Weekly Highlights December 8th, 2013
One of the challenges I find at this time of the year is balancing the end of year activities (such as extra dance rehearsal classes, parties, group and sports breakups Continue Reading →
One of the challenges I find at this time of the year is balancing the end of year activities (such as extra dance rehearsal classes, parties, group and sports breakups Continue Reading →
One of the best and most effective tools we can ever give our children is the love and gift of reading. Jacqueline Kennedy, former First Lady of the United States Continue Reading →
This last week was the first week back to school after the winter fortnight’s school holidays in Victoria, Australia. Even though we homeschool, we still take the time to have a break from formal school work. I set challenges for the kids based on what I would like them to learn, practice doing etc and they get points depending on what they do. Once they reach 200 points, they get a reward. The kids love this so much that they tend to do more school work during the holidays and enjoy it so much better. They play a lot of games, make Lego structures, read a lot, compose songs etc for these rewards. Continue Reading →