Trees. This week we explored the field opposite our house, and used the Woodland Trust tree identifier app to study the different trees we came across, by looking at their leaves, bark and buds. We looked at the make up of a leaf through a magnifying glass, and made leaf prints by doing wax resist … Continue reading Exploring Nature with Children: Week 5.
Exploring Nature with Children: Week 4
Vernal Equinox This week we explored the Moon, and why the season changes. A beautiful end to a beautiful month, and we are ready to welcome spring! We spent time outside stargazing, using an app called Star Walk 2 to learn about the zoo in the sky, as well as reading a book called Zoo … Continue reading Exploring Nature with Children: Week 4
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Exploring Nature with Children: Week 3
Snails Week. This week we finally started to get back into the swing of things. The children studied Matisse, and used squares cut out from a gardening magazine to create abstract snail shells. Hannah had a quick lesson on the Fibonacci sequence, and got to see how maths occurs in nature. We are fortunate enough … Continue reading Exploring Nature with Children: Week 3
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Exploring Nature with Children: Week 2
Pond Week. So this week started with the arrival of Juno. Fortunatley, I had prepared well for this. 2 days before Junos birth, I had got hold of a tank, and collected some tadpoles for us to record and study. We did a very brief nature walk to our local nature spot, to study the … Continue reading Exploring Nature with Children: Week 2
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Exploring Nature with Children Week 1.
Nesting Birds Going into this week being 39 weeks pregnant meant that I wanted to be as organised as possible for teaching this subject, as well as making sure that what I prepared was easily do able for their dad to manage with them if baby decided to make an early appearance. Having the teacher … Continue reading Exploring Nature with Children Week 1.
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12 months of Home Education: What we have learned so far….
So today marks the 1 year anniversary of when our home ed adventure started. At 3pm I anxiously but boldly marched myself into the school office clutching 2 de registration letters to officially remove the kids from school. This was after months and months (literally since December 2018); of researching, finding and buying resources, getting … Continue reading 12 months of Home Education: What we have learned so far….
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The Birth of baby Juno.
I had planned to do so much for this birth. I had packed a box of things, hired a pool, got oils, organised a tribe of fantastic birth partners and was now spending every single minute waiting. The lack of control around birth makes me uncomfortable. The not knowing when it's going to happen or … Continue reading The Birth of baby Juno.
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Things I Wish I Had Known Postpartum: Redefining Pregnancy to Include a 4th Trimester.
I have grown immensly as a woman, person, mother, partner and daughter since having my own children. This learning has not come easily in any way, and sometimes has taken me to dark uncomfortable places that I have felt like I had to claw my way out of. In the words of Bryant McGill; 'Our … Continue reading Things I Wish I Had Known Postpartum: Redefining Pregnancy to Include a 4th Trimester.
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Pregnancy and Home Ed: My Experience.
Since I started to become visibly pregnant, I have had umpteen people asking me how I manage to juggle it all. I have to admit it has been an adjustment dealing with my own mental and physical needs as well as the kids, but not having school runs and other expectations upon us has made … Continue reading Pregnancy and Home Ed: My Experience.
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Raising the Wild…Four??!!
Sooooo That's the reason that we have pretty much been silent since July. To our immense surprise, about a week after we went on a trip to Longleat, I found out I was in fact pregnant...and not still tired from the drive there and back. Our next addition, another little madam is due in March … Continue reading Raising the Wild…Four??!!
Raising The Wild Four 