As the year is drawing to a close, I wanted to reflect on some of the resources that we used this year and to jot down my thoughts on each of them. I thought I’d start with our maths curriculum since it has been the most consistently used resource for our first year. This year … More Curriculum Reflection: Targeting Maths
I love reading to my boys and am always a little hesitant to give up that role to audiobooks. It’s always worth it though. The stories are loved, and we get to listen to more books! Mostly we listen in the car. We are in the car a lot. We are often driving around on … More The Ultimate Guide to Audiobooks (Plus – Getting the most out of your Audible Subscription)
On our very first day of homeschool, we went on an adventure. We’ve continued, heading off on an adventure almost every Wednesday since. I don’t make other plans for Wednesdays. I don’t schedule appointments. I don’t plan errands. Wednesdays are set aside. Wednesdays are for Adventures! Adventure Shirts Having a day set aside for adventures … More City Adventures – Exploring Sydney and Surrounds with Young Children
I was so honoured when this lovely homeschooling mum agreed to be interviewed as part of Real Australian Homeschools. This is the family that changed our life. This is the family that introduced us to the idea of homeschooling! We knew them from our Church and saw them as a faithful, generous and loving family. … More Real Australian Homeschools – Simone (The Almost Finished Mum)
“Thomas, I have a special delivery for you. You must take the penguins to Ulfstead Castle. They will be performing for the Earl of Sodor. Thank you Thomas, you are a really useful engine.” “Gook!” One sign of a good book for me, is when my son starts incorporating the story or characters into his … More Mr Popper’s Penguins
Please let me introduce Tanya, another Australian homeschooling mum. I have loved hearing her story, it has some wonderful highs and some very challenging lows. As you read it though, you can hear her thankfulness for homeschooling and the way it has allowed her family to truly thrive in these situations. I have called her … More Real Australian Homeschools: Tanya (The Dance Mum)
My son loves to play games and this term we have made it part of our daily rhythm. When we move from Morning Time to Tablework we transition with one (or two or sometimes three) quick games. It has been wonderful. He also loves to choose a game from his shelf in free time. Games … More Gameschooling – Best Games for 4-6 Year Olds
It’s CBCA Book Week! We have been having fun celebrating books this week with dress ups, making bookmarks, a new book lamp for reading in bed, and a couple of trips to the library planned. I wanted to share some of my son’s favourite books that he has been reading. In fact, as I edit … More Transitional Chapter Books for Young Boys
Ten reasons why my child is having a meltdown… Have you seen those posts that go around Facebook? You know, the ones with the photos of the children crying and the caption “my child is crying because…” They resonate. My boys have those meltdowns too. The ones where they cry because you gave them exactly … More Sandwich Shapes
Today I am honoured to introduce to you Tneal. Tneal is a second generation Australian homeschooler. She, herself, was homeschooled as a child and now is homeschooling her own children. I have known her since we were kids and her family was the very first homeschooled family I ever knew. I thought they had a … More Real Australian Homeschools: Tneal (The Second Generation Homeschooler)
