by Michelle | May 18, 2020 | Math, Reviews - Products & Books
Homeschooling Math Online Review When I look for a homeschooling math online curriculum I’m looking for a few things: Is it easy for my child to use? Is it well laid-out? Will my child feel like they are successful in math? Does the resource explain things well? How...
by Michelle | Mar 15, 2020 | Charlotte Mason, English & Language Arts
Just five minutes copywork everyday is all you need to begin teaching your child handwriting. In our homeschool, copywork was a must have resource in the primary school years. It was an independent activity that exposed my children to great literature, got them...
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...
