Excursions ~ Reads ~ Games ~ Resources This last month we hit the ground running with the girls beginning. Ballet lessons, Ongoing Swimming Club & Miss 9’s Guitar lessons It’s the most we’ve ever done at once to be honest. But it’s starting to feel like a flow between our ongoing commitment to balance and… Continue reading February wrap up
January 2024 – Homeschool with 2
First month of 2024 Wrapped Up It’s already February. How has the first month of homeschooling gone? Here’s what we got up to. We did The Good & the Beautiful Language Arts and Math lessons most days in the morning after breakfast. Days often began with poetry and songs, sometimes Auslan practice included, before the… Continue reading January 2024 – Homeschool with 2
Learning Plan 2024 – How it’s changed…
You'll see here below, our children's 2 Learning Plans that went along with the Homeschooling Registration Application are quite different. I feel it's a great example of how 2 differing plans can serve the same values. I feel it also shows how home education can evolve after a few years in one family. This is… Continue reading Learning Plan 2024 – How it’s changed…
Habits for Healthy Homeschooling
“Whether you choose or not to take any trouble about the formation of habits, it is habits all the same, which will govern ninety-nine one hundredths of a child’s life.” Charlotte Mason How do habits help us in the homeschooling world? In my eyes they are the scaffolding that keeps our daily life supported with… Continue reading Habits for Healthy Homeschooling
Shame free homeschooling & parenting
I’ve been itching to dive into the topic of shame free homeschooling ~ which is also an extension of parenting right? I love Bruce Lee’s quote… “Styles seperate man.” Here where it comes in with this subject. No matter what “style” we align with in parenting and or home education… I have found shame lurking… Continue reading Shame free homeschooling & parenting
5 Hour School Week?
What’s The 5 Hour School Week? This morning I shared a book review / recommendation for The 5 Hour School Week. I am listening to it on my morning walks (for the second time). And it’s such a great insight into the power of focus! I love it! I’ve popped it on my book recommendations… Continue reading 5 Hour School Week?
How Miss 5 & 9 Mastered times tables in 3 months!
Reciting random times tables with ease and fun! Here’s how miss 5 (& 9) mastered their multiplication tables 👇🏽 In just a couple of months after starting to use musical multiplication ~ I quizzed her for fun (lightheartedly). This was the 2nd quiz and I decided to record it. She clearly didn’t mind. See any… Continue reading How Miss 5 & 9 Mastered times tables in 3 months!
Spring swings, wild weeds and other things ~
We’re getting a new rhythm after our bursts of travel throughout this year. I’ve seen rhythm come up in home education discussions a great deal and guess it’s been inspiration feeding my thoughts of late. From all that I’ve read around education, home education, the brain and how we learn best… I’ve been a big… Continue reading Spring swings, wild weeds and other things ~
Ancient Australia ~ Where It All Began
This morning, before the sun came up, as we sipped on our hot tea and cocoa… we finished reading one of our library books “Bush Tucker” by Robert Gott. We’ve been eager to dive back into Indigenous Australian studies since Ella completed her book “The Ancient World” as part of a World History series she… Continue reading Ancient Australia ~ Where It All Began
A Homeschooling Writer’s Journey
Here’s a little history learning in action with a project based approach to home education. As someone who never liked the subject of history in school… I’m actually happy to be able to share this… as facilitating it with our daughter, has shown me how fascinating it can actually be. Which is what inspired me… Continue reading A Homeschooling Writer’s Journey
Holistic Home Education 