Chinese Pellet Drum Craft for Chinese New Year
We didn’t go overboard with crafts this week, what with trying to get back in the swing of things after my time away and all, but in our Chinese New…Continue Reading →
Printable Chinese New Year Lapbook
We’re a couple of days into Chinese New Year, an annual 15-day event celebrating the beginning of a new year…
Frida Kahlo Study Unit {Women Who Did}
Continuing our theme “Women Who Did” for this year, our second amazing woman from history is Frida Kahlo, the Mexican…
Winnie The Pooh’s Real 100 Acre Woods
Did you know Winnie the Pooh is based on a real boy and his bear? The 100 Akre Woods – which are actually 500 acre woods – are located in…Continue Reading →
How We Plan Our Home Ed Learning Themes
Something I’m often asked is how we choose our learning themes, and how we ‘schedule’ our time. People often comment…
Study Unit: Roald Dahl’s Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Last year my children had watched most of the Roald Dahl movies available on the market, but we hadn’t read…
Easy Paper Giant Candies For Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a superb theme to do with kids, but it does make for a pretty heavy sugar week! We are having a Charlie and the…Continue Reading →
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory – The Book Vs The Movie
It’s Roald Dahls’ birthday in a couple of weeks, so our home-ed theme to get us back into a learning…
Simple Resources For The Solar Eclipse
I am so excited to hear that we’re expecting a solar eclipse in the UK. We’ve missed things like meteor…
Disney Frozen Themed Shrinkles, Ice Play And DIY Jewellery
Our ‘Ocean’ Playlearning theme didn’t really go down well this week. The girls just weren’t interested, and I’ve been working long hours on top of it all, so I just…Continue Reading →