Category: HOMESCHOOLING

Learning through games

October 17, 2023

Over the years of home-educating my five children, I’ve always looked for fun ways to teach and reinforce concepts. Children are much more receptive to learning when they are having fun, and when they are doing something practical to learn rather than just reading or filling in endless worksheets. My boys especially love playing computer...

FAMILY, HOMESCHOOLING

Fun Autumn Crafts for Kids

October 6, 2023

Autumn has fully arrived, and with the girls all back to Uni/College it’s just me and the boys at home most days. We’re finding a new home educating groove, changing things up to do what suits the boys best. We try and have a couple of days at home each week, so they can do...

HOMESCHOOLING

Back to the old Home Ed routine….

September 12, 2023

September, and we are ready to be back to our ‘usual’ home ed routines after the summer! It’s 17 years since I made the decision to home educate – and back then I probably wouldn’t think I would still be here 17 years later – with 3 more kiddos than I had then! Life is...

HOMESCHOOLING

Another year of home ed plans

September 28, 2022

I’ve had a few messages recently asking about what home ed looks like for us, what ‘lessons’ we do etc, so I thought I’d do a little update on where we are at. I have three home full time still – Baya is 13 and would be Year 9, Beastie is 7 and would be...

FAMILY, HOMESCHOOLING

Watching them fly the nest

September 26, 2022

We spend the formative years of our children lives encouraging them to be independent, teaching them to be strong, self-reliant, dream big and set goals…. The downside to this is that one day, they grow wings and fly away. Last week, we packed up our car with endless boxes and bags, and I drove my...

HOMESCHOOLING

Wrapping up another home ed year….

August 8, 2022

When I decided to home educate back in 2007, I didn’t think about how long we’d be doing it for, or how many children! Back then we had two, Lola was almost 4 and at nursery and Kiki was just a baby. Home educating was something that had always been in the back of my...

HOMESCHOOLING, TRAVEL

Fun at home ed camp

July 21, 2022

Finally sharing this here, for no reason other than I’m trying to get back into sharing more on my blog! I’ve been terrible for a long time at sharing bits of our life, and after doing some tidying up around here, I’ve remembered how nice it is to have snippets of our life on here...

HOMESCHOOLING

How To Make Learning Engaging For All Types of Learners

March 22, 2022

Have you ever tried to teach your kid a new skill, only to have them completely zone out the first time you try? This happens with adults who are learning new skills, too! This is not an uncommon scenario because it’s especially hard for young learners to focus on what you are trying to show...