Tag Archives: homeschooling
Tough Days
I actually stopped and rewrote this post a few times for the simple reason that whenever I admit I have had a tough few days I normally get the response – “So just stick them in school ” – which … Continue reading
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Tagged home ed, home ed life, home educating mom, home education, home educator, homeschooling
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Why I prefer printing colouring pages to colouring books
When we first had kids I fell into that mindset of buying colouring books and they were never used and then I would see another one in the store and think “Wow this is the one!” and buy that and … Continue reading
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Tagged activity village, children's art, colouring pages, home education, homeschooling, Mrs Mactivity, Twinkl
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Review -Understanding Maths – Number Patterns and Algebra Workbook
We are big fans of the Schofield & Sims workbooks and last year we used one of the workbooks from their Understanding Maths range (The Geometry One) and I was so impressed with it that I bought a few more … Continue reading
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Tagged educational books, home ed, home education, homeschooling, ks2 maths, maths workbooks, Schofield&Sims
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Encouraging their 2nd language
From day one of being parents we have spoken to the kids in our own home languages (I grew up in an English home and my hubbie grew up in an Afrikaans home). We have stuck to it and now … Continue reading
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Tagged Afrikaans, children's book, home ed, home education, homeschooling, languages, parenting
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Sensory Christmas
I find Christmas tough. I always loved Christmas time as a kid but since I have had my own and they have struggled with all the noise and chaos around the festive season it has become a bit more challenging … Continue reading
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Tagged home ed, home education, homeschooling, parenting, sensory processing disorder, spd
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2019 Calendar
We have had a lovely break over Christmas and I am very slowly starting to think about our home education again – although to be totally honest both kids have been learning a lot over the break – trip to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019 calendar, activity village, home ed, home education, homeschooling, planning
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Snap Circuits
We recently gave my son a Snap Circuit set for his birthday and we have all been so impressed with this set that I thought I would share some photos and info on the set. Now there are a number … Continue reading
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Tagged electric circuits, home ed, home education, homeschooling, science activity, science for kids, snap circuits
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