This year, the girls and I are studying The Chronicles of Narnia, written by C. S. Lewis. We have thrown ourselves into it (as usual!). We are all very much enjoying it, but I have to admit to being surprised by just how good a writer Lewis is. I mean, I know he’s excellent, having……
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Akhenaten Homeschool Lesson
Akhenaten was an anomaly in Egyptian history, and not one theEgyptians were particularly proud of. In this Akhenaten homeschool lesson we will be looking at what made him so different, as well as looking at how he changed the nature of art, specifically relief work during his reign. Amenhotep IV, The Early Years Akhenaten was……
Learning from History
In our homeschool, learning from history happens intentionally between the ages of about five and twelve. History offers us everything. Apart from events of the past, history also gives us people to study, art, architecture, food, fashions, science, inventions…I could go on…and on…and on. Literally every ‘subject’ under the sun can be found within the……
What Does ‘Being Educated’ Mean?
What do you think ‘being educated’ means? Knowing the answer to this question will allow you to plan a homeschool with your own goals in mind. It will also protect you from the opinions of others, and from see-sawing from one homeschool method to another. In this post, I take a comment left on my……
The Lion Man Artefact Lesson
This Lion Man Artefact Lesson is a fascinating study into the earliest known surviving figure sculpture in the world. Carved 40,000 years ago, archeologists have dated the Lion Man to the Upper Palaeolithic era. Found in parts in the Hohlenstein-Stadel cave in Germany’s Swabian Alps, Ute Wolf and Elisabeth Schmid reconstructed the Lion Man from……
Aristarchus Homeschool Lesson
In this Aristarchus Homeschool Lesson, you will learn about Aristotle’s geocentric model of the universe and why Aristarchus did not think it was correct. Aristarchus was a scientist ahead of his time. His heliocentric theory, that the earth was not the centre of the universe, and that rather the earth orbited the sun, would not……
Homeschool Astronomy Presentation
Welcome to our homeschool astronomy presentation! I hope you are sitting comfortably and are ready for the journey of your life… This was one of my most favourite presentations! The children were about seven at the time. We had just finished Apologia Astronomy curriculum. It had given us a taste of just how exciting homeschool……
The Chronicles of Narnia Unit Study
We will be carrying out the Chronicles of Narnia unit study over the next year and will be using all of C S Lewis’ books from the series. I am so excited about teaching my girls literature this year. We will be using these books to explore both literature and language skills. The Chronicles of……
Homeschoolers and Chores
Teaching homeschoolers to do chores alongside the adults of the home encourages increased family solidarity, independence and responsibility. What’s not to love? Yet, even though 82% of adults did chores as children, only 28% require their own children to help around the house (Dishongh 2015). This may be due to the increased number of hours……
Homeschool Log Book {Plans 2022-23}
This year is all about following dreams and working towards chosen qualifications. In this post, I’m going to share our plans for schooling together (morning meeting and language arts), plans for Abigail (GCSEs) and for Becca (Level ones). I am hoping to up the ante this year for both girls. Schooling Together Morning Meeting Each……
How to Make Homeschool Decisions
There are so many choices out there for your homeschool: Charlotte Mason, unschooling, unit studies, student led…to name but a few. And then there’s the curriculum choices, with multiple options in each category. What’s a homeschool mum to do? In this post, I will share one simple tool which will show you how to make……
Homeschool Viking Presentation
Welcome to our homeschool Viking presentation. In this post I have recorded how we set up for the presentation, how we prepared for it as well as some of the photos from the night. This presentation happened almost a decade ago, so the photos aren’t great quality, but they’ll give you an idea of how……
How to Make a Trench Cake (World War One)
The British government released the following recipe to teach the British public how to make a trench cake. The goal was to create a cake which could be sent to soldiers in the trenches from home. It became affectionately known as ‘Trench cake’ because of its dubious ability of not going bad over time. It……
Benefits of Homeschooling
We have homeschooled since the beginning. In fact, we knew we would homeschool before our eldest was even born. However, neither Gary or I are against schooling as an excellent educational choice. We both loved our school years. That said, there have been multiple benefits of homeschooling our five children. Benefits of Homeschooling… Time Just……
Keeping Homeschool Records
Keeping homeschool records is becoming increasingly more important in the UK. This is because the government is pushing for homeschooling in England to become more regulated. It needn’t be a hassle though, and there are enough options out there that even the most hardcore organisationally challenged families should be able to find a method which……