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Advent is such a special time of year, as we consider the anticipation and joy of Jesus’ first coming! Whether you are looking to find something for yourself, a young child or older child, a story or a study, here are some of our very favourite resources for this time of year. The Promise and […]

If like me, you are home educating a pre-teen, you may be considering your options and wondering what it’s really likely to continue home educating teens. Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing several ladies who have more experience home educating than I have. I’ve asked them all about homeschooling teens […]

I recently attended a two-hour workshop called Homeschool High School with Carrie De Francisco of Coffee with Carrie. If you’re home educating a pre-teen, then I hope this review of her workshop is helpful to you! Carrie De Francisco With over twenty years of experience in home education, Carrie has two homeschool graduates. She is […]

My eldest is nearly eleven, so I’ve begun considering our options for education over the teen years. Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing several ladies who have more experience home educating than I have. I’ve asked them all about their experience homeschooling teens and am pleased to be able to […]

On Monday afternoons, as part of our homeschool, we invest time in discovering more about Christian Living. This is distinct from our time in the Word. Instead this is an opportunity to focus on learning more about the church, and developing spiritual disciplines in a practical way. Topics could include studying church history, the lives […]

Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing several ladies who have more experience home educating than I have. I’ve asked them all about homeschooling teens and am pleased to be able to share here, the wisdom they have shared with me! Special Guest Lauren is a mother of seven, whose children […]

My daughter is headed into Year Six and here are the resources that I plan to use for her home education this year. If you are in the US, this is more commonly referred to as Fifth Grade. Language Arts In the first half of the year, we will work on our vocabulary and structured […]

As a family, we use technology sparingly, and our homeschool is no exception. When we moved house four years ago we gave careful consideration to the environment we wanted to create. We made our dining table, fireplace and bookshelves central and put our TV out of the way, in the loft, where it’s now rarely […]

I have just started homeschooling Pre-K, or what we call Reception here in the UK. You can read about what we did for Pre-School in this post, but here’s what we are doing for my four-year-old … Math We sit at the table and do ten minutes of math. We are using Math-U-See Primer with […]