for between 30-40 minutes per day with both girls. I read the following curriculum out-loud: Who Is God? – Chapter Six – How Will You Run the Race? Instructions on how to make sensible and wise decisions about your life. Mystery of History Vol 2: The Early Church and the…
Homeschool Log Book {March 2023}
Morning Meeting Who Is God? - Chapter Four - Can You Trust Your Feelings? which focused on Psalm 43:5. This was a really great chapter about giving your feelings the right amount of attention rather than being controlled by them. Mystery of History Vol 2: The Early Church and the Middle Ages. We completed the…
How to Make a Neolithic Double-Headed Figurine
In this post, I will be attempting to show you how to make a Neolithic double-headed figurine. You may have seen from my last post the disaster that was my figurine debacle. The Natufian White Ware was fine, but the figurines were terrible. I tried them using both plain plaster and then the more 'true…
Natufian White Ware {Mesopotamia Unit Study}
Did you know that the Natufian people discovered a way to make clay-like vessels without the use of actual clay? In this post we will be exploring the Natufian use of lime plaster as well as demonstrating how to make your own Natufian White Ware using Plaster of Paris. Read More: Natufian People - the…
Natufian Culture
The Natufian culture is essential to study when learning about the birth of civilisation in the Fertile Crescent. After all, they were the first hunters and gatherers who gradually changed from a nomadic lifestyle to a fully settled existence in the Levant region. It is imperative to understand their lives before studying the Mesopotamian civilisation.…
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…
Dressing Up for Unit Studies
In this post I explore the benefits of dressing up to children, relating it back to our homeschool history unit studies. Dressing up is, in many ways, the very essence of childhood. There is nothing more innocent or beguiling as a child dressing up as someone else and walking in their metaphorical shoes for a…
Events Leading Up To The Battle of Hastings 1066
This lesson, which covers the events leading to the Battle of Hastings, is fun and thorough. Oh, and it involves dressing up as Knights! I hated history in school, apart from Henry VIII. He fascinated me. The rest however was plain boring. In particular I hated learning about wars and battles. A list of dates…