Home made wonders There is nothing like receiving home made goods. I really appreciate anything hand or home made, so you can imagine my delight when my Uncle and Auntie turned up with not only home made damson jam from their garden but also real, proper honey made in their cottage garden by their very……
Tag: Homeschooling
Precious Moments: Week Five – Schooling
Our second week of full-time schooling (as opposed to unschooling) and we have fitted a lot in. There seems to have been much cuddling this week, the reason for which is unclear: B2 hasn’t been in great form, with teeth coming through but she need not fear because she has her big sister A6 to……
Continent Studies: Antarctica – Experiments in the Snow
If you read yesterday’s post you will know that we created an Antarctica Research Lab, in which the girls had a lot of fun doing some free play experimentation: As much fun as they had, free play wasn’t the only thing I had in mind for our laboratory. Oh no, when snow falls one must……
Continent Studies: Antarctica – Creating a Research Lab
One of the things I really wanted to do during our Antarctica study was make an Antarctica Research Laboratory. Our house is not huge and really does not have unlimited areas in which I could create one. Although I had only just finished the hallway I decided that under the stairs was the perfect place……
The Children’s Thoughts on our Unschooling Week
I am always surprised when my children’s opinions and my own agree. I shouldn’t be really, given I have spent 24 hours a day with them since they were born. But Gary and I have for the last three or so years (since they turned ten) encouraged them to think for themselves and then deal……
The Great Book Bonanza Give Away!
UPDATED TO ADD THAT THESE BOOKS HAVE NOW BEEN TAKEN. THEY WERE PARTICULARLY POPULAR AND WHILST I WOULD LOVE TO SEND EACH OF YOU A SET, I ONLY OWN ONE (SORRY!). THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INTEREST. AS PER THE RULES THEY WILL BE SENT TO THE PERSON WHO REQUESTED THEM FIRST. Yes, I’m still……
Incr-Edible Science at Angelicscalliwags
This is a home made curriculum we have done on and off for the past few years. I add to it as and when we come upon suitable topics in our other areas of study. No doubt it will expand over the next few years. As the title suggests, during our Incr-Edible science we learn……
Precious Memories: Week 4 – Unschooling
This week saw our first unschooling week in. We are currently alternating schooling with unschooling to allow the children time. Time to be children; time to explore; time to focus on their gifts and time to discover the person they were born to be. In general it has been a really productive week, although screen……
Thoughts on our Unschooling Week
If you regularly read my blog you will already know that we are carrying out an experiment this year by alternating schooling weeks with unschooling weeks. All this week I have been jotting down my thoughts on everyone’s learning during this our first unschooling week. I haven’t attached any judgement to these observations. I will,……
Tudors and Stuarts: Explorers – The Urge to Explore
Lesson one with Homeschooling in the Woods was looking at what drew people to explore. There was some information which came with the curriculum, but I also had the children have a look at this book: Using some of the information and cut outs, as well as some photocopied maps and scrap papers, the children……
Tudors and Stuarts: Explorers – Making a Paper Mache Map of the World
Last week the children focused their attentions on the reasons for exploring. I used blank print out maps from Home School in the Woods and asked the children to fill in the continents and oceans, which they did easily. As I am trying to include the little ones more, I asked A6 to colour in……
The Great Book Bonanza Give Away!
Begins again today with one book being given away between today and Friday! Please click icon below to be taken to the page (or alternatively click on the book page in my header). There you will find rules and all that jazz. Be blessed and if anything is not clear do ask.
Polymer Play at Angelicscalliwags
In my quest to organise my blog, I am gathering all related posts into one post to make them easier to find. This post includes all the science I have done with my little ones with any kind of polymer. Polymer Play : Making Goop Polymer Play : Making Bouncy Balls Polymer Play :……
Precious Memories Week Three
Remember how we were going to do one week of schooling, followed by one week of unschooling? This was our first week back and boy have we been busy! My goal is to work the children really hard for one week, and then follow it by a week of pure, adult free, hands off interest……
Renaissance: Tudors & Stuarts – Resources
This year we will be covering the time period between 1485 to 1714, otherwise known as the time when England was ruled by the Tudors and Stuarts. We are doing a separate study focusing on the explorers of this time, and over the summer we will be immersing ourselves in Shakespeare. For the next wee while……