Browsing: Practical Home Education

Marmalade Day is one of the best days of the homeschool year. When oranges appear in the markets in early winter…

A grab-and-go lesson is just that.. a lesson you don’t need to think about because it’s ready to be picked…

Education is more than what happens in a classroom. One of the advantages of home educating is that, by creating…

If you’re home-educating siblings, keeping little ones occupied while homeschooling big ones can be tricky. Activities that can be done…

Home-educating with younger siblings around can be complicated! Painting is a good activity to occupy little hands and minds, and keeps toddlers (relatively) quiet so older siblings can concentrate.

Home Education and Homeschooling – aren’t they one and the same? Reading about home education can be as complicated as…

The ways to use Lego in homeschool lessons are limitless. Lego can be used to teach a wide range of…

Study weeks are similar to the idea of ‘deschooling’; the process of taking a break from formalised teaching/learning. Deschooling is intended to re-spark a joy for learning and study weeks work the same.

A great education starts with access to vast knowledge; it starts, with a library! Using these resources home educators can…

When my home learners read this post they’ll laugh. My desktop is a chaotic mass of screenshots and downloads, the…