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From the School Room
Just a few things from the school room today. We finished up our Industrial Revolution lapbook. I added quite a bit to bulk it up for my 13 and 15 year old. We…
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OHC – Winter Scavanger Hunt
We have had no snow to speak of yet, but plenty of rain! Too much in fact in some parts of England. The county of Somerset is virtually under water. It is tragic…
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OHC::Seasonal Reminders
**UPDATE – one of my readers knows exactly what my ‘wild strawberry’ is. It is a ‘White Dead Nettle’. Please do check out Stewart’s blog, ‘From The Notebook’ – it is a wealth…
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A Little of This :: A Little of That
Today has been a day of pottering about the home for me. We are back at lessons next week so I am tweaking certain things and finishing off others. Here’s what I’ve been…
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The Changing Face of A Homeschool
I read an amazing article written my Jimmie from Jimmie’s Collage yesterday. It really resonated with me and has given me much to think about. She was writing on how a homeschool blog…
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A Christmas Adventure :: Review on an Advent Resource
I was a little taken aback to walk into one of my favourite home and craft stores at the beginning of this month and see a rather large section displaying Christmas wares of all sorts.…
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OHC – Pumpkins
We didn’t have to travel far to get this Outdoor Hour Challenge done! This year we grew our very own pumpkins. The great thing about doing this is that we were able to…
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Autumn Mushroom Study
Each October, we have a little colony of mushrooms that spring up near the shed in our back garden. Last year we let this little colony live out it’s little life-cycle with just…
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SOMETHING TO…
… Finish. Having now past the point where the seasons ‘officially’ change, I was inspired this week-end to pick up an unfinished autumnal project I’ve been working on for far too long! This…
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OHC – Asters
Before this study, I was under the mistaken impression that ‘Aster’ referred to a specific flowering plant, like ‘Chrysanthemum’, or ‘Daisy’. I really had no idea that Aster’s referred to a group of…