Welcome back to the 2nd in my mini-series on creating a Homeschool plan. If you have missed the first post in the series then you can hop over and read more on developing a plan and setting a course for your high school. There are plenty of posts out there on homes educating in general …
As Christian keepers of the home I think it is important to create a home that reflects God’s love, joy, peace and creation. This is done with purpose and sometimes planning. It’s a way of bringing to the attention of those who live in our homes the simple beauties of the year that can be …
Homeschooling highschool children in the UK was a choice not many make and taking the American SAT path while maintaining our Charlotte Mason ethos rather than the UK’s A-Level program most certainly put us on a road that very few UK home educators had travelled. However, we stuck with what suited our children most and …
I am a veteran homeschooling mum with two homeschool graduates and there are a few things I wish I had known as we moved through our highschooling homeschool years. One of those things is tackling the fear that comes with homeschooling through high school. I want to speak about guarding your hearts against allowing fear …
Choosing to homeschool our children was the best decision we have ever made. It has been a journey of excitement lots of joyful memories and experiences, discovery, bonding, learning and growing. It has also been a journey peppered with learning and character challenges, exhaustion, tears and doubt. This comes with the territory and anyone who tries …
With inflation biting and with our money having to stretch further than ever before I thought I would re-look at what the Bible has to say about managing our financial resources and get back to budgeting basics and what worked so well for us for so many years, the envelope budgeting system. I know that …
We are about to jump straight into February, the month of love! There is so much to love about February…oh I know that in your head you are thinking that I must be mad. After all, the weather is still cold, we are more likley to get snow than the warmer temps we are so …
Including a few winter nature crafts in your homeschool always amps up the fun factor! It’s a great way to get some time outdoors and chase away the ill tempers and you can never go wrong with a bit of fresh air! It’s good for the mind, body, and soul. Studies have shown that time …
We have used the Homeschool Nature Study Lessons and the Handbook of Nature Study in our homeschool for many years. As a homeschool mom, I appreciate the fact that it’s an easy way to include weekly nature study without it becoming an overwhelming task. Following the retirement of the founding author of the Outdoor Hour …
Even though we have finished homeschooling, I still like to create lists of seasonal delights to do and observe in my home. Not only do I get joy from this simple home-keeping rhythm but my family does too, even though my girls are all grown up. It’s a part of what we know and recognize …
