Yes. you read that correctly. The goal was to pair off and create fashion garments and a rhetoric to go alongside them. The fashion garments could only be made from black bags and tape and we had just twenty minutes to make them: The boys went first (they won’t allow me to put any photos……
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Shut-In: ‘Who am I?’ History Edition
This was a surprisingly simple yet fun idea, especially when everyone gets involved. I had made Thomas his bribery coffee, so he needed to keep up his end of the bargain…and he did! Yay! The premise of this game is that each individual either dressed up or acted the part of a famous character in……
Shut-In: The ‘No Talent’ Talent Show
When I came up with the idea of putting on a talent show, I really did mean a place to show case individual talent. But our family never does seem able to do things properly, and it very rapidly became a ‘no talent’ talent show especially to our teens 🙂 There was much talk and……
How to Use Dolls to Teach History
This post describes how to use dolls to teach history, including making historical dress and jewellery. Dolls are a great low cost addition! Last week, the girls and I did some work learning about Biblical Abraham. Back in the day, when I was learning about this with the older children, I had made dress up……
A Year in the Life of a Homeschool Family: Day 1
Last year I had very little time to write, and as a result we have no record of all the wonderful things we did either in our homeschool or just together having fun. Sooooo, with that in mind I have decided that the easiest way for me is to blog about the day at night……
Grass Sandals: Basho {FIAR}
Grass Sandals describes the journey Basho, a well known Japanese poet, takes on foot around Japan.  Littered with Basho’s beautiful haiku poems throughout, it is a simple tale of a man who loved to observe and experience the world around him Grass Sandals: Resources       Goals for this Study In addition to working my way……
Victorian Composers {1820-1830}
The Romantic Period, a time in history where composers wished to reduce their listeners to tears and melt their hearts, ran from around 1825 to 1900. Â So this week I chose to study the Victorian composers of this time. To be honest, this was a tough week for me to plan. Â I am so very……
South America Unit Study
Yeeeehaa!  My unit study all about South America and the rainforest is done and dusted and is now posted all in one place 🙂  Enjoy! Part 1: South America: Learning through Literature Part 2: Project Based Learning: South American Animals Part 3: South America Adventure box Part 4: Where in the World?  Part 5:……
South America: The Vanishing Rain Forests {deserts}
Welcome to my very last post on our South American Unit Study. Â I’m so chuffed I managed to finally get it all written down, and I am so ready to move on to our next continent study, which I think will be Asia. Â This week we learnt all about the importance of plants and trees……
Around the World with FIAR: Salamander Room
FIAR Work The Salamander Room is a delightful book about a young boy imagining all he would need to do to his bedroom to make it habitable for the salamander he found in the forest. Once I had read out this book for a few days I had A8 narrate the story back to me……
The Magic School Bus: In the Rain Forest {Chocolate Production}
This whole lesson was focused on all things chocolate.  I knew this would appeal hugely to the masses so I bribed encouraged them to work hard with the promise of fun times to come.  And they did.  Work hard, that is, although it was not without the presence of much checking when the promised treat time……
Around the World with FIAR: Henry the Castaway
Geographical Theme for Term: South America We read through this book again: Henry the Castaway is a story about a boy who imagines going for an adventure on the Orinoco River. Â This river runs through Venezuela and Colombia: As we had already covered Columbia in a past study, we focused primarily on Venezuela this week.……
Dinosaur unit study
Welcome to our incredibly rich, hugely fun Dinosaurs Unit Study! Honestly, we had a ball studying up about dinosaurs in our little homeschool. This Dinosaur unit study has a little bit of everything, from history to science to art and maths. Creating Simple Dinosaur Dress up for my Little Ones We began our unit study……
Impressionist Artist Study: Monet
For her project this term Lillie is learning all about the Impressionist painters. Â I have set her particular goals so that this project will hopefully stretch her a bit more than her artist studies last term. General Resources She will be using the following books throughout her project: Â Â As well as the courses found……
Taking Traditional Exams when you Home Educate: GCSE Religious Studies
I don’t know about you guys, but when I first started looking into the older children taking some IGCSEs or GCSEs I found it slightly intimidating and bewildering. Â I was very blessed by a long time homeschooler and seasoned GCSE prepping parent, who came beside me and walked me through the whole procedure. Â Now it……