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…
Computers & Coding
Computer literacy is as important for students graduating today as handwriting is. The earlier children start learning how to use computers, the better. Being confident and efficient when using a…
Audiobooks for Home Education – Autumn 2022
Audiobooks are fantastic teaching material for home education. Easy to use in a variety of lesson formats, audiobooks are easily accessible lesson content to use at home or on the…
Structured Unschooling
When you start reading about home education it quickly becomes overwhelming. Methodologies, terminology, styles, supplies, and curricula. Project-based, school-based, course-based, student-led; Flexible homeschooling? There seems to be so much you…
Homeschool Lesson Objectives
Is this a skill, topic or project-based lesson? Lesson planning for homeschool starts with a lesson objective - a purpose to the lesson. The learning objective may be to teach/practice…
TV as a Teaching Tool
Screen time is one of the most contentious phrases when it comes not just to education but to parenting in general. How much is too much? Will TV rot their…
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…