Category: homeschooling
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Homeschooling: Writing ladders
Today I’ve been working on some writing ladders. These are sentences with blanks in them for children to fill in. I’ve designed them with no right or wrong answers, so children can use their creativity and invent their own answers. The whole point is to fire their imaginations and get them practising their writing. The…
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Ten ways to engage an ADHD child with homeschooling
How on Earth do you get a child with ADHD to do their schoolwork? Is homeschooling a recipe for disaster when ADHD is involved? This article is focused on actionable strategies to help get ADHD students engaged with homeschooling. The big superpower of having ADHD is hyperfocus. It’s also our biggest weakness. See, attention deficit…
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Misadventure: How I became a chemistry teacher
I have no science A-levels, no science degree and, until 2011, no real interest in, or understanding of science. I scraped 2 Cs in GCSE Double Science at school. I am also a qualified chemistry teacher. Legally, in England, I can teach up to A-level science. And I don’t, because I really shouldn’t. The fact…
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Recycled sensory wall for babies
This was a great fun project to do and you probably already have everything you need for it as it’s 100% recycled. I did this project in September 2020. We were living in rented accommodation last year and one of the issues is you can’t attach anything to the walls (pretty standard rule in rented…
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How to homeschool your children during lockdown 2.0
Are you trying to homeschool again during the new lockdown? One thing many people new to homeschooling worry about is how to get their children to do the homeschooling, especially when they have several children. Now it’s half-term, you might be able to take a few minutes to up your homeschooling game. Part of the…
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10 Homeschooling ideas for Lego or Mega Bloks Construx
When you are homeschooling, sometimes you just want to give your child something to do, that doesn’t involve a screen, and to know they are learning something. Lego/Mega Bloks Construx/other building products are perfect for this. Just buy a big bucket of blocks and use these ideas to keep your child busy and learning without…
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DIY upcycled book caddy from a wine carrier
So I really wanted one of those gorgeous Ikea spice racks that Americans are transforming into book holders for children, but sadly, UK Ikea don’t sell the same spice racks. The ones in the US go for $6.99 and the nearest UK equivalent is £18. That’s a pretty huge difference, when you consider that a…
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French Programmes for Kids on Netflix
So after my last post I was asked by someone how I found French programmes in Netflix for our home language immersion for Jellyfish. Here is a list of all the ones I’ve found. You can set up a new profile and change the language settings to French instead of English for that one profile.…
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DIY No-Sew Montessori Toy
We’re starting a bit of Montessori right now, particularly in the way of getting Jellyfish to play with toys that show him how to sort, organize, or how things work. If you’ve looked into implementing Montessori in your playroom (or in our case, the square metre of floorspace in the living room where Jellyfish can…
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How to hit the ground running with homeschooling
So I may have designed and published a free course on homeschooling for anyone with kids. I know people aren’t *technically* homeschooling because they’re doing work sent home from school, but there isn’t a single word for what millions of parents are currently doing around the world and this course is for that. Do your…
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