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 painter who suffered and survived not only childhood Polio, but…Continue Reading →
Amelia Earhart Study Unit {Women Who Did}
I decided this year to utilise some of the many books we have and use famous – or should-be-famous –…
Letter Writing For Handwriting Practice And Life-Long Memories
I’m sure we’ve all been there – half way through handwriting something, our hand cramps up and we wonder when…
Tree Detectives’ Handbook For Tree Identification
Over the summer we bought a wonderful little book called the Tree Detectives’ Handbook with which the children are able to identify common British trees by their leaves, fruit and flowers.…Continue Reading →
Learning About Feelings And Emotions
Our first ‘theme’ for the new academic year – such as it is for those of us who learn at…
The Incredible Journey Free Printable Resources
Over the last few weeks we’ve been working on The Incredible Journey – by working on, I mean ‘reading’! We’ve…
What Your Child *Should* Know By The End Of Year 2
One of the things I struggle with as a home ed mom is balancing knowing what ‘level’ my children are at with deciding how much I actually ‘care’ about what…Continue Reading →
11 Fun Ways For Children To Commemorate Australia Day
My mom loved Australia. She became a citizen in 2008 and whenever we traveled, she made a point of using…
{Playlearn} Rhyming Words
Last week Ameli was asking questions about words that sound the same – by which she meant rhyming words, rather…
Learning: Reptiles And Writing
From time to time we make giant strides forward in our desire to home school our children, and I reach the end of the day feeling like we may just…Continue Reading →