by Michelle | Mar 14, 2020 | Homeschool Planning & Organization
Short Term Homeschooling Two weeks ago, I got my first emergency homeschooling enquiry because of Corona Virus. At the time I didn’t pay much attention – it seemed like it wasn’t something we needed to worry about in Australia. But then I got another Corona Virus...
by Michelle | Mar 11, 2020 | Charlotte Mason, English & Language Arts, Highschool
Ten Things In My High School English Lessons In high school English every subject can have an English lesson component. Encourage your child to use good writing techniques in all their work. Expose them to different genres using different subject matter and writing...
by Michelle | Mar 9, 2020 | Science and Nature
Doing A Nature Calendar With Your Kids Our nature journals are really nature calendar examples of events we did over the years. We did nature journaling regularly as a homeschool family and I can see the benefits. All of my children have become aware of their...
by Michelle | Mar 2, 2020 | Mother's Encouragement, Teaching Methods
Finding A Family Friendly Homeschool Curriculum When you are homeschooling multiple children finding a family friendly homeschool curriculum is essential. For the first few years of homeschooling I had babies and toddlers. This involved spending lots of time on the...
by Michelle | Feb 24, 2020 | Charlotte Mason, Mother's Encouragement, Teaching Methods
I’m Not A Charlotte Mason Purist I’ve never thought of myself as a Charlotte Mason purist but I was churning on the inside. My friend had just messaged me telling me to jump online to defend myself because I was being criticised for not being a real Charlotte Mason...
by Michelle | Feb 16, 2020 | Charlotte Mason, Creative Arts
Music and the Australian Curriculum Music Appreciation is a part of the Australian Curriculum’s Arts syllabus. Many of the lessons include learning about music and our response to it. Beat, rhythm, singing, performing are all words you will find wrapped up in...
by Michelle | Feb 11, 2020 | Charlotte Mason, Mother's Encouragement, Teaching Methods
Have you ever heard someone say homeschool teachers need training? Do you agree! I certainly do. But they don’t need to learn how to be a school teacher. The first time we hit advanced high school math, I decided I wasn’t qualified to teach homeschool...
by Michelle | Feb 5, 2020 | Teaching Methods
Co Learning With Your Kids – Win Win Why Co Learning Helps Your Homeschool When I first embarked on this journey of homeschooling I knew there was a lot I didn’t know. I skimmed through school very middle of the road. School was a good opportunity to...
by Michelle | Feb 2, 2020 | Homeschool Planning & Organization
Adding Structure To Your Day With Homeschool Workboxes Homeschool workboxes really were one of the best organisational changes that we made to our homeschool set up. I’m a fairly unstructured person, my husband is the opposite. He was always telling me that I...
by Michelle | Feb 1, 2020 | Homeschool Planning & Organization, Mother's Encouragement
Homeschool goal setting is good when you begin with the end in mind. It helps you plan with imagination and helps you look for possibilities. Are You a Goal Setter? I like to be intentional in my homeschool goal setting. I usually plan for a few years and I know where...
