We’ve just spent a couple of weeks learning about Fungi. We’re not talking macro Fungi (mushrooms and the like) but Micro-fungi. Micro fungi are eukaryotic organisms which have an absence of the large fruiting body of the mushrooms and the like. Fungi such as mould, mildew, yeast and even rust. Both macro and micro fungus are vital……
Tag: Homeschooling
Geography Nook & Simple European Countries Unit
We are still banging away at our school room, although we have given up setting ourselves ‘finish by’ dates because they keep coming and going with alarming regularity and yet the school room still isn’t finished. The geography area is however and it is being put to great use with my easy peasy European geography……
Project Based Learning : The Black Death
Not the most inviting of titles but a subject which has gripped my children. As we near the end of the second week of a six-week term I thought I would write more specifically about the projects the children have chosen to do. I am so incredibly excited about our new ‘project based’ status! My school……
Project Based Learning with Young Children: Bugs
When the decision had been made to home school using primarily project based learning, Gary and I had to decide whether we wanted to include the little two. Could they join in, learning the same subject matter as the older children, or should we allow them to choose a project just for themselves? I had……
Plans for this Term
We have a short six-week term ahead of us and are planning to keep ourselves busily ensconced in project work. Our experiment last term was so successful that the children had been begging to start school again last week, with T12 getting quite antsy that he didn’t have something to get his teeth into. We……
Medieval Banquet
We did it. After almost twelve weeks of preparation and work, and feeling like we would simply never be ready, the day of the banquet arrived. It went well, really well. The children did their presentations and answered our guest’s questions fairly intelligently. The food was remarkably good, considering we used authentic medieval recipes and……
Medieval Banquet Preparation
They say it’s all in the prep, and who am I to argue? So we went at it with attitude. Well, at least I did. The children didn’t really catch on until the day of the banquet when they miraculously turned into mini Super men and women, whizzing around enthusiastically (well, nearly) doing my every……
Ancient Aztecs
Please bear with me. I took a few days off after the presentation (to recover!). I will endeavour to answer all your lovely comments and visit your blogs over the weekend. For now, I just need to stare into space…. During this study, the children dressed up, made some Aztec masks and fans as well……
Reflecting on the Success of Project Based Learning
Source I know this is usually my collage day, accounting our week of learning. This week we have been busy getting over infections and working towards our presentation (which due to illness had to be postponed to next Tuesday). I didn’t have the time nor the inclination to take any photos. We did however, bring……
A Literary Approach to the Hundred Year War
Otherwise known as the Lazy parent’s guide to teaching The Hundred Year War! Yes, I am all warred out. We have covered the Crusades in-depth and T12 has been learning all about the War of the Roses and concurrently we have been learning about the Hundred Year War. Enough already! Stop the fighting! Claire is……
Spar-Klean Science – The Science Behind Microfiber Cloths
As you all might recall, I have been trying to reduce the chemicals I buy, reduce the amount of money I spend at the same time as enjoying the whole process of making my own products. I am focusing on the kitchen first and the last time I posted about my home-made endeavors it was……
Precious Moments
It’s been another quiet week on the school side of things but very noisy on the coughing side of things with all of us down, to some degree, with a cold and flu type bug. I am once again so grateful to have Gary as my husband. For the two days I was feeling rotten……
Medieval Fashions: Knight’s Lady
C11 is doing her presentation at the feast on medieval fashions. She had made a fabulous start, creating a hand sewn costume for her medieval peasant doll. It had taken her much longer than anticipated, leaving only three weeks until the date of the feast to have her next costume completed by. This costume was……
T’s Home-Made Go-Cart
T12 has been busy making himself a go-cart, which he intends to race against his friend. T had been chuntering on as he so often does about the minutiae detail of his go-cart for weeks. He has questioned scientists and engineers alike, collected many scientific equations, all of which he understood but which left me……
Precious Memories
This was such a great week this week. We got loads done, had lots of free time and enjoyed each other thoroughly! My photos begin on Saturday. Saturdays are generally recognised as family work days in our house hold. This is our chance to wash cars, clean out animal living areas, wash bedding, garden, and……