Was I practising Charlotte Mason unschooling ?
In the primary years, we would get most of our work done by lunchtime. Even though our academic goals were achieved I felt guilty that I wasn’t doing enough school work. I knew schools still had three more hours of work for their students. ...
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The NSW Draft Homeschool Registration guidelines from the NSW Educations Standards Authority (NESA – formally BOSTES) were released a little over a week ago. You can find the document here.
Consultations are occurring throughout NSW and I encourage you to attend a meeting if ...
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Seven year old Joel was being a bit disruptive as his mother read from the Bible the story of the lost sheep.
“Are you listening Joel?” his mother asked. She was convinced he wasn’t.
“Yes Mum,” he replied with a heart warming smile. Then he pointed to the model he was making on the floor. “I’m ...
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When I get out the art big picture basket she grabs her art book, sharpens her pencils and gets herself ready for our reading lessons. While I read, she draws. For one hour each day she works on her sketches. And now at the age of 15 they are looking very professional.
She is keen for the read aloud time because it is a relaxing part in her day where she ...
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In 1964 my Uncle Ken was an actor in one of the first TV series of Dr Who. He played a captain in the French Revolution and he was trying to capture some counter revolutionaries who were hiding in a farmhouse outside Paris. He and his soldiers stormed the farmhouse and took the rebels prisoners, then ...
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All four of my children sat on the couch attentively when I read this delightful science book. I never heard groans, there was just wonder. After we finished, if there was a chance they might find the subject of our story, they went outside to explore.
Stretching the book open on ...
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I have a square cane basket that has been full of books for the past two weeks. It’s really starting to annoy my husband because it hasn’t found a home. Collected items from the last 15 years fill it. This may very well be my last year of having to make this collection.
I call this my ...
Keep Reading →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.
I like to be intentional in my homeschool goal setting. I usually plan for a few years and I know ...
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I was asked if I could post my Year 10 homeschool resources.
I have designed this curriculum to suit my 14 and 16 year olds. In NSW that is Stage 5 – Year 9 and 10. Both children will follow a similar schedule. All their work will go into their Keep Reading →
Here I was again – looking longingly at those pre-planned (expensive) curriculums. The ones where I thought they could do all the yearly homeschool planning and all I would have to do is buy it.
I was tired of my plan (or lack thereof) not working. I thought ...
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