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35 Things

This isn’t strictly a home ed post, but with it it being national Random Acts of Kindness Day, I’m feeling nostalgic. And we did learn a lot from doing this. So In July last year, I found myself two weeks away from turning 35 years old. It’s not a particularly significant age, but, for oneContinue reading “35 Things”

The Telescope Project

I love project based learning. There, I said it. Workbooks bore me to tears, and the kids aren’t too fond of them either. I will admit that our projects sometimes don’t have an end goal, we just see where they take us. Why learn about basic algebra from a book, when you can use itContinue reading “The Telescope Project”

Reluctant writers and what to do with them

Ok, so I have a few home ed kids. One of them, 14yr, has been writing a novel for a year and a half. He loves writing and finds it easy. I myself was the type of odd kid who wrote poems and stories in my spare time, just for the fun of it. MyContinue reading “Reluctant writers and what to do with them”

Autumn Colours and Cake

I’m going to be testing out some self-care advice from this list over a few posts. Is mindfulness even possible when you have a hive of children buzzing around you every day? And can I get them involved, without being a dictator? Will I really catch more flies using honey instead of vinegar? I’m notContinue reading “Autumn Colours and Cake”

“Right! That’s it! You’re all going to school!”

So we’re on a biannual school threatening at the moment, and have been for the last four years. I’ll start by saying that I love the freedom and lifestyle of home ed. I love that the kids are generally relaxed and have some autonomy over their own learning and lives. And, deep down, I knowContinue reading ““Right! That’s it! You’re all going to school!””

Introducing…me

So this is me in the blog world. Firstly, thanks for stopping by. There are pages and pages of rubbish out there, so that you’re here reading my rubbish means a lot. I’ve been home educating for almost five years now. It was never meant to be that long, it just happened. I have fourContinue reading “Introducing…me”