Tips, Tricks and Recommendations to get your Journals ready for use. When you buy this curriculum and the journals that accompany it; they arrive via email in a PDF document. Clearly, this raises the question of where on earth you even begin in terms of printing such a large document, especially if, like me, you … Continue reading Exploring Nature with Children: Printing the Curriculum in the UK.
1000 Hours Outside: A Challenge to Raise Awareness of Screentime.
I came across this fab challenge whilst looking at forest school play ideas for the kids. It was created by another fantastic home ed mum from the US, who wants to raise awareness of how time spent outdoors is being replaced by time spent in front of a screen inside. "we are losing much of … Continue reading 1000 Hours Outside: A Challenge to Raise Awareness of Screentime.
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Baking with Hannah: Rainbow Cookies
These cookies do take some patience...but are so so worth it when they're baked. Made with icing sugar, they are beautifully blended between cakiness and biscuit and are perfect for parties, or as an afternoon snack! This activity provides brilliant learning opportunities that can spread across all ages. Learning colours for younger children, or putting … Continue reading Baking with Hannah: Rainbow Cookies
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Hannah end of year report
19th July 2019 Over the last 12 weeks of home ed, Hannah has had the chance to develop a wide range of skills including art, yoga, mindfulness, creating friendships and physical activity, as well as developing her core subjects such as English, Maths and Science. She has blossomed into a confident, creative, caring individual who … Continue reading Hannah end of year report
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Daniel End of Year Report.
19th July 2019 Over the last 12 weeks of home ed, Daniel has had the chance to develop a wide range of skills including writing, learning basic maths, developing creativity, creating friendships and physical activity, as well as developing his core subjects such as English, Maths and Science. He has blossomed into a confident child … Continue reading Daniel End of Year Report.
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Baking with Hannah: Chicken Noodle Soup.
We had lots of fun making this video; evenings are dinner times are always hectic for us with everyone hungry and tired. So it was good for Hannah to be able to experience cooking with her brothers in the background and other thingss going on. Click here to view her video. If you'd like to … Continue reading Baking with Hannah: Chicken Noodle Soup.
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Baking with Hannah: Butterfly Cupcakes.
This was a wonderful video to make! Hannah has come up with this idea completley independently; and has loved cooking and baking since getting her cooks badge at Beaver Scouts last year. Click Here to view her video. Your support is very much appreciated so if you can, please subscribe. If you'd like to have … Continue reading Baking with Hannah: Butterfly Cupcakes.
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Landport Adventure Playground…where kids can be kids.
Tuesday afternoon, after finishing their work for the morning, the kids and I decided to take the trip over to Portsmouth to go to our first big social meet since starting home ed. We had instructions to park in the big car park opposite, and walk over to the quite nicely tucked away gated entrance … Continue reading Landport Adventure Playground…where kids can be kids.
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Busy Mondays! A day in the life of home ed.
We've had a super productive, fun and interesting day today; so I thought I'd write it up to inspire others or just give some general ideas of what to do in a day.... We generally start our mornings at 9am. The kids enjoy making their own breakfasts whilst I get the toddler ready. I spend … Continue reading Busy Mondays! A day in the life of home ed.
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Our YouTube is now up! Please Subscribe!
So finally, after 2 weeks, I have got round to setting up our YouTube channel that the kids have been desperate for me to do, and we are beginning to add material to it. Please check out our first video on Paultons Park/Peppa Pig World!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nJiOcVAV10
Raising The Wild Four 