The Importance of Quiet Time In Your Homeschool Day

If you're looking for a way to add a daily quiet time to your homeschool routine, this blog post is for you! Read on to learn all about the importance of a daily quiet-time and how to incorporate it into your homeschool day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00EPniQYMjw What is Quiet-Time? When we first had Thomas, Gary and I…

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Anglo-Saxon Homeschool Presentation

About twice a year our older children put on a presentation about the period they are studying.  So far we have done astronomy, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece.  Last night we had our Anglo-Saxon Homeschool Presentation. We are very fortunate to live in a village where we are well supported in our homeschooling endeavours. …

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Events Leading Up To The Battle of Hastings 1066

This lesson, which covers the events leading to the Battle of Hastings, is fun and thorough. Oh, and it involves dressing up as Knights! I hated history in school, apart from Henry VIII.  He fascinated me.  The rest however was plain boring.  In particular I hated learning about wars and battles.  A list of dates…

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Hands-On Geography Activities {History Unit Studies}

This post shares lots of hands on geography activities which are perfect to use along with any history unit studies. Over the years we have studied many cultures, from ancient history all the way up to modern history and everything in between. Having a great set of geography activities to choose from is vital for…

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Tutankhamen Homeschool Lesson

Ancient Egypt is always a popular choice in homeschools around the world. This Tutankhamen homeschool lesson is a great accompaniment. I tried to expose my children to all sorts of resources including primary evidence using Howard Carter's own writing. We will also use newspaper reports to explore the rumours circulating in 1923 regarding the discovery…

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