Acts of Kindness Advent Calendar
Every Christmas Season, our family has an advent calendar that we open each day in the lead up to Christmas. We started it when the kids were small to help Continue Reading →
Every Christmas Season, our family has an advent calendar that we open each day in the lead up to Christmas. We started it when the kids were small to help Continue Reading →
We find that movies are an amazing way to teach about values and character formation in a subtle manner. As we are watching and then reflecting later on the movie, Continue Reading →
I love board games. You can learn so much as you play and have fun. When my children were younger, we spent most of their formal schooling time playing games. Continue Reading →
What are you currently teaching your kids about resting? As in, God created the world in 7 days – He worked for 6 days and incorporated a day of rest Continue Reading →
In Victoria, Australia, we are currently commencing a fortnight break for Spring school holidays. I have found that parents generally fall into 3 groups – love the time with their Continue Reading →
One of Winston Churchill’s famous quotes is: “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Thus, I am now incorporating history into my children’s education in Continue Reading →
This blogpost summarises the final three ‘smarts’ taken from the book by Dr Kathy Koch on “How am I smart? A parent’s guide to multiple intelligences” Nature Smart Competence: These Continue Reading →
Our family is currently interstate on holidays. We have returned to the same resort we have been to for the last 9 years, missing only last year. The kids love Continue Reading →
The week before Christmas last December was when I did our latest fortnightly update which included stuff that was going on in our household ie how we are living out Continue Reading →
Two of the main criticisms aimed at homeschoolers, apart from the socialisation issue, are that of not having done many exams and thus being unfamiliar with how to approach exams, Continue Reading →