Starting to home educate 2020: Best books for home educators
If you’re just starting out on the home ed journey and wondering which of the many books to read first, here are our rec’s for the best books for new home edders.
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Starting to home educate 2020: Uneven road ahead
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Starting to home educate in 2020: How to home educate for free (and why you should)
Take advantage of all the freebies. Know what you NEED before wading into the vast pool of curricula options. HEV freebie printable included!
Starting to Home Educate in 2020: The Legalities of Home Educating in the UK
How do you get starting with home educating? How do you go from having a child in school to home educating? How do you interact with local authorities?
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Home Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 3) Episode 29 Eloise Rickman (@mightymother_)
We talk about her new book Extraordinary Parenting, about writing it during lockdown and about how it is a unique source of comfort and support for parents and home educators during this pandemic.
GIVEAWAY! For an chance to win a copy of the book, go to our instagram @homeedvoicespodcast.
While We’re on Our Summer Break – Good Things from the Archives
The Home Ed Voices team are on their summer break, but will be back on 4th August 2020!
In the meantime here is a selection of useful and good things from our archives you might find useful.
One Small Thing – Talk to Your Friends
Some how I could hold these parallel beliefs in my heart – the pandemic is not going anywhere soon. It’s not going to be over tomorrow. It might not be over for a year. And I will just catch up with my friends when it’s over and that is easier to do. They both felt true.
And it made me so miserable.
Interesting Stuff June 2020
Podcasts for children and adults to spark interesting conversations, process art galore, neolithic findings, ancient orkney dogs, a short hike for those in need of a gentle escape, and a fantastic piece about embracing diversity within our home education curriculum.
Books with Trans Characters to Add to Your Family Bookshelf
There are fantastic books with Trans characters in them, that can help Trans children feel seen, and help teach others about Trans people and their needs, their lives and their dreams. Here is a great selection of them from our friend Jean.
Flashbacks Series- accessible historical fiction for children
The Flashbacks Series – fun educational historical fiction for less than a fiver a book and only a week’s investment. For history lovers and loathers alike!