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?
What will home learners study? Why are they studying what? How will that learning be facilitated? Planning a homeschool curriculum is the first step to homeschool success but before that…
Writing Lessons for Home-Ed
Whatever else is on the homeschool schedule for the day, daily reading and writing practice is a non-negotiable. Reading and writing are the keys to literacy, and no matter which…
Tips for Left-Handed Homeschoolers
Left-handed learners often find writing more of a struggle than right-handed peers. Holding a pencil and writing can be uncomfortable, words smudge easier and it can be hard for learners…
Ebooks vs Paperbacks
Ebooks were something I resisted. Even living abroad where access to English language books wasn't easy, I didn't want to switch to digital. Then my eldest son was born, and…
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…
Translations as a Language Learning Tool
Translating a piece of writing gets students thinking about not just vocabulary and grammar, but the usage of the language itself which makes translating activities a useful home-ed language learning…
Are Songs Poetry?
The linguist Edward Sapir said, “Poetry everywhere is inseparable in its origins from the singing voice and the measure of the dance”. But does that mean songs are poetry put…
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,…