Today we have finished our first formal year of homeschooling. Hooray! We have some special things lined up for the Christmas season (stay tuned!) so that’s still sort of homeschool-y but, as of this week, we have completed our first full year of a deliberate and planned homeschool with our 4 year old. In our … More Reflections on our First Year of Homeschooling
Christmas is fast approaching. My Facebook news feed is filling with countdown announcements. Only 8 weeks until Christmas! Oh my! I like to do the bulk of my Christmas shopping (gifts and special food) in October and November. I find it makes the Advent season in December more relaxed and focused if I’m not stressing … More Christmas Gift Guide for Homeschool Families
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)
Welcome to our second instalment in the Real Australian Homeschools series! I hope you were as encouraged as I was to read Carol’s lovely story last week. If you missed it, you can find it here. Today, I am so excited to introduce you to Anthony Coafield. Anthony is quickly making a name for himself … More Real Australian Homeschools: Anthony Coafield (The Homeschooling Dad of Living Book Press)
Last week I shared with you about our Morning Time. Today, I thought I’d write about what we do after Morning Time which is our Tablework. Tablework is just our name for work done at the table – the more formal lessons that make up our school day. Our son is 4 so technically he … More Tablework – Our Preschool Curriculum
What is Morning Time? Morning Time is the heart of our homeschool. It’s how we begin our days together. It goes by many names – Morning Time, Morning Basket, Circle Time, Morning Devotions, Morning Meeting, I think I have even heard it called Symposium. Some families do it in the afternoon, some do it in … More Morning Time – The Heart of our Day
When I first started thinking about homeschooling I was completely overwhelmed by the different educational philosophies being spouted. Montessori? Charlotte Mason? Classical? Unschooling? What does that even mean? I love to research and analyse and my eldest was only a baby so I had, well, a bit of time before implementing anything other than peek-a-boo. … More Homeschool Methods: Our Educational Philosophy
