A Weekly Home-Ed Folder
Assigning homeschoolers a weekly home-ed folder is a good way to give flexibility and choice to home learners while making sure the schoolwork you (parent-teacher) have assigned for the week,…
Planning a Homeschool Curriculum: What? Why? How?
Planning a homeschool curriculum is the first step to successful home education. What will home learners study? Why are they studying what? How will that learning be facilitated? Each new…
When toddlers just want to join in…
Plan as you might, some days toddlers just won't get with the programme. It's not always easy home educating older siblings with toddlers around but there are some ways to…
Interest-Led Learning
The purpose of interest-led learning is to allow homeschoolers to follow an interest; valuing the interest as a school-worthy subject. It doesn't matter whether it's a region of the world,…
Marmalade Day School
Marmalade Day is one of the best days of the homeschool year. When oranges appear in the markets in early winter everyone gets excited for marmalade day. With Paddington Bear the movie(s) in…
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…
Regular Reading
Home education is so much easier if homeschoolers are enthusiastic, confident readers. Reading aloud with kids has numerous benefits and it is a gentle, beneficial way to slow the pace…
How Typing Can Make Writing Easier
Letter formation is key to learning to write but for some children, using a pen to write on paper isn't a skill that comes naturally. Learning to type can help…
Make a lesson from Wordle
Starting the day with an activity that creates an atmosphere for learning is an easy way oftransitioning from ‘home’ to ‘school’. Wordle is great for this! Word games are fun,…
Highchair Games
If you're home-educating siblings, keeping little ones occupied while homeschooling big ones can be tricky. Activities that can be done at a table or in a highchair make little ones…
