Home Education Adventures in the UK.
All books have the potential for great discussion, or as Julie Bogart calls it, big juicy conversation. This month I’ve reviewed our recent reads that led to the juiciest conversations. We didn’t necessarily love them all, but we’re grateful for the opportunity they provided us to talk about some heavy but necessary truths.
For most families home education doesn’t stop when you get sick unless everyone is unwell, which means that there will be times when your kids are healthy and you feel rubbish and still have to get through the day.
Grab a warm drink or maybe your lunch and take half an hour with Daksina’s video, as she walks you through how she uses her planner for home ed planning.
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.