The South America unit study we began last summer was never really finished as it was tricky for me to be part of it due to all the Shakespeare work the older ones and I were doing. Just recently I have had the opportunity to review a curriculum from EdTechLens all about the rain forests. It……
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Meadow and Woodland Study: Ancient Woodland and Veteran Trees
Ancient Woodland The woodland we are studying this year (and very possibly next year) is ancient woodland, which has been in existence since the 1600’s and is composed of only species of trees native to the UK. We are blessed because a secondary woodland has also grown up on this ancient land which had previously……
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)
Blogging through the Alphabet: E is for Earsplitting
So I need you to close your eyes and imagine (okay, I guess you will have to open your eyes to read, but I do want you to use your imagination). Picture this: It is seven thirty in the morning. I have been woken, coffee-ed and grunted at and have reluctantly rolled out of bed,……
Australian Aborigines: Resources
Welcome to my first post covering the Australian Aboriginal Resources we used for our mini unit study. Australian Aboriginal Resources: Who are the Aboriginals? Firstly, we did a bit of research about the Aboriginal race…. Aborigines describe the people indigenous to Australia. The Aborigines were thought to have migrated from Asia some 30000 years ago,……
Blogging through the Alphabet: D is for discombobulated
Oh there were so many words beginning with D which could have summed up my homeschooling family thus far…delusional comes to mind, along with daunting, daft and deficient. Actually daft describes me rather than my home schooling journey. On a more positive note, we could also be described as diligent, dazzling and domesticated, although that……
Frolicking in the forest with the Parakeets
This week we had the rare opportunity to go for a walk with Gary tagging along. It was great to have another adult looking out for the little two which allowed me to get some photos which I would otherwise have found hard to get. All we did was wander up to the wishing tree……
TOS Review: Creative Nature Study
Disclosure: I was given a complimentary ebook copy of Creative Nature Study from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine through the Schoolhouse Review Crew, in exchange for an honest review. Creative Nature Study is a 100 page ebook dedicated to helping families find joy in the world around them. Full to the brim with ideas, it is sure to create……
Blogging my way through the alphabet: C is for cantankerous
Apologies to everyone who has left lovely messages. We have all just returned from a weekend a way. once I have caught up with the unpacking I will be answering all your messages and visiting all your blogs. On with blogging through the alphabet with letter C: cantankerous having a difficult and contrary disposition Synonyms:……
Blogging my Way through the Alphabet: B is for Bibliotheca
Any home schooler who is reading this will be sitting nodding their head, very possibly sympathising as one addict to another, wondering how on earth it got so out of hand. Once upon a time I had a normal life with a normal home. Yes, we had books, but in the main our walls were,……
Blogging through the Alphabet: On being Abulic
Ha! What on earth is abulic, I hear you cry? Well, I’m glad you asked. Abulic refers to an individual suffering from abulia. None the wiser? I wouldn’t worry too much, spell check doesn’t recognise it as a proper word either 🙂 According to the online dictionary, abulic is a psychiatric term referencing a symptom of a mental……
Autumn Flower Fairy Nature Study: Michaelmas Daisy
We chose to study Michaelmas Daisies next. They grow abundantly on the common and we could see them beginning to die down so felt we needed to study them before they all died down for the year. The Michaelmas Daisy Fairy Poem From this poem we learn that the Michaelmas Daisy flowers with many pretty……
Meadowland and Woodland Nature Study
Up near the huge Wishing tree I noticed a very old and very dead rotting tree trunk. I rubbed my hands together in glee, anticipating the sheer number of mini ecosystems we might be able to keep our eye on for the next twelve months. And sure enough, this week we noticed lots and lots……
Meadowland and Woodland Nature Study
During this week’s Meadow and Woodland nature study we were going to keep our eyes out for autumn flowers, seed heads, berries and fruit. I hope to do this bang in the middle of each season to compare. We did manage to find lots of examples which I took pictures of, but actually we spent most……
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……