Homeschool Supplies
It is very easy to get carried away shopping for homeschool essentials! But the truth is, you don't actually need a lot of supplies to homeschool efficiently. Books, writing materials,…
Using Documentaries in Home-Ed Lessons
Why use documentaries in home-ed lessons? Encouraging homeschoolers to sit down and watch TV sounds counterproductive but if what they're watching is entertaining enough to pass as TV, if the…
Take Lessons Outside..
Never be within doors when you can rightly be without Charlotte MasonVol 1: Home Education Part II Out of Door Life For The Children A daily dose of nature is…
Teaching Shakespeare at Home
Poetry, prose, etymology.. Shakespeare's writings are something no literature curriculum is complete without. If you're not an English teacher the idea of teaching Shakespeare might be daunting - even if…
Virtual School Trips
There is nothing to compare with the experience of physically visiting galleries and museums with your homeschooled children, but sometimes it's just not possible. If you aren’t able to visit…
Drama in a Homeschool Curriculum
Drama is a fun element to add to a homeschool curriculum and also a fantastic way to encourage homeschoolers to develop confidence in narration and presentation, skills that are useful…
A Digitally Organised Homeschool
When my home learners read this post they'll laugh. My desktop is a chaotic mass of screenshots and downloads, the paper filing system is even worse chaos. Organisation of the…
Learning to (Type) Write
The more comfortable we are with the medium we're using to write words down..pen, pencil, keyboard.. the easier it is to transfer the words from our heads onto paper or…
Core Subjects – The EBacc
At its root, to traditionally educate means to: Enable students to read, write & communicate orally - literacy Ensure the ability to perform necessary day-to-day tasks - basic numerical skills…
Language Learning in Homeschool
Learning a foreign language is part of the recommended subject list for the EBacc and is a skill looked upon favourably by universities and workplaces because it takes dedication and…
