Computers & Coding
Computer literacy is as important for students graduating today as handwriting is. The earlier children start learning how to use computers, the better. Being confident and efficient when using a…
Grab-and-Go Lessons
A grab-and-go lesson is just that.. a lesson you don't need to think about because it's ready to be picked up and learnt; lessons that can act as a filler…
Resources: Ratatype
Ratatype is a brilliant resource for anyone learning to type. Using easy to follow lessons, clear diagram instructions and games and incentives to improve type speed and accuracy, learners can…
Independent Learning: Editing with Grammarly
Grammarly is an application that is essentially a better version of spellcheck. It was designed to make it easier for people to communicate effectively and, according to its stats, has…
Skillshare for Home-Ed
If your homeschoolers enjoy learning independently or choosing courses to study, especially if they're interested in creative/expressive subjects such as art, music or computing, there is probably a Skillshare course…
Resources: IXL
IXL is a brilliant choice for an online maths home-ed curriculum because of its assessment and analytical functionality and ready-to-use study plans. IXL has week-by-week lesson plans for grades pre-K…
Resources: Subscriptions for Home Education
Facilitating home education is about finding a balance between what you can teach, what you want to teach, and how much time you have to prepare lesson materials. You don't…
Spotify for homeschool
Song lyrics are a great way to introduce big ideas in a tamed-down way, music has the magic ability to change the homeschool mood in an instant and everyone’s happy…
Lego as a Teaching Tool for Home-Ed
For home-educators, the ways to use Lego in homeschool lessons are limitless. Lego can be used to teach a wide range of skills, can be used with all age groups,…
Science and Home-Ed
Children are innately curious about everything. When it comes to 'science' as an academic subject, a child's enthusiastic desire to seek wonder is a teacher's best friend and science is…
