Home Education Adventures in the UK.
This week I’m talking to Kate McConaghy who now writes regularly for HomeEdVoices.co.uk. We talk about videogames and how they can be a gateway to literacy. How it all counts, not just the stuff that looks the most like school, and how you can structure your yearly plan to protect your mental health.
It’s time for us to take a break, but before that, lots of thank yous!
We’ll be back in January with new content and episode replays. xxx
Minimal-schooling isn’t about making a special season of home educating. It is about recognising your own need for a season of self-care. It doesn’t necessarily mean covering less information, it means putting minimal effort into preparing that information for your children.
Books we are loving December 2019
The Twelve Birds of Christmas, Moodstruck!, The Trapdoor Mysteries, and The Thirteen Days of Christmas
Many families are celebrating a variety of festivals over December and trying to add seasonal festivities on top of a full home ed life is likely to result in overwhelm.
Here are some things you can do to keep things calm(er)…
Special effects and stunts, the history of Christmas Carols, a vocabulary expanding instagram account and an amazing Rube Goldberg machine.
In case you need some ideas for what to bring into your home this Christmas, here are a selection of things that we are Home Ed Voices really love.
Not sure if MEL Chemistry is worth the investment? Read this review!
This is episode 23 and this week I’m talking to Helen from @Belzibow. We talk about Helen’s lapbooks and picture book units at Branch Out World, helen tells us how her family tackles GCSEs, and about keeping teens engaged in home ed groups.
If you find the children are struggling to stick with the routine going into this holiday season, and you’re not in the routine of including a ritual, it’s worth thinking about.