Welcome to week 2 of our one year nature study. The woodlands we have chosen to study are very interesting, and we intend to explore all the aspects we possibly can. As a very quick peek into the delights we have coming our way this year, the common we are basing our study on is……
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Precious Autumn Moments
I have been so busy with school this week I have taken practically no photos 🙁 In fact I wasn’t sure I would even be able to write the post. On Monday I spilt a whole pint glass of water over my keyboard, after which it began behaving peculiarly and out of character (‘out……
C12’s School Schedule 2015-2016
C is our resident nutter, and very proud of that accolade! She is as different from her twin as it is possible to be. A huge personality, she has much to say, is enthusiastic about everything, yet really struggles with concentrating over long periods of time (think minutes rather than hours or days!). She gets……
I think I may be going mad….
L12’s School Schedule 2015-2016
L turns thirteen in a few short weeks. She and her twin are not quite at the stage of studying for their GCSEs but they are the stage where they are forming opinions on what they would like to study. The goal for them is similar to T in that they will take 2 GCSEs……
T13’s School Schedule 2015-2016
T turns 14 in January. It has always been our goal to spread his GCSEs over three years and for him to study his A-levels at a sixth form collage. After some discussion we are going to aim for two this year, three next year and three the year after. He is already booked in……
Meadowland and Woodland Nature Study: Week 1
This year our nature studies will be focused on nearby meadowland and woodland. We have just begun to go for daily walks once again and so often find ourselves in the glorious countryside which surrounds the area in which we live. I’m going to enjoy this study. It will, I think, be focused much more……
Precious Autumn Moments
It’s been the last week of our holidays and I am glad to report we are all ready to return to work. I wasn’t sure my enthusiasm would return, it was taking so long to recover from the summer. But just this week, I have begun to feel my customary excitement and I am really……
Homeschooling Goals: Five Healthy Habits to (re)Develop
I am aware that the habits I instill in my children now are probably habits they will keep for life. As most parents, I have done well in certain areas and not so well in others. I have also worked hard at certain habits with my older three but have been less diligent with my……
Precious Moments
Thank you all so much for your messages and emails. Each and every one of them brought comfort and we appreciate them so very much. Yesterday was my birthday, and honestly, I just wanted to curl myself up and escape under my duvet in a rather pathetic show of self pity…….only my children had other……
Reception Year (age 4-5) 2015-2016
Reading Reception year for B4 will be all about reinforcing her A,B,C’s. By the end of this year I hope B will be reading simple words. I will be doing some more letter learning activities from the free Easy, Peasy, All in One Home school ‘Getting Ready I and II’. This is completely free and……
Seasons of Joy: A Patchwork of Memories
Twelve years ago, I began to hand sew a patch work. I thought it might one day become a blanket or maybe a wall hanging. Every single piece of fabric used is from clothing my three eldest wore in the first year of their life. Each piece brings back memories. Each piece is beautiful because……
Precious Autumn Moments
After Shakespeare finished I was feeling very run down and extraordinarily tired. Last week I came down with a nasty sinus infection which I am only just getting over now. Usually I am the one in the family who rarely comes down with infections whilst everyone around me flounders. This time I was the only……
Shakespeare Unit Study
A Summer Shakespeare Club: Introduction Summer Shakespeare Club: Making Club T-Shirts A Summer Shakespeare Club: Adventure Box A Summer Shakespeare Club: Meeting the Members Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream – Day 1 Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream – Day 2 Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream – Day 3 Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream – Day 4 Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream – Day 5 Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet –……
Home Making – Part of our New Curriculum
Home Making has always been a bit of a fluid process with us here at angelicscalliwags. I’m clueless, so it took me no time at all to pass on my extensive home making know-how. I began when the older ones were three. By three and a half they knew all I knew. I am naff,……