We finally decided to bite the bullet and de-register our kids from school two weeks ago. Fortunately for us, it was a rather seamless and uneventful process … not that we are complaining and I’m not sure what I was expecting to be honest! We started by having a zoom meeting with the headmistress to … More We de-registered our kids!
To know God and to make Him known. Classical Conversations Motto CC seemed intriguing. I went over to their website, which is based in the US and dived straight in. There were so many new terms to understand: Foundations, Essentials, Challenge, Memory Masters, Practicum, co-op local community, Tutors, Directors and even “Conversations”. I read about … More Classical Conversations UK
Once we had decided to homeschool, my husband and I delved into the world of homeschool philosophies, approaches and curricula. Again, like everything these days, there are so many options to choose from. We did most of our research on the internet, talked to a few families and read a few books. We learnt that … More Homeschool Philosophy, Approach and Curricula
I first heard about Ed Emberley when I did a random search for “drawing books for kids” on Amazon.com. His books have a lot of good reviews. Then I saw that The Artful Parent had also used one of his books with her daughter with success. The book is short with few pages (about 32) … More Ed Emberley drawing books
I have three kids aged 4, 5 and 6, and so I’m always on the lookout for healthy, nourishing snacks for them. One kind of cookie my kids can’t get enough of is Gingerbread men. I don’t know if it’s the shape of the cookie or the taste or a combination of both that gets … More Gingerbread men cookies
I thought I would write a quick post of some of the interesting activities we have been doing from The Artful Parent. Below is a list of some of the stuff we have done and enjoyed: Activity Link Resources needed 1 Painting rocks in egg cartons https://artfulparent.com/byrd-baylor-and-painted-rocks/ rocks, acrylic paint 2 Crayon Resist https://artfulparent.com/invisible-ink-with-crayon-resist/, … More Some Arts and Crafts we have done
One activity I was keen on doing with my kids during the pandemic (when we had endless hours and time together) was: Arts & Crafts. It is terrifying researching on this topic, there is so much information out there, and you will get overwhelmed if you are like me, a beginner. There are bloggers, authors, … More Starting to think about Art
I did not know that “Life Skills” was an actual subject area until I started researching homeschooling! Since learning about it by browsing Facebook groups and blogs on Homeschooling, I have come to the realisation that it is quite an important subject to include in your homeschool routine. I also appreciated that the content in … More Big 5 and Life Skills
In my last post, I wrote about how our family worship time eventually became our first homeschool routine and Morning Time. Later on, as I did more thinking and research, I added additional elements to the structure and it started to look like this: Time Activity 07:00 Wake up 07:30 – 08:30 Breakfast, clean up … More Adding more elements to our Routine
One thing I am big on is routine. From the time my kids were little and especially when I had three kids under three, I used the establishment of routines as a coping mechanism 🙂 When the kids started nursery and school, we continued these routines with modifications. Two years ago, my husband and I … More Family Worship as our first Homeschool Routine
